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Zen and Chado Gatherings

Listed below are our first Saturday of the month gatherings, which include a view of the tokonoma and a text by Harada Shodo Roshi. The text’s are commentary on koan capping phrases, and were originally published with Roshi’s calligraphy in “Staff for Mind”. Traditionally they are among thousand that are used by students to show their understanding of a koan.

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April 1, 2023

The mountain flowers bloom

like brocade

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March 4, 2023

The moon by the window has its

usual appearance

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February 4, 2023

Outside of mind there are no things
Blue mountains fill the eyes

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January 7, 2023

Without thinking, without form, also without abiding.

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December 3, 2022

The moon on the river shimmers, the wind in the pines sighs.

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November 5, 2022

Manifest completely

the golden wind.

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October 8, 2022

The geese know

no confusion.

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September 3, 2022

Everyday mind

is the Path.

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August 13, 2022

Sitting in the Moon-water Dojo empty
flowers, myriad manifestations.

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July 16, 2022

Water flows cold from

the bamboos' edge.

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May 7, 2022

The Sound

of Raindrops

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April 2, 2022

The hundred flowers that come with spring, for whom do they bloom?

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March 5, 2022

The iron tree blossoms, the whole wide world is spring.

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February 5, 2022

The green of the winter pines
endures a thousand years.

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January 8, 2022

The old pine
is talking prajna wisdom.

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December 11, 2021

One occasion
One opportunity

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July 10, 2021

Sogen’s One Drop of Water
Sogen no itteki sui

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June 5, 2021

Bamboo for you

the clear wind rises

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May 1, 2021

Spring mountains are green

Spring rivers are blue

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April 3, 2021

Toy with flowers and their fragrance scents your garments

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March 6, 2021

How fragrant the plum blossoms dusted by the snow

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February 6, 2021

Bamboo for you

the clear wind rises

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