Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

[Taigu]

Hi everybody,

Here is an excellent article about Kinhin from Issho Fujita, very short and well worth reading:

http://www.meditationpathways.com/kinhin.htm

gassho

Taigu

[Tb]

Re: Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

Hi.

Good read.
Thank you.

Mtfbwy
Fugen

[anista]

Re: Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

Thank you for the article, Taigu. Most interesting to read.

I thought about the following quote from the article:

People who practice this [kinhin], believe that the Buddha walked this way. In some of the scriptures there's a description of the Buddha walking slowly, and mindfully, in the woods after sitting.

(My italics)

Do you (or anybody else for that matter) know in which scriptures this is mentioned? Would be cool to check it out!

Anyway, it's a good read. I especially liked the following;

We cannot sit forever. It's a bridge between sitting still, and moving in daily activity, and helps bring meditation into everyday life.

[Rich]

Re: Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

Thank you for the article, Taigu. Most interesting to read.


Do you (or anybody else for that matter) know in which scriptures this is mentioned? Would be cool to check it out!

In Old Path White Clouds by Thich Nhat Hanh which is based on the Pali Nikayas and Chinese Agamas, walking meditation is mentioned many times and using the appendix you can identify the sutras that each chapter is based on. In Buddhas day they walked a lot - when traveling, begging and meditating. The first chapter is titled 'Walking just to Walk' and I quote for example 'They walked with quiet dignity, observing each breath and each step'.

/Rich

[KellyRok]

Re: Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

hello all,

Thank you for this Taigu. I do alot of kinhin due to my back issues...wonderful!

Gassho,
Kelly - Jinmei

[Hogo]

Re: Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

Thank you Taigu. That along with your recent video was very helpful.

Gassho ~ Dave.

[anista]

Re: Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

Thank you for the article, Taigu. Most interesting to read.


Do you (or anybody else for that matter) know in which scriptures this is mentioned? Would be cool to check it out!

In Old Path White Clouds by Thich Nhat Hanh which is based on the Pali Nikayas and Chinese Agamas, walking meditation is mentioned many times and using the appendix you can identify the sutras that each chapter is based on. In Buddhas day they walked a lot - when traveling, begging and meditating. The first chapter is titled 'Walking just to Walk' and I quote for example 'They walked with quiet dignity, observing each breath and each step'.

/Rich

Thanks Rich, I'll check it out!

[ChrisA]

Re: Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

Hi everybody,

Here is an excellent article about Kinhin from Issho Fujita, very short and well worth reading:

http://www.meditationpathways.com/kinhin.htm

gassho

Taigu

Does anyone have a working link to this? Or a pdf?

[Hoyu]

Re: Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

Hi everybody,

Here is an excellent article about Kinhin from Issho Fujita, very short and well worth reading:

http://www.meditationpathways.com/kinhin.htm

gassho

Taigu

Does anyone have a working link to this? Or a pdf?

I couldn't access it either?

[Taigu]

Re: Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

Sorry,

I did try to find it again but could not...fleeting, coming and going. Internet is like everything elese.

gassho


Taigu

[Kyonin]

Re: Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

Doh! I got late to read it. They took it down.

Oh well... impermanence...

[Fuken]

Re: Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

I think this is from the same article: http://myoanflute.blogspot.com/2010/01/kinhin.html

[andyZ]

Re: Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

I think this is from the same article: http://myoanflute.blogspot.com/2010/01/kinhin.html

Thank you for the link.

[Fuken]

Re: Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

I'm grateful to Jef Jones, the curator of that blog, not only for preserving the article on kinhin, but the vast archive of shakuhachi material he has collected there as well.

[Hoyu]

Re: Kinhin in Dogen's teaching

I think this is from the same article: http://myoanflute.blogspot.com/2010/01/kinhin.html

Thanks! Great article

We sit for fifty minutes, then do Kinhin for ten minutes-sitting walking, sitting.

Wow! The longest for me were the 40 minute sits at a Zendo in California.

Gassho,
John