…person, after you attain, you are said to be the perfect, you are said to have perfect attainment. Maybe this is the characteristic of Zen. We do not stay some certain stage. For us there is no stage to stay. When it is cold, we are cold buddha. When…

…he was such a great person. Wherever he is, in his trip, lonely trip, he, you know, he always in his mind there was gōng en Zen and he left many poems about his adoration to gōng en Zen. I think as long as you stick to some position, we are not…

…lonely trip, he, you know, he always in his mind there was gōng en Zen and he left many poems about his adoration to gōng en Zen. I think as long as you stick to some position, we are not really in its true sense. We are not a dog's descender. So…

…of seven years old could be a teacher. I am not making some excuse, that is true I think that is why and dogen dogen Zen said there is no problem for us to study our lofty way. People may say lofty way, but our gate is widely open to everyone.…

…Buddhism but he became interested in Arabs and Chinese Medicine and he is still continuing reading many books and the relationship between Zen and Chinese Medicine. It is so voluminous that I have no time to follow his books, but what he describes in…

…eating, we are not doing good practice of eating, but we are doing good practice of thinking. I'm sorry. Should we, as beginning Zen Students, try to avoid occupations that require using the thinking mind or is there a way to keep up our practice in…

…kind of myth. But we cannot criticize it you know, because it is based on very profound philosophy and very deep experience of Zen practice. You cannot criticize it that is you know, why mahayana sutra is. That is why lotus sutra is called King of all…

…life. Are we to count when we're walking or are we to just walk in daily life? If you work as a practice of Zen, you study, work step by step, like you're counting everything, I found in the past three months at tassajara that I've uncovered tremendous…

…these energies in the body and then somehow do exercises or direct them or control them toward the same end. I feel that Zen does. However Zen seems to neglect this or not to mention this physical neglect what this awakening the energies of the body and…

…body and then somehow do exercises or direct them or control them toward the same end. I feel that Zen does. However Zen seems to neglect this or not to mention this physical neglect what this awakening the energies of the body and deliberately…

…those energies in the body toward understanding our true nature, as it means for understanding our true nature why is it that Zen Simply doesn't mention these things? For example, Buddhism of tibet talks about the chakras in the body and use of breathing…

…of the spine and rising it up the spine, and seems to talk a lot about this and practice it a lot. Why is it that Zen makes no mention of this? I thought it's also more we. It is possible, it is. You can use various ways, you know, but in that…

…we need. It is a part of dharma or it is dharma in its narrow sense. In its wider sense, truth is the dharma, especially in Zen. We believe in no teaching. Not only and it is also up to our attitude of reading. If we attach to some teaching or if…

…energy is also suffering. There are many sufferings, but the cause of suffering is we actually don't know much about that. Zen said this morning to me: aramatsu, they tell us ignorance. Means ignore, to ignore. Intellectually we know everything changes, but…

…koan of hyakujo wild Fox and hyakujo. Hyakujo was a famous Zen master, as you know, who established special precepts for Zen Monks. Before hyakujo, Zen Monks were practicing at some other temple, some temple which belongs to mostly precepts, school precepts…

…and hyakujo. Hyakujo was a famous Zen master, as you know, who established special precepts for Zen Monks. Before hyakujo, Zen Monks were practicing at some other temple, some temple which belongs to mostly precepts, school precepts master were lead there…

…right it should not be home or house, or jewel, or blood or fire. It should not be so. Water should be water. But dogen Zen says: you know, even though you say water is water, it is not quite right. It is not right. I think most people think water…

…idea, in our mind, and, and this kind of feeling is Universal feeling for many people. That is why I think you came to Zen center. Their reason is, that is the reason. But you know even though you came here you know I myself, you know, don't believe…

…human beings like a small fish. This kind of consideration is necessary. That means to have freedom from everything. The secret of Soto Zen is you know just two words, not always so. Three words in English, in Japanese, Two words, not always so. This is…

…river or ocean, some place where you can enjoy the view of things. Yusang ansui yusang ansui. This is the danger, danger for Zen practice yusang ansui don't, you know be careful so that you may not be involved in practice of yusang ansui. It doesn't…

…you say something about samadhi, samadhi, samadhi it's mostly, it is understood deep concentration. You know, of especially mind that is samadhi. But Zen is you know not just samadhi. Zen is not a kind of state of mind, it is more than that. Thank you,…

