tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post9156031565203855250..comments2022-11-17T19:35:12.258+09:00Comments on The Stupid Way: I Knew You Were Going To Ask ThatPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04790009178764934014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-26354786611783943032011-08-02T04:32:40.147+09:002011-08-02T04:32:40.147+09:00Hi Peter,
Hope you're all well over yonder.
...Hi Peter,<br /><br />Hope you're all well over yonder.<br /><br />Your missing loads of rain and gray skies over here... I'm sure you're jealous.<br /><br />A few people contacted me to see if you were coming over, and if there was a retreat in Ireland this summer. Maybe we can plan something for next year at some stage?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Harry.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05168631752214481563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-7880310836581429262011-06-30T12:43:45.719+09:002011-06-30T12:43:45.719+09:00Hi Adi,
I don't know an awful lot about Sappo...Hi Adi,<br /><br />I don't know an awful lot about Sapporo, but there's a temple there called Chuoji that seem to hold zazen practice on Sundays that foreigners can go to. There's more information at: http://www.chuouji.or.jp/index.files/sanzenkai2.html. <br />I don't know what it's like, but it might be worth checking out.<br /><br />There's also a temple called HokudaijiPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04790009178764934014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-12546223561186345822011-06-29T19:07:43.431+09:002011-06-29T19:07:43.431+09:00Hi,
I'm going to be in Japan, up in Sapporo, f...Hi,<br />I'm going to be in Japan, up in Sapporo, for about a week during August (15-22).<br />Any recommendations on how to work in a short retreat or some zen sitting (even zen visiting) while I'm up there?<br />AdiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-89271775177444844812011-06-04T08:37:10.019+09:002011-06-04T08:37:10.019+09:00Hi Harry,
Thanks. "Zen and the Art of Dog Wh...Hi Harry,<br /><br />Thanks. "Zen and the Art of Dog Whispering" it is! I was going to go for something like "Doctor Dolittle's Guide to Zen", but I think I'd be barking up the wrong tree. <br /><br />There is an emphasis on sitting in Nishijima Roshi's lineage. I think Kodo Sawaki Roshi felt there was a need to bring Buddhism in the Soto School back to the Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04790009178764934014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-72114002335084786852011-06-04T08:06:20.938+09:002011-06-04T08:06:20.938+09:00Hi Markus,
Japan is gradually getting back on its...Hi Markus,<br /><br />Japan is gradually getting back on its feet again, although there are still a lot of problems. The nuclear plant is still leaking radiation, so it's going to take a while to get back to the way it was before the disaster.<br /><br />I agree that are brains have a lot of capabilities to do things. I think zazen or meditation is a kind of training for our brains as well asPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04790009178764934014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-5586932962743834562011-06-04T03:12:28.921+09:002011-06-04T03:12:28.921+09:00Harry wrote: "Zen and the Art of Dog Whisperi...Harry wrote: <i>"Zen and the Art of Dog Whispering"</i> Hahhaa! Great! :)Ukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703263700723051345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-11895172489357682242011-06-03T07:16:10.810+09:002011-06-03T07:16:10.810+09:00Howareya Peter,
We don't hear so much about J...Howareya Peter,<br /><br />We don't hear so much about Japan in the news these days, so I hope it's all moving along okay.<br /><br />I think you may have hit on the title of your new book with this post! I can see it hopping off the shelves now:<br /><br />"Zen and the Art of Dog Whispering".<br /><br />:-P<br /><br />On a slightly related matter:<br /><br />In our lineage Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05168631752214481563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-34997238602821145512011-06-03T05:30:17.358+09:002011-06-03T05:30:17.358+09:00Hi Peter,
cool post! I think there are also some ...Hi Peter,<br /><br />cool post! I think there are also some Buddhist examples of this subject: Buddha the Man's and Mahakasyapa's Flower holding event and master Dogen's chapter Menju. Of course those are not the same as your good examples, but I think those have the same deeply rooted basis: it's all about "intuition". I mean, if you're sensitive enough, I think it&Ukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703263700723051345noreply@blogger.com