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  • Kakunen
    • Nov 2024

    Zen journey

    Hey Treeleafer

    This is Kakunen from Japan.

    I am at Myotokuji temple.
    And I will go Chigenji monastery one week.

    My practice of monastery is three times,head temple Eiheiji,Zuioji,and there.

    How many monastery did I go?

    How many temple did I go?

    How long distance did I walk?

    How many monk did I meet?

    How many teacher did I meet?

    How many times did I sit Sesshin?


    My Zen journey started from three years ago after meet Jundo.

    I miss my son ,father,mother.
    Suffer from violence from parents,but can’t stop loving them.

    But I have to stop flow of violence.

    So I need to keep on Zen journey.


    This is start point of practice.
    Treeleaf Zazenkai at Abbot Muho at Antaiji. 2015 January.

    3 years past...

    I just want say.

    Just do ,don’t think,go with flow.

    I miss family ,but I need to go Zen journey.

    Crying ...

    Difficult to give up to meet son.


    With Dharma friend.


    Near my country.


    I just sit Zazen.

    And I want to walk with Dharma friends like Treeleafer.

    Nine bows
    Gassho
    Sat today
    Kakunen






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  • Kyonin
    Treeleaf Priest / Engineer
    • Oct 2010
    • 6749

    #2
    Hi Kakunen,

    Thank you for your practice, dedication and for being here.

    We are your family.

    Gassho,

    Kyonin
    Hondō Kyōnin
    奔道 協忍

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    • Kakunen

      #3
      Zen journey

      Originally posted by Kyonin
      Hi Kakunen,

      Thank you for your practice, dedication and for being here.

      We are your family.

      Gassho,

      Kyonin
      Thank you very much. Kyonin san

      Gassho
      Sat today
      Kakunen


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      • Kakunen

        #4
        I was afraid of come Chigenji monastery.

        Because I feel my practice at Myotokuji is good direction.

        And I did not want to come monastery now.

        Because my practice at Zuioji was very hard.

        But Zuioji is hardest monastery in Soto Sect,so I realize that I did too much effort there.

        But here in more easy to practice because not so hard practice.

        And when I was at Antaiji,I can’t Shukke at there.

        But I meet Dharma friend today at Chigenji who practice with Antaiji.

        He also didn’t allow to Shukke Antaiji.

        I realize that Muho gave me a chance to my Zen journey to meet good teacher for me.

        In night sit I sit with Dharma friend,naturally I cry and melt down my anger and mind of afraid.

        Practice is difficult but I always be given power of Buddha.

        Sorry for scribing my afraid mind.

        I decide to believe myself.

        Gassho
        Sat today
        Kakunen



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        • Doshin
          Member
          • May 2015
          • 2641

          #5


          Doshin
          st

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          • Shokai
            Treeleaf Priest
            • Mar 2009
            • 6394

            #6
            _/\_

            stlah
            合掌,生開
            gassho, Shokai

            仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

            "Open to life in a benevolent way"

            https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/

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            • Byokan
              Treeleaf Unsui
              • Apr 2014
              • 4289

              #7


              Gassho
              Byōkan
              sat + lah
              展道 渺寛 Tendō Byōkan
              Please take my words with a big grain of salt. I know nothing. Wisdom is only found in our whole-hearted practice together.

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              • Nindo

                #8
                Dear Kakunen,

                we are all afraid.
                We all need to melt down our anger. We can melt it into kindness.
                Please believe in yourself.
                You can walk this journey one step at a time.
                You will be a good father to your son.

                Bows and blessings,
                Nindo

                s.t.

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                • Washin
                  Treeleaf Unsui
                  • Dec 2014
                  • 3796

                  #9
                  Kaidō (皆道) Every Way
                  Washin (和信) Harmony Trust
                  ----
                  I am a novice priest-in-training. Anything that I say must not be considered as teaching
                  and should be taken with a 'grain of salt'.

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                  • Ryudo
                    Member
                    • Nov 2015
                    • 424

                    #10
                    Hi Kakunen,

                    I hope you find balance soon.

                    Gassho
                    Ryudo
                    SatToday/LAH
                    流道
                    Ryū Dou

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                    • Getchi
                      Member
                      • May 2015
                      • 612

                      #11
                      Kakkunen, thakyou for all your love and honesty.

                      You are big inspiration for my small practice - thankyou



                      Gassho

                      Geoff.

                      SatToday / LaH

                      9 bows.
                      Nothing to do? Why not Sit?

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                      • aprapti
                        Member
                        • Jun 2017
                        • 889

                        #12




                        coos
                        std/lah

                        hobo kore dojo / 歩歩是道場 / step, step, there is my place of practice

                        Aprāpti (अप्राप्ति) non-attainment

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                        • Kakunen

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Getchi
                          Kakkunen, thakyou for all your love and honesty.

                          You are big inspiration for my small practice - thankyou



                          Gassho

                          Geoff.

                          SatToday / LaH

                          9 bows.
                          Please don’t compare you and me.

                          Every person have their Karma,I think.

                          Sat today
                          Nine bows
                          Kakunen


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                          • Kakunen

                            #14
                            I am at Chigenji now.

                            We sit 40 minutes.

                            But I sit 70 minutes at 1 period.

                            This is comfortable for me.

                            When I start to sit Antaiji,very hard to sit.

                            Here in Chigenji,I sit with person who practice at Antaiji.

                            He sit 40 minutes here.

                            I was said by other monk ,too much sitting is not good.

                            But I keep on sitting comfortable minutes.

                            I will sit.

                            Gassho
                            Sat today
                            Kakunen


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