…samadhi it's mostly, it is understood deep concentration. You know, of especially mind that is samadhi. But Zen is you know not just samadhi. Zen is not a kind of state of mind, it is more than that. Thank you, if we, if I try to explain about it…

…is more than that. Thank you, if we, if I try to explain about it I have to tell you the history of Zen, starting from you know, pre buddhistic practice and hinayana practice and mahayana practice and Zen practice. The background of the practice or…

…to tell you the history of Zen, starting from you know, pre buddhistic practice and hinayana practice and mahayana practice and Zen practice. The background of the practice or understanding of practice is different, not the same. The other day I explained…

…not the same. The other day I explained about sightseeing. That's it. There's many kinds of samadhi you know, if you practice Zen to you know attain various, to practice various samadhi. That is a kind of sightseeing practice you know okay, the purpose of…

…better to explain about the selflessness more because that is very important teaching which is directly related to the teaching of Zen. We practice Zen so that we attain selflessness. This is very important and very subtle thing, the matter of self. We…

…about the selflessness more because that is very important teaching which is directly related to the teaching of Zen. We practice Zen so that we attain selflessness. This is very important and very subtle thing, the matter of self. We don't know where…

…kind of experience by practice, you are said to have been practicing that, do you understand? So there is no wonder why dogen Zen said water for you is just like water for the fish, because actually a fish doesn't know what is water, even though you…

…to attain nirvana? The one is to have this is you know of what I'm talking about in three lectures. Four lectures are not Zen, teaching of Zen, but in its wider sense it is teaching of Zen, but in its narrow sense. Those lectures are lectures about…

…The one is to have this is you know of what I'm talking about in three lectures. Four lectures are not Zen, teaching of Zen, but in its wider sense it is teaching of Zen, but in its narrow sense. Those lectures are lectures about Buddhism in its wider…

…with each other, and that is actually why I came to America today it is so hot that I will talk about something, a Zen story which most of you know, I think the koan, a story of tozan and discussion between tozan and his disciple, and the subject…

…something is greediness. But this is very superficial sense. Sometimes ignorance is as important as buddha nature. So Doren Zen says practice should be established in delusion or even ignorance. Practice should be established in ignorance. Do you understand?…

…He made a small house for himself and practiced zazen there. But he had no kitchen facility there. So he had to come to main Zen Dojo for a meal, but for several days or more I don't know how long maybe one week, two weeks he didn't appear in…

…appear at mealtime and he said: to me, some celestial being brings me some food for me, so I don't have to come to main Zen Dojo I'm eating something which is given to me, and usually it means great progress to be a friend of a celestial being. Maybe…

…good. Zazen his practice is still in the area of good and bad. And he told his father told Ido Yo to stay in main Zen Dojo. Maybe you shouldn't practice zazen alone. And he burned his small head. That is how we practice zazen, there is no limit in…

…about this related to this? If possible, I want you to ask some questions about this topic. Okay, usually in the Japanese Zen Explanation of the 12 quadrants is that it takes place over many lifetimes, three lifetimes at least. Would you speak about that?…

…on what you do, that is. You know there is also some difference between the concentration of usual person and concentration of Zen Student. Usually the concentration is just concentration, that's all you know it doesn't mean so much but for us you know…

…all you know it doesn't mean so much but for us you know that concentration is more flexible, you know. That is why Doren Zen used two words you know the words which means: this is it and on the other hand, the interrogative words: this is it but…

…the practice includes the whole universe, that is only one practice. The name is different but actually it is one practice for Zen Students. Zen Students understand concentration in this way. But for usual people to be concentrated on one thing is not just…

…the whole universe, that is only one practice. The name is different but actually it is one practice for Zen Students. Zen Students understand concentration in this way. But for usual people to be concentrated on one thing is not just concentration. And…

…sense. But why it is difficult for you to extend our practice in city life is because of lack of precise understanding of our Zen teachings. So when you know when you know why you practice zazen and what is the most important point in our practice, you…

…told us how to adjust the flame back and forth. He told us in this point this is one of the characteristics of Soto Zen. In Soto people say in Soto, Soto Priest, Soto School doesn't use koan, they have no koan practice. But dogen zenji, after studying…

