​​Online Zazenkai (group sitting)

 

All zazenkai include teisho (explanation and instruction), Q&A, zazen (sitting), and walking. Dokusan (brief one-on-one Q&A) is also possible.

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Jisho instructs in Japanese, and Madoka translates between English and Japanese during lectures and Q&A. She has studied with Jisho for several years and is a reliable interpreter.

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• Satori (enlightenment) is possible if you learn to do zazen correctly. Once you know what zazen really is, you can sit on your own anywhere.

• To enable you to do your Zen practice on your own, our explanations are concrete and straightforward. We welcome questions and provide sincere guidance. 

• We allocate time for questions because a degree of understanding helps you to sit without doubting your practice.

• Brief one-on-one questions (called "dokusan") are also possible if you prefer to ask your questions privately. If you would like longer private instruction, that can be scheduled for a separate time. 

• An approximate timetable of our zazenkai is below. The schedule may change depending on participants and how many questions there are.

• Beginners are welcome. Long-term practitioners will also benefit greatly from Jisho-san's instruction.

• ​Our instruction aims to enable you to sit in zazen on your own. 

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Dates and times

(Dates and times are Japan standard time-JST)  

(time converter: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html)

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18:00-22:00 JST:  Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4. 

• London 10:00-14:00

• Nairobi 12:00-16:00

• Colombo 14:30-18:30

• Sydney 20:00-24:00

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8:00AM-noon JST: Sep 22, Oct 20, Nov 10, Dec 22.

• Sydney  8:00-12:00/From Oct 20, 10:00am-14:00

• Auckland  10:00-14:00/From Oct 20, noon-16:00

• California  15:00/From Oct 20, 16:00-

• New York   18:00/From Oct 20, 18:00-

• London 23:00-03:00/From Oct 20, 00:00-04:00

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Zazen Timetable

• Open Zoom meeting (10 minutes prior to start)

• Lecture on Zen, truth, satori (enlightenment), Q&A (60 min)

• Zazen (30 min)

• Kinhin zen (5 min) 

• Break (5 min)

• Q&A (30 min)

• Zazen (30 min)

• Kinhin (walking zen; 5 min)

• Break (5 min)

• Zazen (30 min)

• Q&A (20 min)

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Participation Fee

4,000 yen (approx $39 US)

If you are unable to afford this, let us know and we will adjust accordingly. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

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Reservations

Please use the reservation system on the Reservations page.

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Zazenkai in Japanese

Jisho has regular zazenkai in Japanese every weekend.

See his Japanese site, Muishinso, for details. 

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