Sitting Zazen

Members of Rinzai Zen Dublin sitting Zazen in 15, Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8

 

 

End of Spring sesshin group photograph, 2018, Hokuozan Sogenji, Germany (sesshin was attended by One Drop Zen sangha members from many European countries, including Hungary, Denmark, Russia, Lithuania and Ireland, to name a few)

 

Spring sesshin closing poem:

Having encountered the Mystic peak
No self no other – all is close by
Playing in the mountains – crossing through waters
I leave it up to you where to go
Still winter air remains
The early plum blossom speaks of eternal spring

– Taigen Shodo Harada Roshi

Hokuozan Sogenji, Germany