…dogen zenji did not use five ranks in practice or five ranks in seeming and reality, because dogen zenji's understanding or teaching of Zen is much simpler than that quite simple. The point of Soto Zen, Dogen Zen is to live on each moment in complete…

…in seeming and reality, because dogen zenji's understanding or teaching of Zen is much simpler than that quite simple. The point of Soto Zen, Dogen Zen is to live on each moment in complete combustion, like so, how to live in each moment and how to…

…is one. Practice is something you know which you do consciously, which you do with effort. There there is enlightenment. Most Zen masters missed this point. They didn't know how important this point is. They were striving, you know, to attain enlightenment,…

…to know what is even black. And what is human being, what is inhaling and exhaling? And if someone asks you what is Zen, you know is it possible to you know answer for that that kind of complicated, complicated, you know big practice it is not…

…a mutual training. To ask questions is not to ask some help but to mutual training in this way, back and forth. Ancient Zen Students train themselves so you can ask yourself some questions and answer for that question back and forth in your mind. You…

…having perfect breathing, that is how we practice counting breathing practice. Last night I talked aboutwhile I was lying down dongin Zen said those who fall on the ground should stand up by grabbing. And another version of dongin Zen about this point…

…I was lying down dongin Zen said those who fall on the ground should stand up by grabbing. And another version of dongin Zen about this point said: those who fall on the ground should stand up by emptiness this is another advanced saying. And those who…

…teacher asked: what kind of mind will it be? What kind of mind will it be? And the disciple answered: the complete calmness of Zen. Both are in complete calm. Bell and wind is in a state of complete calm. That was his answer, the disciple's answer. So…

…finally come back already and transport is stopped. I see, looking at your history looks pretty ordinary ordinary is it ordinary sort of Zen Teacher's history? Maybe so but not so ordinary, I'd say at least in my age. If I tell you in detail it's better…

…to the students. Oh, don't you think so? I think so. We have a lecture on this tonight. Oh I see, I think it's good if Zen is not for war in America and you never speak about it. Maybe you have a reason for that, yeah but if you don't have a…

…of thing to a temple is not a good idea. I heard roshi out of nowhere somewhere that before the war many of the Zen Temples were very rich and some of the priests were very corrupt and many priests kept concubines. Is that true? Did you know that?…

…and said I'm fat. I was very much interested in her question because many of you have the same question. You come every day to Zen center and practice Zen and you may ask me: I'm fat. I want to explain this point a little bit. I cannot, I don't…

…I was very much interested in her question because many of you have the same question. You come every day to Zen center and practice Zen and you may ask me: I'm fat. I want to explain this point a little bit. I cannot, I don't think I can, I can't…

…particular place. But Buddhists have been very sincere about this point. That is why we have transmission. Especially Chinese Zen masters put strong emphasis on transmission and Japanese people Zen Students or teachers put emphasis on transmission. That is…

…this point. That is why we have transmission. Especially Chinese Zen masters put strong emphasis on transmission and Japanese people Zen Students or teachers put emphasis on transmission. That is a reason why is to master teacher's way completely and then…

…So I thought: don't be sad, son there. Is someone to find someone to take care of you very soon and that is how Zen center started maybe actually in 1962 we organized Zen center when you used to do takuhatsu, foshee, Takasu, how do you say that?…

…to find someone to take care of you very soon and that is how Zen center started maybe actually in 1962 we organized Zen center when you used to do takuhatsu, foshee, Takasu, how do you say that? Takuhatsu, takuhatsu, it's a long name takuhatsu okay,…

…may have it. Do you want his picture? I don't need the picture, but some picture taken back then. Some man used to take Zen center pictures roshi do it, he's coming, sir may I ask? Okay, there was a certain development of the Zen Dojo. You took out…

…Some man used to take Zen center pictures roshi do it, he's coming, sir may I ask? Okay, there was a certain development of the Zen Dojo. You took out the pews and used tatamis. You painted the pews you did the Zen Dojo yes, how did this change? Or…

…Okay, there was a certain development of the Zen Dojo. You took out the pews and used tatamis. You painted the pews you did the Zen Dojo yes, how did this change? Or all take place? Little by little at first we take out all the pews. That was pretty…

