Monthly Schedule at Antaiji

[shikantazen]

Jundo for President 2016!!

my vote too

[shikantazen]

Hi Sam,

I just want to add that we all do this. I do this kind of thing all the time. Envisioning some better/different/more pure life or whatever. And if there are people who tell you they don't do this, I'd say they're not being very honest. We do this countless times in countless different ways, every day. It's not just about wanting to sit in some great place to make us great practicers - we do this with the eggs we cook, with the jog we take, with the conversations with our spouse or friend or whatever. Annoyed at the way someone cuts us off, or doesn't hold the door open, or talks loudly on their phone in a public place, or whatever. You know? Or we want to be better at a thing and that begins to dominate, not actually getting better, but wanting to, wishing to be. It's catching our little want for things to be better or different that is the key, and just accepting that, well, maybe it'll happen and maybe not, but "wanting" won't help because that's just wishing for things to be different.

In any case, I just want to say not only that I sympathize, but that I empathize - I'm with you. I do this all the time. Maybe not in the exact same way, but I do it nonetheless, and things get a little better when I recognize I'm doing it, in sitting or in "life" or wherever, because then we see our junk for a minute, and we see that we're not our junk, and we're just right here (honestly, I hate to end this with a pat "right here" thing because so often I'm not, so often slipping up, messing up, distracted, pointedly distracting myself, dreaming some dream and not even realizing it, so I'll end it here).

gassho

Thanks Alan and Jundo for the wisdom

Gassho
Sam

[Seimyo]

Wonderful Jundo!

Gassho.
Seimyo

[Ishin]

.. what Sawaki Roshi called "sitting with a thief's mind".

Gassho, Jundo

This is brilliant.

Gassho C

[Daitetsu]

Hi Jundo,

That's great news, thanks for making this possible!
Looking forward to this!

Gassho,

Timo

[Mp]

Rev. Mujo, the German born Abbot of Antaiji here in Japan, confirmed with me today that he will come to lead a Zazenkai and offer a talk. However, it will need to be sometime after Rohatsu Sesshin in December.

I look forward to welcoming him, and maybe he can talk about some of this.

Gassho, J

Yes, this is wonderful! Count me in.

Gassho
Shingen

[Myozan Kodo]

Hi,
Looking forward to hear him.
Gassho
Myozan

[kidbuda]

WOW!! Great thread! looking forward to that zazenkai netcast! Thanks to all for the deep reminders and teachings.

The search for bigger toys is always lurking my mind jajajaja....sometimes I can dribble it with lots of grace, other ones I clumpsy slip to avoid it.

kb

Gassho

[kidbuda]

http://antaiji.org/?page_id=4877&lang=en

The above page has the monthly schedule at Antaiji. They sit for 4 hours of zazen on regular days while for 15 hours on sesshin days. Below is their typical sesshin day. They spend about 9 days every month in sesshin schedule (every month 1st to 5th is sesshin schedule as well as every 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th). You need to pay nothing to stay there. You can choose to donate (I guess most people do). You are only expected to share the work and follow the rules and stick to the schedule there.

4am to 9am	Zazen
9am	Breakfast
10am to 3pm	Zazen
3pm	Lunch
4pm to 9pm	Zazen
9pm	Lights out

Gassho,
Sam

Adding and extra idea: I make my daily schedule a little as the one of Antaiji but with my own rotuine:

Is like: 6-6:20 AM Zazen 6:30-7:00 Tai Chi and some workout 7:10-8:00 Mindful Shower and breakfast...and so on, for example at lunch time I have 5 or 10 min zazen before it an the day goes by, with my usual daily stuff, just putting sitting zazen everywhere I can and tons of insta zazen.

And by doing this, my life it self a great field of practice and I transform it into my own personal Temple which follows me everywhere I go.

Hope it is useful to you.

kb

Gassho

[Heisoku]

Wonderful news Jundo and thankyou for your previous response, a real pertinent teaching. Gassho.

[Joyo]

Adding and extra idea: I make my daily schedule a little as the one of Antaiji but with my own rotuine:

Is like: 6-6:20 AM Zazen 6:30-7:00 Tai Chi and some workout 7:10-8:00 Mindful Shower and breakfast...and so on, for example at lunch time I have 5 or 10 min zazen before it an the day goes by, with my usual daily stuff, just putting sitting zazen everywhere I can and tons of insta zazen.

And by doing this, my life it self a great field of practice and I transform it into my own personal Temple which follows me everywhere I go.

Hope it is useful to you.

kb

Gassho

KB, I have never thought of doing such a schedule, but I like the idea very much. For me, it could even be flexible, but just a way to be more mindful of how we spend our time.

Gassho,
Treena