Information about the retreat: https://antaiji.org/en/practice/novem... Fast forward to the third day of sesshin: https://youtu.be/De0T1AzlOLI https://youtu.be/ZE1reHUNOeg https://youtu.be/KLNprCfOaUc

My Teacher’s House Shinyu Miyaura and the History of Antaiji in Hyogo According to Muho Noelke(by Edward Moore) IV – Protector of Antaiji (3) Edward: Was Miyaura’s transition into the abbacy smooth? Muho: I don’t think that for the first f…

My Teacher’s House Shinyu Miyaura and the History of Antaiji in Hyogo According to Muho Noelke(by Edward Moore) IV – Protector of Antaiji (2) Edward: How would you describe Miyaura compared to the other abbots? Muho: He was someone very lo…

My Teacher’s House Shinyu Miyaura and the History of Antaiji in Hyogo According to Muho Noelke(by Edward Moore) IV – Protector of Antaiji (1) While there were powerful figures like Kodo Sawaki and Koho Watanabe, and reserved intellectuals …

My Teacher’s House Shinyu Miyaura and the History of Antaiji in Hyogo According to Muho Noelke(by Edward Moore) III – The Money Problem (3) Edward: Were they living extravagantly during Watanabe’s time? Muho: They were certainly buying lot…

My Teacher’s House Shinyu Miyaura and the History of Antaiji in Hyogo According to Muho Noelke(by Edward Moore) III – The Money Problem (2) Edward: At this point, were you having one-to-one discussions with Watanabe? Muho: Yeah that starte…

My Teacher’s House Shinyu Miyaura and the History of Antaiji in Hyogo According to Muho Noelke(by Edward Moore) II – A Delicate Flower and the Trump of Zen (4) Edward: How did Miyaura get along with Watanabe? Did he look up to him? Muho: I…

My Teacher’s House Shinyu Miyaura and the History of Antaiji in Hyogo According to Muho Noelke(by Edward Moore) II – A Delicate Flower and the Trump of Zen (3) Edward: How many people were there when Watanabe moved Antaiji?Muho: In the beg…

My Teacher’s House Shinyu Miyaura and the History of Antaiji in Hyogo According to Muho Noelke(by Edward Moore) II – A Delicate Flower and the Trump of Zen (2) Edward: In Arthur Braverman’s book Living and Dying in Zazen, he highlights how…

Antaiji’s historyAbout 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 Pr…

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 …