March 13th, last day of the winter practice period
Party at night and dress up for takuhatsu, starting on the 16th
On the 15th, 50 young people from Kobe came to listen to a dharma talk of the abbot and try Zazen in the cold Hondo.
Observe the tense expression in the abbots face.
The other practioners, on the other hand, are relaxed as always.
Dharma talk
Zazen demonstration
20 minutes Zazen in the ice cold main hall
Outside, there is still snow
The same night, we drove to Kyoto, camped at the old Antaiji site, and cleaned it the next day.
Takuhatsu started right after that, at Kiyomizu-dera
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