Muho circles around the main hall and discusses some Japanese books, one by Seigaku from Berlin’s “UNDO”, February 9th 2015
Seigaku’s UNSUI CAFE:
「雲水喫茶」
Seigaku’s UNDO：
facebook.com/undoinberlin
Indide and outside the main hall: The head monk and her assistant practice for the dharma combat ceremony on a cold and snowy winter night, February 8th 2015
For all of you who asked for something in English:
Muho at Treeleaf’s
Muho participates in zazen and gives talk in English at Treeleaf’s
Last month, Muho was invited to join a round of zazen at the virtual Treeleaf Zendo. Afterwards, he was supposed to talk for about half an hour, but when the session has ended, a whole two hours had passed. Thank you to everyone who joined that night (or morning, or noon, depending on the time zone)!
Morning after sesshin, new photo gallery, February 6th 2015
Pictures that Mushin from Australia took here last spring:
Sitting Duck
The wood stove keeps us warm, January 29th 2015
Firewood becomes ash, and it does not become firewood again. Yet, do not suppose that the ash is future and the firewood past.
You should understand that firewood abides in the phenomenal expression of firewood, which fully includes past and future and is independent of past and future. Ash abides in the phenomenal expression of ash, which fully includes future and past.
Just as firewood does not become firewood again after it is ash, you do not return to birth after death.
This being so, it is an established way in buddha-dharma to deny that birth turns into death. Accordingly, birth is understood as no-birth. It is an unshakable teaching in Buddha’s discourse that death does not turn into birth. Accordingly, death is understood as no-death.
Birth is an expression complete this moment. Death is an expression complete this moment. They are like winter and spring. You can not say that winter becomes spring, or that spring becomes summer.
Muho discusses some Japanese books, Seikan moves to L.A. and rents out his place, January 22nd 2015
From Melbourne Zen centre’s Facebook page:
Announcing: Manhattan Beach Zen
People from all walks of life coming together for zazen in the sand where LA meets the Pacific ocean. Following zazen, there will also be time for discussion, Q&A, short talks by Seikan, and/or swims in the ocean.
Regular meetings from March 2015.
All welcome! www.meetup.com/mb-zen
Self-contained, fully furnished residence, attached to Melbourne Zen Centre in Glen Iris, available for 3 months from March to June 2015 (and possibly for longer). Residence includes hallway, living/office, 1.5 bedrooms, kitchen/meals, bathroom, laundry, garden, some storage, and off-street parking. Rent and conditions negotiable. Contact: seikan@zen.org.au
New photo albums uploaded, January 20th 2015
We uploaded three new albums to the photo gallery: