Zen for Nothing is showing in theaters in Tokyo and Osaka. Read an article about the movie in the Japan Times:
japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/01/10/films/zen-art-documentary-film
During the earliest hour of December 8th we celebrate the awakening of Shakyamuni under the Bodhi tree 2500 years ago. It is the final day of the week long, extremely cold Rohatsu sesshin. This year it started to snow on the fifth day, and it will probably to vontinue like this until February. The car passed the road for one last time, it will be closed until March 26th.
A movie from 1998 (re-edited):
The original version of this film by Sten Barnekow and Martin Persson can be found here:
stenbarnekow.se/film.html
And pictures by Sten from three years before that: Antaiji 1995
A movie from 1998 (re-edited):
Original version of this film by Sten Barnekow and Martin Persson:
stenbarnekow.se/film.html
And pictures by Sten from three years before that: Antaiji 1995
Around the hall on a chilly November day in 2017:
“Zen for nothing” will be on Arte TV at 24:15 today on November 6th (central European time) and viewable online after that for three months:
arte.tv/de/videos/050297-000-A/zen-for-nothing
“Zen for nothing” will be on Arte TV at 24:15 today on November 6th (central European time) and viewable online after that for three months:
arte.tv/de/videos/050297-000-A/zen-for-nothing
After a lot of rain recently, the sun is there again! We used the opportunity to dry the freshly harvested rice, Azuki beans and some futons.
In the afternoon, the abbot takes a stroll past the harvested rice fields and around the Chinese cabbage, daikon and carrot field:
