Entries from 2006-01-01 to 1 year

Why bow to a cushion!? (Adult practice 34)

The following instructions for zazen are translated directly from "Zendan". They are about preparing and approaching the place for zazen.Preparing the place where you sit1) Enter the space where you sit with a respectful mind.2) Spread a s…

The meaning of the o-kesa (Adult practice 33)

TAKKESAGEDAI SAI GE DAP-PUKUMU SO FUKU DEN EHI BU NYO RAI KYOKO DO SHO SHU JOHow great the cloth of liberation,the formless field of virtue,I put on the teaching of the tathagatha,vowing to save all suffering beings!The takkesage is what w…