What if there were really, truly dropped away all thought of subject and object, all that is perceived by the senses, the sensing and the senses themselves … What would “be” then (if we drop away even the word “be“) ?? There is a reality even prior to heaven and earth;Indeed, it has no form,…

Please ‘sit-a-long’ with our August “Zazenkai” (running time: approx. 4 hours … Sound is a little soft despite our new hi-tech microphone. Oh well. Please bear with that.). The sitting schedule is as follows: 00:00 – 00:50 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA English Only / SANDOKAI) & ZAZEN00:50 – 01:00 KINHIN01:00 – 01:40 ZAZEN01:40 – 01:50 KINHIN01:50…

How to make the ‘Boogeyman’ of thoughts go away? Thus/ emp/ti/ness/ is/ not/ form/;not/ sen/sa/tion/ nor/ per/cep/tion/,not/ for/ma/tion/ nor/ con/scious/ness/. REMINDER: Our Monthly 4 hour Zazenkai will be tomorrow, 9pm to 1am Japan time (Saturday Night). It may be accessed through this blog shortly before. Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE…

Your whole life the good & bad, the ups & downs … all just … EMPTINESS … and that’s truly SOMETHING! O/ Sha/ri/pu/tra/, all/ things/ are/ex/pres/sions/ of/ emp/ti/ness/,Not/ born/, not/ des/troyed/,not/ stained/, not/ pure/;Nei/ther/ wax/ing/ nor/ wan/ing/.. THE SIGNAL DROPPED MID-WAY …IF SITTING-A-LONG, PLEASE SELF TIMEPress on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE…

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