…was very strict. The oka Sotan Roshi did not become an archbishop, but under him we have many noted scholars and monks and Zen masters. He is maybe one of the most important persons in our Soto History in Meiji Period. Yes Stanley Roshi is a grand…

…kind of study of human nature you know that is Buddhism. To know human nature is to know, to understand Buddhism. As dogen Zen said, to study Buddhism is to study ourself, to study yourself or ourselves. So if you study ourselves, it means that you are…

…have some other question? How you study like this, do you understand how you study is you know if you become really a member of Zen center that is how you study, if you are completely involved in our activity, that is how to study. I think we can do…

…original Buddhism and more developed Buddhism from original so called hinayana Buddhism, for instance you know you are very much interested in Zen, but Zen is maybe a big mysticism in one way. When we put emphasis on enlightenment and when we talk about…

…and more developed Buddhism from original so called hinayana Buddhism, for instance you know you are very much interested in Zen, but Zen is maybe a big mysticism in one way. When we put emphasis on enlightenment and when we talk about enlightenment, it…

…very hot inside. It is like a blue flame, you know it is very hot and very direct. That is the characteristic of Zen. So we say it is something beyond word. After we talked about Buddhism, after mahayana Buddhists expressed their spirit in big, big…

…we say it is something beyond word. After we talked about Buddhism, after mahayana Buddhists expressed their spirit in big, big scale. Zen started to Express Buddhist Spirit in a more direct way and completely different way. But it is not usual. It is…

…appreciate it and it may take a pretty long time to understand it because it is a pretty voluminous scripture and for Zen Students it takes a pretty long time. We say: sudden enlightenment. Actually, after practicing very hard with intensity and with firm…

…buddha loved someone. That is actual detachment, not teaching of detachment. Q is it possible to get a good understanding of Zen and develop it well without emphasizing practicing Buddhism? A is it possible? Q. How important is the distinction between Zen…

…understanding of Zen and develop it well without emphasizing practicing Buddhism? A is it possible? Q. How important is the distinction between Zen and Buddhism? Q it sounds like Buddhism aims to study Zen. But is it possible to study Zen quite apart from…

…A is it possible? Q. How important is the distinction between Zen and Buddhism? Q it sounds like Buddhism aims to study Zen. But is it possible to study Zen quite apart from Buddhism? A apart from Buddhism, Buddhism, Buddhists, you know, maybe there is…

…is the distinction between Zen and Buddhism? Q it sounds like Buddhism aims to study Zen. But is it possible to study Zen quite apart from Buddhism? A apart from Buddhism, Buddhism, Buddhists, you know, maybe there is no Buddhism Without Zen practice. You…

…study Zen quite apart from Buddhism? A apart from Buddhism, Buddhism, Buddhists, you know, maybe there is no Buddhism Without Zen practice. You know, all the Buddhism has Zen practice. But Zen Buddhism puts emphasis on zazen practice, especially because that…

…special practice and because of this practice you will attain some special teaching dharma, like the so called first principle. But for Zen there is no first principle. What we have is just skillful means which we practice moment after moment. That is the…

…end of the stanza form of precedent, but now the sutra. Do you have some questions? Through this kind of mahayana teaching, Zen practice resulted. I think we have to know this kind of sophisticated expressing of the teaching. The opposite, where is Zen?…

…teaching, Zen practice resulted. I think we have to know this kind of sophisticated expressing of the teaching. The opposite, where is Zen? What is buddha? Cat and snake, what is buddha? A beautiful stone by the stream like this? That is Zen way, but…

…The opposite, where is Zen? What is buddha? Cat and snake, what is buddha? A beautiful stone by the stream like this? That is Zen way, but underlying spirit is not so. It is beautiful and the Buddhism is so simple it can be just one word: hi, yes,…

…may think it is. It is not so realistic. You know, mahayana Buddhism is not so realistic but it is more realistic than Zen Shinayana. There are a lot of Buddhists at first. You know Buddhism Buddha just helped his disciples and people. You know that…

…you know problems are closely related with each other and if you solve one you will solve everything. I'm not so kind as doin Zen was. He explained. You know very carefully about those points, but my English is not so good you know to translate it in…

…present to you all those problems, which is actually one, I think you may be easier to work on it. I'm not so kind as doin Zen was I'm not so kind as doin Zen was. The truth which buddha is talking about in this sutra is the truth which is possible…

