Start winter Sesshin at Myotokuji

[Kakunen]

Finish spring 5days Sesshin.

Becoming warm and easy to sit day by day.

Gassho
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[Kakunen]

I want to introduce about Myotokuji life.

We have 2 times Sesshin at Month.
Only before and after Sesshin,we can take a bath.

Lots of work at mountain.

We spend about 50 min at every meal,so slow to eat,respect all foods.

We wake up 3:30AM at ordinary day,sit and ceremony.

We wake up 2:30AM at Sesshin day ,sit till 9:30PM.

We don’t use technology,no washing machine,no flush toilet traditional style and using fertilizer.

We always think about harmony with nature.

This is style at here.

Gassho
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[Kakunen]

Plum tree from Zendo.

Symbol of Japanese in spring.



And Zen Garden.



Gassho
Sat today
Kakunen


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[Mp]

Plum tree from Zendo.

Symbol of Japanese in spring.



And Zen Garden.



Gassho
Sat today
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Beautiful! =)

Gassho
Shingen

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[Meitou]

Beautiful photos Kakunen, I really love that perfect view of the plum tree. Thank you
Gassho
Meitou
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[Kakunen]

Start winter Sesshin at Myotokuji

Beautiful flower start falling down.As same as our human being.We are not special,we are part of this earth.We will get old and die.

Here we live as nature,nature teach us important things.

Nature teach truth of nature ,so we are all one and emptiness,I think.



Gassho
Sat today
Kakunen


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Start winter Sesshin at Myotokuji

We will do Takuhatsu tomorrow.



Gassho
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[Jundo]

We will do Takuhatsu tomorrow.

Takuhatsu (Ritual Mendicancy) is when the monks in Japan from time to time come down from the mountain to receive coins in their bowls. They often chant "Ho" which is Law or Dharma, as in the Laws of the Universe and Buddha's Teachings on such.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocjNJRwlsaI

Gassho, J

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[Kakunen]

Takuhatsu (Ritual Mendicancy) is when the monks in Japan from time to time come down from the mountain to receive coins in their bowls. They often chant "Ho" which is Law or Dharma, as in the Laws of the Universe and Buddha's Teachings on such.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocjNJRwlsaI

Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

Jundo

Thank you for explain about Takuhatsu.

Ho use at Hosshinji,here in Myotokuji we chant heart sutra.Other temple chant Nīlakantha dhāranī.Normally we use heart sutra,I think.

Same mind but different style,I think.

I am grad to do Takuhatsu for temple.

Gassho
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[Jundo]

And speaking of Takuhatsu Ritual Mendicancy ...

Kakunen could use a little in the Donation Bowl from us, if you have some shekles ... Kakunen: I need your donation for practice ...

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?16101-I-need-your-donation-for-practice&highlight=paypal

The Takuhatsu Bowl reaches around the world!

Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

[Kakunen]

And speaking of Takuhatsu Ritual Mendicancy ...

Kakunen could use a little in the Donation Bowl from us, if you have some shekles ... Kakunen: I need your donation for practice ...

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?16101-I-need-your-donation-for-practice&highlight=paypal

The Takuhatsu Bowl reaches around the world!

Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

I am with you and Treeleafer.

Gassho

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Finish Takuhatsu today with old bowl!



We do Takuhatsu by walk for 4hours.
And we chant heart sutra in front of every house at this area.

Lots of donations and 80% family donate us.

I really surprise at this area ,city Obama at Fukui pref.

In big city lots of people have no religion,but here they believe religion.

Here in Fukui,1st temple Eiheiji and another sect temple is so many .

And when we do Takuhatsu,we ask ‘How are you?’ to them.

This is our style and we do Takuhatsu at every month,I feel we save this area.

Everyone open mind of us.

How interesting!

And good relationships will help each other I feel.

So I keep on doing this style ,wherever I will go.

I am very grad to stay here.

Ps. Thank you for all donations for me.I can go hospital and I can buy toy for my son.His smile is depend on your kindness



He grows up with you

Gassho
Sat today
Kakunen


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[Kakunen]

Start again 7 days Sesshin.

Gassho
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[Kakunen]

I finish 7days Sesshin.

I will take a rest for 2days.

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Gassho
Kakunen



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[Kakunen]

I realized at Sesshin.

Touch inside myself.
Connect real world.
So difficult way.But we can believe Buddha.

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Gassho
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