Today was Yudai’s turn. First he reads in Japanese: Next the English translation from “Heart of Zen”: Yudai used a lot of examples from the life at Antaiji to explain about the “activities of a Zen monk”. Like walking in the snow, or washing dishes… At last, as always, discussion with everyone. Eko asks about … Read more
Today it was Tsukan’s turn to read and talk about Dogen’s Gakudoyojinshu, chapter 7. First he read the original in Japanese: Next the translation by Shohaku Okumura roshi, published by Soto-shu: And here the first minutes of his talk in mixed Japanese and English, staring out with a question: “Buppou ha nan desu ka (What … Read more
After today’s dharma talk on Gakudoyojinshu, I took a walk with the camera around the main hall. When I took some steps in the deep snow in front of the kitchen, I could hear strange sounds coming from the blue barn…
How are you all doing? I hope you had a good start into the new year! As every year around this time, the mountains around Antaiji are covered with snow. Last year, on December 16th, everyone except me and my family left Antaiji to go begging or visit with family and friends. December 21st should … Read more
Today Rohatsu sesshin ended after the celebration of the Buddha’s enlightenment in the earliest hours of the day. Also, the pipe of my toilet needed to be repaired:
Recipe can be found in our wiki: http://www.antaiji.org/wiki/Main/Tofu