…one, I think you may be easier to work on it. I'm not so kind as doin Zen was I'm not so kind as doin Zen was. The truth which buddha is talking about in this sutra is the truth which is possible now to explain through only through actual…

…8 000 disciples at least he had 10 famous scholars as his disciples, among them sojo sojo. Is very famous especially for his Zen like teaching. So we find various Zen Technical terms in sojo's book. Anyway, kumara jiva is a big translator and we call…

…famous scholars as his disciples, among them sojo sojo. Is very famous especially for his Zen like teaching. So we find various Zen Technical terms in sojo's book. Anyway, kumara jiva is a big translator and we call his translation, and before kumara jiva…

…waiting for him for a long, long time, after receiving, after attaining arahatship, which is the last stage to attain for Zen if buddha said there are more important things to say which is difficult to understand only buddha and bodhisattva could understand…

…most important school, but for them some schools are the most important and REST of it is not so important. But for Zen their school, each each good student, all important, same fight. That is our understanding. The more notes, even in agama sutra, all…

…to write her back, so I didn't, and you know she may be very angry at that time Keiichi. Was in England and he started Zen Group at her home you know. So whenever Keiichi went to her home, she was the one who listened to her complaint. So I know…

…in America Something special is happening and that is our group. Our students cannot be categorized in the same way we define Zen Students, Zen Buddhists Zen Buddhists in Japan, because you are not a priest and you are not completely a layman. I…

…Something special is happening and that is our group. Our students cannot be categorized in the same way we define Zen Students, Zen Buddhists Zen Buddhists in Japan, because you are not a priest and you are not completely a layman. I understand it this…

…special is happening and that is our group. Our students cannot be categorized in the same way we define Zen Students, Zen Buddhists Zen Buddhists in Japan, because you are not a priest and you are not completely a layman. I understand it this way. That…

…practice, but we are on the way to have special, you know to have some different way of life for us and that is our Zen Community, I think not community but our group and so we have to have some appropriate practice for us. Before I talk about our…

…have enlightenment experience, you know experience as long as we sit in proper way, proper right understanding of practice. That is Zen. The main point is to have right understanding of practice and practice our way seriously. And what is important point in…

…tried to treat the buddha's teaching which was told by him already, so that we can understand what he meant actually. But as Zen Student says, all those teachings are the finger to point at the moon and what will be the perfect teaching was the problem…

…the rules of monastery we call it Shingi is monastic pure rules. And because he established for the first time for the Zen Monk the pure precepts or pure rules, we call it hyakujo Shingi. Since then in china Buddhists or Zen Buddhists started to…

…time for the Zen Monk the pure precepts or pure rules, we call it hyakujo Shingi. Since then in china Buddhists or Zen Buddhists started to practice zazen according to mostly according to the hyakujo Shingi. In India they have precepts, but in china,…

…practice zazen according to mostly according to the hyakujo Shingi. In India they have precepts, but in china, before hyakujo, Zen Buddhists did not have special precepts for themselves. Precepts is you know two sides. One is you know, prohibitively negative…

…it's formal practice, knowing what the actual reason may be, and practice something in a more spiritual way. But actually Zen is not something which you can understand. Intellectual understanding cannot reach the true understanding of Zen. So the only way…

…more spiritual way. But actually Zen is not something which you can understand. Intellectual understanding cannot reach the true understanding of Zen. So the only way is by actual practice to find out the meaning of it. It's our way, because intellectual…

…you know, true ego and big ego maybe. Hi you said before that outflows are in some sense related to desire and you said in Zen a lot of times that to do something fully to do something fully, to do something fully, to do it fully, that that is sort…

…refer to that kind of action that is done fully and rapidly and without hesitation. I wonder if you could, from the Zen point of view, explain the relationship between desire and passion, passion and desire and full, yeah, it's. You know, when you are…

…too, then you will not make not much mistake. Why you make mistake is because you make some excuse always because I am dogen Zen said: live on this moment so whatever I do it doesn't matter this is just excuse and just you know logic why I meant…

…like suppose I mean if you are from America and you are from somewhere very far away from California and they see a Zen center student sitting they think that's incredibly unnatural. They would say that it's the back balance that is off you know, like…

