Zazen meditation

 The foundation of the Soto Zen School’s teachings is zazen. This originated with Shakyamuni Buddha who devoted himself to the practice of zazen and subsequently attained enlightenment. “Zen” refers to seeing into and discerning the truth of the way things are, then harmonizing the mind to properly correspond with that understanding. It is also to maintain the harmony of body, breath, and mind by sitting in a stable position with a focused mind.

 The zazen of Soto Zen School is “shikantaza,” which is to sit single-mindedly. Zazen isn’t a means to achieve some sort of goal. The form (posture) of zazen itself is the form (posture) of buddha; it is the form of enlightenment. In our everyday lives, we tend to be swayed by our selfish desires as well as by the surface of things. In zazen, however, the important thing is to be free from all sorts of delusions and desires.

 Dogen Zenji also taught that the practice of zazen isn’t only sitting, but discovering that all of our everyday activities have the same value as zazen to do them as the practice of Zen. It may seem as if practice is something special, somehow removed from regular life. However, our practice is to undertake all our daily activities as if they were the same as zazen and to continue and maintain that practice.

Every Sunday morning 6:30 – 8:00
6:30 meditation
7:00 sutra chanting
7:15  lecture

Fourth Saturday night 19:00 – 20:00
19:00 meditation
19:30 lecture

Charge：Free

※ Please enter 5 minutes before and come with loose clothes easy to sit. Also we will sit with bare feet so please refrain from wearing stockings etc that you can not take off.

※ You do not need to bring anything for our Zazen session.

※You can check about Zazen here for more details.

If you have any questions, please call 0284-21-6206, or email (Contact).