Thursday, May 2, 2013

Zazen (Sitting Meditation) Experience at Kenchoji Temple

[Date]Thursday, May 2, at 12:25~17:00

[Spot]Kenchoji Temple
[Visitors]2 women from America and 1 man from Mexico 
[Attendants]2 KSGG members
[Language] English




The five of us participated in “ZAZEN in English at Kenchoji.”  First, we learned about the proper posture for sitting and heard the sound of monks being struck with a wooden stick when they sat incorrectly.  Secondly, we learned how to react when we had their smack. Before the third session, when we walked around the hall, we could see the beautiful garden. Lastly, we could soak up the atmosphere which successfully led us to the Zen world.