…like saying being very passive. They say that's not the American way, that's not the American way American way you know what is Zen, what is the American way? That's just an argument you know it doesn't much make sense. To me it is very natural and…

…today looks like you know, originated maybe in china, hyakujo, and observed in china and introduced to Japan by dogen and many Zen masters and has been observed for maybe one thousand years. To you it is something unfamiliar, the ceremony, but those are…

…though he cannot do anything, he may be a good Buddhist. Okay, okay don't say okay too soon. Think about it. You know, dogen Zen said when he wrote shobo genson. He said, although they may not understand me, it is all right. Anyway I write it down.…

…about rituals and how to decorate our buddha hall, having some beautiful buddha and offering some beautiful flowers you know. But Zen Buddhist says: with a leaf, with a blade of leaf, we should create buddha joroku konjin, golden body of buddha, which…

…comes and practices our way not not only old students but also but also young those people who don't know anything about Zen. There are double difficulties for new students and for old students too. I think old students have double duty and new students…

…you know buddha hall, then naturally they will have some feeling that it's the ornament of buddha land. But essentially, for Zen Buddhist Ornament of buddha hall it's the people who are practicing there. Each one of us should be beautiful flowers and…

…he was a Japanese, his seat was that seat of the tendo and he immediately expressed the complaint to the monastery. I am quite old Zen Buddhist and in Japan and in china and everywhere the rule is to decide the seat by the age by the age as a…

…this morning is you know because Japanese Typhoon came and I said something. You know if we have some rules you know in this Zen Dojo how to treat people you know, regardless if he is Japanese or American. You know it might be a great help. I was…

…know it might be a great help. I was quite busy, you know, in my room I had Japanese Guest and here we have you know Zen Dojo students. I didn't know what to do. You know this is very serious to be involved in this kind of confusion, you know so I…

…some exceptions, but we must work hard on this point so that we will have more international, you know practice here in this Zen Dojo. Thank you very much, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. Dorian Genji said: although we are now…

…the most respectable people because he is officer, that is very non Buddhist understanding. As we are living as a Buddhist in this Zen center there must be someone who should take care of, someone should take care of our group. That is officer as an…

…are some special person. That is also a very UN Buddhist, Buddhistic idea. We, each one of us, comes out of the ground of Zen center. The ground is the most important thing from which everyone of us comes out. It is the ground which should be taken…

…the ground is good, naturally good officers will appear. So we should respect all of the members of the group, take care of the Zen center and you yourself as a member, of the Zen center, when you think an officer is some special person that is. You…

…we should respect all of the members of the group, take care of the Zen center and you yourself as a member, of the Zen center, when you think an officer is some special person that is. You know that understanding is to understand things you know, to…

…moons and everything comes out that is emptiness. That is why we put emphasis on emptiness. So emptiness could be sometime tentatively Zen center or America or Japan or this world or this cosmos from which everything comes out. So purpose of our practice…

…you clean your floor and altar. It is not so easy because you will have various dust you know in your mind too. So in Zen Students, most important thing is to arrange things in proper way or in the most natural way so that we can make best of our…

…can make best of our effort and best use of them. And to clean it, to clean them so that we can have good practice Zen. I think, without changing our way of life so much, we will have quite buddhistic feeling in our life I think. So fundamental point…

…to fight with each other, with you know self centered idea and naturally you know you have to reject many people from Zen center. All of you know that is terrible thing, terrible thing will happen. Interdependency means we should not ignore anything and…

…is not so good, this world is not so good. I think most of us, most of students here realize this point and came to Zen center and started our practice. The main interest came for you is because you cannot, because the main reason for you to come is…

…make spiritual effort, the effort you make actually is materialistic way. This is our very unfortunate destiny. Maybe even when we practice Zen you know we are practicing our way with by wrong idea. Before I explain this point clearly, I want you know, I…

…should find out your way by yourself or else you will be involved in wrong practice, maybe without knowing what to do. To come to Zen Center five months six months, looks like a waste of time, you may say, but actually it is not so. And try hard how…

…six months, looks like a waste of time, you may say, but actually it is not so. And try hard how you should practice Zen. My master, you know, for instance, didn't have so many students but he did not give me any suggestion and he didn't give us…

…that is to deny. You know. You have now, and you know deeper understanding of the truth. It is through denial in you know Zen Zen training is famous for its you know, for its difficult, for its strictness. We are raised up you know, under the scolding…

