My stay was also brief, only 10 months or so. I did make it through O-sesshin and it was an amazing experience. I am so happy to see Chi-san in this video, she is a wonderful person!
I was in Sogenji for 9 months. I can say that it wasn't my cup of tea. It was quite difficult and hard and it was worth what it was worth. My opinion is as good as any other, but concerning the people there, I find the environment a bit weird. A lot of ego and human "stuff" going on. Too human, in my view. The Roshi is awsome though. I don't doubt for a moment about the depth of his realization. Being in sanzen with him was liking facing God or a Zen Patriarch. He is indeed very powerful.
@destructicon500 no, you're quite right it cannot. all the same, keep your eyes very wide open and when the emperor is wearing no clothes, as is so often the case in zen, then say it ...
@catandpiddle What is more real than a life of meditation and awareness? Are you saying living within the image of our society is more important than to live within your emotions? I'm confused about what you refer to as "the real life", and how this is not part of it..? and will you describe the "hanky-panky" you speak of that went on here?
iv got some questions and i a hope you can answer! 1. are there any costs monthly for being there for a yhear? 2. do i need special clothers there or can i get them i the town? 3. i am from berlin germany - which kind of visa do i need to stay there for a yhear or longer? thank you very much
@woodwhips what is more real than a life of mediation and awareness you ask? taking care of family, working in an office, things like that. this looks wonderful, ideal but it's not. as for 'hanky-panky' wherever men and women are together there's plenty of it ... nudge-wink.
At 2:35 the English captions say "manual typewriter gynecology tonight somebody senor steeds" ... I don't know why CZcams even includes this feature for languages the software obviously struggles with. You could say it's irresponsible, and it's a particular shame in this case - I'm sure the content here is valuable.
@catandpiddle well, it seems your just just attaching your own ideology to these people, claiming that everyone is promiscuous by nature, which obviously isn't always true. And your totally right, I agree family should be top on your priority list, but if you are depressed and agitated all the time, your family may be a complete mess of abuse and hatred (too many family's are)... And really puddle? Pushing papers around in an office is what we were born to do? that's the real life?
comments here show an appalling lack of understanding on this matter. read the buddhist teacher, fluent japanese speaker, daizen victoria's 'zen at war' and or 'zen war stories' for the larger, truer perspective on zen, it's deep connection to political power and militarism in japan
I guarantee these guys have moved on. most 'wake up' realize there's a real life in the world and go and get on with it. this is, or rather was, a scandal infested place. lots of hanky-panky going on at all levels from the top down for years.
the value of my opnion is humble, but i disagree with what you say here. I think only humans can 'allie' themselves with other humans, though these humans may be religious, the religion itself is not the allie. In general, religions are subject to interpretation, for example some may chose to label it an insidious tissue of lies
My stay was also brief, only 10 months or so. I did make it through O-sesshin and it was an amazing experience. I am so happy to see Chi-san in this video, she is a wonderful person!
I was in Sogenji for 9 months. I can say that it wasn't my cup of tea. It was quite difficult and hard and it was worth what it was worth.
My opinion is as good as any other, but concerning the people there, I find the environment a bit weird. A lot of ego and human "stuff" going on. Too human, in my view.
The Roshi is awsome though. I don't doubt for a moment about the depth of his realization. Being in sanzen with him was liking facing God or a Zen Patriarch. He is indeed very powerful.
Zen is not a religion, it's a practice, a way of life
There is nothing you can see that is not a flower. There is nothing you can think that is not the moon. -Basho
[respectful applause]
English subs please!!!
Samurais used Zen to be fearless
Zen is a religion. Zen is 1 of 8 schools of buddhism. The Samurai warriors used Zenbuddhism in war
I am Zenbuddhism like the Samurais
@destructicon500 no, you're quite right it cannot. all the same, keep your eyes very wide open and when the emperor is wearing no clothes, as is so often the case in zen, then say it ...
@catandpiddle
What is more real than a life of meditation and awareness?
Are you saying living within the image of our society is more important than to live within your emotions? I'm confused about what you refer to as "the real life", and how this is not part of it..?
and will you describe the "hanky-panky" you speak of that went on here?
iv got some questions and i a hope you can answer!
1. are there any costs monthly for being there for a yhear?
2. do i need special clothers there or can i get them i the town?
3. i am from berlin germany - which kind of visa do i need to stay there for a yhear or longer?
thank you very much
You just need to contact them to visit. Whether they will let you stay will be decided in time.
anyone know of any videos where guys into ZEN are doing something funny?.....
@1ndr4n4th how much does it cost to stay at sogenji?
@woodwhips what is more real than a life of mediation and awareness you ask? taking care of family, working in an office, things like that. this looks wonderful, ideal but it's not. as for 'hanky-panky' wherever men and women are together there's plenty of it ... nudge-wink.
At 2:35 the English captions say "manual typewriter gynecology tonight somebody senor steeds" ... I don't know why CZcams even includes this feature for languages the software obviously struggles with. You could say it's irresponsible, and it's a particular shame in this case - I'm sure the content here is valuable.
is this zen mountain monastery?
Subs plz, or change the title to another language
@catandpiddle
well, it seems your just just attaching your own ideology to these people, claiming that everyone is promiscuous by nature, which obviously isn't always true.
And your totally right, I agree family should be top on your priority list, but if you are depressed and agitated all the time, your family may be a complete mess of abuse and hatred (too many family's are)...
And really puddle? Pushing papers around in an office is what we were born to do? that's the real life?
comments here show an appalling lack of understanding on this matter. read the buddhist teacher, fluent japanese speaker, daizen victoria's 'zen at war' and or 'zen war stories' for the larger, truer perspective on zen, it's deep connection to political power and militarism in japan
I guarantee these guys have moved on. most 'wake up' realize there's a real life in the world and go and get on with it. this is, or rather was, a scandal infested place. lots of hanky-panky going on at all levels from the top down for years.
manual typewriter gynecology is why boddhidharma came from the west
the value of my opnion is humble, but i disagree with what you say here.
I think only humans can 'allie' themselves with other humans, though these humans may be religious, the religion itself is not the allie.
In general, religions are subject to interpretation, for example some may chose to label it an insidious tissue of lies