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Cutting the first of the dead pine trees in the west of the main hall And now the second one: During the work, the caterpillar of the power shovel came off: Good job!

Blue sky, colouring mountains Finally the engine is moving! A happy Tsukan in his element

Shinrei (wake-up bell) Zazen Kinhin

The day started with sowing wheat. I got the seeds from a friend in Austria, the sort is called “Amadeus”. Hopefully it will survive the heavy snow during the Antaiji winter.   At ten o’ clock, three people working in the forest business came to teach us about using chain saws safely. They began with … Read more

Because of another approaching typhoon, it has been raining a lot the last couple of days. Fortunately, most of the rain this year fell on sesshin or free days. In the past, we had years when the sun shone in the blue sky during sesshin, and when we went to work in the fields it … Read more

As the stock of kitchen wood has come to an end, we have been cutting and chopping wood today. The wood is stored in the garage, behind the bulldozer.   Together with Tsukan I cut the big pieces with a circular saw to a length of about 25 centimeters, so that they can be chopped … Read more

Twice each year, in May after the rice planting and in October after the rice harvest, their is a holiday at Antaiji called “Obosan”, literally a “big free day”. On these days there is no zazen, no cleaning, and of course no work either. Even the cook is off duty, which means that everyone is … Read more