…is to deny. You know. You have now, and you know deeper understanding of the truth. It is through denial in you know Zen Zen training is famous for its you know, for its difficult, for its strictness. We are raised up you know, under the scolding voice…

…that anger is different from usual anger. The meanness you behave is not the same as usual meanness. So in short, Zen is not knowledge, something to study intellectually by reading or by listening to lectures or to have some special experience, but…

…doesn't accept and that's called by tozan zenji you know tozan zenji and tozan zenji is supposed to be founder of Chinese Soto Zen and he and his brother disciple were taking a walk and they met when they were walking here across the road and mishihaku,…

…from it immediately. You are involved in the idea of self already. So that is not just to sit. So Dongen Zenji, shikantaza Zen, you know, he says originally: we are enlightened. Why is it necessary to sit? It is not necessary to sit, even though we…

…perfect, if we haven't any idea of self in other words if we completely devote ourselves to the practice, to the buddha's practice, Zen, Without having any idea of self, that is shikantaza and that is how we devote ourselves to our practice and to have…

The people and staff of the Soto Zen Center I'd like to introduce the three who are already here and later. We trust that the vehicle with the cushions will arrive so that during the sitting period you'll all have at least some cushions. I'd like to…

…period you'll all have at least some cushions. I'd like to introduce to you first Silas Motley who is the president of the Zen center in San Francisco and who has kindly helped arrange for this morning's program, and also Yvonne Rand who is the secretary…

…too and for the teaching of the morning. We are very privileged to have Suzuki Roshi, who is the teacher and master at the Zen center, and he has just finished a very tiring session along with having a bad throat still has agreed to come and teach us…

…you very much. Actually because of my bad throat I don't speak for people outside. I hardly manage to keep my lecture in the Zen center, but this time because of Dr Lancaster, whom I met at dinner, I was very much encouraged by him and hearing the…

…I met at dinner, I was very much encouraged by him and hearing the name of Senzaki, who is, I think, a pioneer of Zen in America who did not have any temple whatsoever. He did not like to spend his time managing management or business like thing which…

…emptiness, you know your work tells you I am not in a state of emptiness, so you should stop. If you are a Zen Student, you should be ashamed of making such calligraphy. As a Zen Student, calligraphy to make calligraphy is to practice zazen actually.…

…of emptiness, so you should stop. If you are a Zen Student, you should be ashamed of making such calligraphy. As a Zen Student, calligraphy to make calligraphy is to practice zazen actually. Your practice should be there. So when you are working on…

…That is a practice you know. I think you must understand you may, you might understand what we are trying here in the Zen center. Sometimes it may be alright to practice zazen as a kind of exercise or training. You know to make your practice stronger…

…graduated a college called toyo den, but that was maybe I don't know exactly when, but maybe when he was pretty old. The most Zen masters, you know Great Zen masters are the monks who had difficult time in his early life to Meiji Period or late Meiji…

…den, but that was maybe I don't know exactly when, but maybe when he was pretty old. The most Zen masters, you know Great Zen masters are the monks who had difficult time in his early life to Meiji Period or late Meiji Period. Our most famous Zen…

…have so much joy you know, I think that is because you have more composure in your feeling and this is, I think important. Zen Student is not you know so expressive you know mostly they keep silent, they do not walk so fast, they don't act so actively…

…will have a kind of feeling of practice center more and more. When you see this kind of practice you may say or people may say, Zen practice is not for us. You may not like it, but by the time you have a caucasian you know old Zen master, you will…

…us. You may not like it, but by the time you have a caucasian you know old Zen master, you will find out exactly what is Zen. So I want you to be patient enough to continue this kind of practice and it is important for you to take care of this…

…way we practice zazen is different according to the personality of the person, but what we will attain is the same. As a Zen Teacher. There is no special image. We have various kinds of teachers, but they have some qualities as a Zen Teacher, the…

…the same. As a Zen Teacher. There is no special image. We have various kinds of teachers, but they have some qualities as a Zen Teacher, the quality, in this point they are almost the same. But they do not lose their character. So it is not possible…

I think most of you are rather curious about what is Zen. But Zen is actually our way of life and zazen practice is actually as like as you sit your watch alarm. Unless you set your alarm alarm clock will not serve the purpose. So it is necessary for…

