Fernanda reads (in English) and Ochi explains (in Japanese) today’s part of the “Tenzo kyokun”, January 23rd 2017

Today, Ochi spoke about the famous episode when Dogen met a Chinese cook on the ship, after arriving in China. First Ochi treads the original, then Fernanda reads the English text (second and sixth video), after that Ochi explains in Japanese: Original Japanese text can be found here: antaiji.org/archives/jap/ten.shtml Fernanda reads the English translation by … Read more

Yushin reads and explains today’s part of the “Tenzo kyokun”, January 19th 2017

Yushin reads from Shohaku Okumura’s translation: “Dogen’s Pure Standards for the Zen Community” There are two alternative translations on the Internet: Instructions for the Cook (Stanford translation) INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TENZO (translated by Anzan Hoshin & Yasuda Joshu) Here is Yushin explaining the text in Japanese:  

Audio: “ZEN is the biggest lie of all times”

Audio play by Werner Penzel with original sounds from Antaiji and music by Fred Frith and Ikue Mori: ZEN is the biggest lie of all times Below is Muho talking about three Buddhist books (in Japanese). Best wishes and a happy New Year!

Muho talks about mindfulness, the U.S. army, and Dhammic Socialism (in Japanese), June 24th 2016

English links about the topic: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_socialism Dhammic Socialism: liberationpark.org/bpf/dsocial.htm Improving Military Resilience through Mindfulness Training: army.mil/article/149615/Improving_Military_Resilience_through_Mindfulness_Training Huffington Post: huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/18/mindfulness-military-_n_6704804.html

Start of the rainy period in Antaiji, start of “Zen for nothing” in German cinemas, May 26th 2016

ZEN FOR NOTHING 2. to 8. June: LOCATION & THEATER Berlin Babylon-Mitte Berlin fsk Berlin Filmkunst 66 Leipzig Kinobar Prager Frühling Bonn Neue Filmbühne Düsseldorf Metropol Essen Lichtburg Köln Odeon Frankfurt Orfeos Erben Freiburg Friedrichsbau-Apollo Ochsenfurt Casablanca Saarbrücken Filmhaus Bremen Cinema Ostertor Hamburg Abaton Kino Kiel Filmtheater am Dreiecksplatz Osnabrück Cinema Arthouse Augsburg Thalia Bamberg … Read more