Muho’s talk on Dogen’s Gyoji chapter & walk around the hall, April 27th & 30th 2019

The venerable monk Chōkei Eryō was a revered senior monk training under Seppō. For twenty-nine years he went back and forth between Seppō and Shibi, exploring the Matter through his training with both of them. During those months and years he wore out twenty sitting mats. There are people today who love doing seated meditation … Read more

My Teacher’s House (2), April 24th 2019

Antaiji’s history About Kodo Sawaki and Kosho Uchiyama (with links to English texts) One text of special relevance: “To you who has decided to become a Zen monk” Muho: “Adult Practice” Muho: “Adult Practice: You create Antaiji!” Muho: “Adult Practice: You don’t count at all!” Muho: “Adult Practice: Tomatoes and cucumbers” Muho: “What does it … Read more

My Teacher’s House, April 20th 2019

Muho: “Adult Practice” Muho: “What does it take to become a full-fledged Soto-shu priest and is it really worth the whole deal?” Kosho Uchiyama: “To you who has decided to become a Zen monk” My Teacher’s House Shinyu Miyaura and the History of Antaiji in Hyogo According to Muho Noelke (by Edward Moore) I – … Read more