I think most of you are rather curious about what is Zen. But Zen is actually our way of life and zazen practice is actually as like as you sit your watch alarm. Unless you set your alarm alarm clock will not serve the purpose. So it is necessary for…

…that way. Our life is not so organized and we don't know even how important it is to know where to start our life. Zen practice we come back to zero and start from zero. We have various activity and how our activity arrives from zero is most important…

…to scratch your scratch yourself after I, after I finish in restroom. That is what he said. And since then you know many Zen masters thinking about you know practicing on that corn. What is toilet paper? What he meant by it? Anyway, our practice is…

…know, last year I was pretty weak but I am recovering, even even little by little. I think that it's a great help. Merit of the Zen or because of the Zen, I think I can survive in a way. You know, I have no joy of accumulating anything, but I have…

…pretty weak but I am recovering, even even little by little. I think that it's a great help. Merit of the Zen or because of the Zen, I think I can survive in a way. You know, I have no joy of accumulating anything, but I have a joy of getting rid…

On this day of the opening of mahabodhisattva center and main office of Zen Senpai, we arranged this altar, making opening of fruits and vegetables which were produced by Zen Senpai in this land of mahabodhisattva, reciting sutra of Dai Hishin dharani, the…

…center and main office of Zen Senpai, we arranged this altar, making opening of fruits and vegetables which were produced by Zen Senpai in this land of mahabodhisattva, reciting sutra of Dai Hishin dharani, the sutra of the great compassionate one. With…

…in debt. Nevertheless, we decided to go ahead with it. We figured we could do it and it was not very much burdening Zen center people or relying on magic resources, unless you call 90 financing in our Zen center community some kind of magic, as they…

…do it and it was not very much burdening Zen center people or relying on magic resources, unless you call 90 financing in our Zen center community some kind of magic, as they sometimes both indeed seem to be. So we went ahead with it and in a way,…

…way, remains very simple. Kusum gyoroji expressed this spirit nine years ago when, in response to a student's request to teach him Zen, he replied that he could zazen anyone and anyone could come and practice with him. May you continue in that spirit,…

…was born for zenzender. They were very involuntary with it and a batch of their thoughts was that they wanted to spread Zen Meditation throughout the country of the United States. There's a place in New York, There's a place in Boston. Today they want…

…here singing happy birthday. I think that is the first happy birthday song for the buddha. Many things are happening here: Zen Group in America, including Zen center, developing so rapidly and after you know painting the hall and decorating our shrine and…

…I think that is the first happy birthday song for the buddha. Many things are happening here: Zen Group in America, including Zen center, developing so rapidly and after you know painting the hall and decorating our shrine and cleaning up various rooms and…

…like we have been practicing our way in America, Something which is very meaningful and beautiful will result. So celebrating our Zen center effort, headquarter of Soto School in Japan promised us to give us another maybe 3 000, and they allowed me…

…maybe 3 000, and they allowed me to wear a yellow robe. That is the robe I wore for the first buddha's birthday in Zen center. I don't know why, but I do not like that kind of beauty, something too beautiful. But today I felt something quite different…

…dogen, so there is no other way to address him so we call him dogen zenji or dogen. As you know, he didn't like to say Zen, even Zen. In china they called monks who sit in the Zen, called Zen Monks. But he didn't like to call Zen even and he said:…

…there is no other way to address him so we call him dogen zenji or dogen. As you know, he didn't like to say Zen, even Zen. In china they called monks who sit in the Zen, called Zen Monks. But he didn't like to call Zen even and he said: if…

…dogen zenji or dogen. As you know, he didn't like to say Zen, even Zen. In china they called monks who sit in the Zen, called Zen Monks. But he didn't like to call Zen even and he said: if necessary, you should call us buddha's disciples so shamon…

…or dogen. As you know, he didn't like to say Zen, even Zen. In china they called monks who sit in the Zen, called Zen Monks. But he didn't like to call Zen even and he said: if necessary, you should call us buddha's disciples so shamon he called…

…to say Zen, even Zen. In china they called monks who sit in the Zen, called Zen Monks. But he didn't like to call Zen even and he said: if necessary, you should call us buddha's disciples so shamon he called himself shamon dogen, a monk dogen. In…