#Myoanji

[thebrownbuddha]

Beyond Blowing…

In my pilgrimage to Jufukuji Zen temple in Himeji, I made the acquaintance of the head the head monk there. Hayashi-sama (林 侃道) I later contacted him about why there was a full moon meditation service at the temple. He explained about certain historical times and events that happened during the full moon. Also mentioned that he read about it in the book “Shoshikan” written by the Tendai founder.…

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Return to Myoanji

This maybe a boring post if you are not into Shakuhachi…

Today there was a Shkuhachi concert at Myoanji temple. in Kyoto. Myoanji is the home temple of the Komuso SuiZen sect. It is now also my home temple. It is hard to believe it has been a year since I was there, listening to the same concert. It is some kind of event, but I do not know what.

I did realize it had been a year until I saw the…

[thebrownbuddha]

Takuhatsu…Nov. 24’

The weather was good, not hot not cold… It was first time out in a while, not really long but a while. I went to Osaka Park the month before . It was good and the first test. I was heading back there on this day. The difference was it was a weekend, so I was expecting more people, so a bit nervous. However, sometimes one needs to be bold. I arrived about 11 or so. There were a fair amount of…

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Jofukuji pilgrimage - Himeji, Japan

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Returning to business…

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Back on track…

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Being a modern Komuso

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ZenCafe May 24’

The monthly ZenCafe rolled around again. I missed last month. I stayed home to deal with an on coming cold. I figured it was best for myself and others. Now it was time again. I planned on just going in and doing my normal Takuhatsu. However I found out just the day before there was going to be a ceremony that day. I was asked by Osho-san would I attend, I said yes of course. So I brought my…

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Komyoji international Shakuhachi concert

Something differently A fellow Komuso and shakuhachi club member asked me if a concert/show could be arranged at the Komyoji Temple. He has a couple of students that would visit Japan from Europe. He felt it would be good for them to play in front of people they did not know. Training as it were. I spoke with Osho-san of the temple and got the wheels on motion. it took some effort but things…

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Three monk Chat

A while back at a visit to my temple in Amagasaki, Komyo-ji. After a ceremony the head monk, his disciple and I had our usual social gathering. Food, drinks, chatting about life, Buddhism, Zen, Shakuhachi. Komyo-ji is an official Myoanji Shakuhachi Dojo, besides being a Jodo-shu temple. It is also where I hold Zen sessions, which is unusual for. Jodo-shu temple. On this day I decided I would do…

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Fukuoka pilgrimage: Komuso Encounter

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Nagoya Pilgrimage: prt 3 - Komuso master

The second main part of my pilgrimage to Nagoya was upon me. I was to meet a Shakuhachi Master today the last day of my time in Nagoya. We had it arrange for 1:00, my train would leave at 4 something but I wanted to be back by 3:30. I hate feeling rushed. I was somewhat nervous as the master Shin-Ichiro Makihara spoke no English that I knew of. So I was dependent on my poor Japanese and a…

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A day @Myoanji Temple.

I had had a long day at Daianji Temple in Nara just on Friday it was now Sunday. I took a day of rest Saturday, and now I am back at it again going to Myoanji. This is to be my first time playing at The Head Temple. I had played at a couple of other temples, including the main Zen temple of Tofukuji, but never at Myoanji. I had listened to a couple of performances there but never played. The…

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Not quite Komuso stuff…

Today is the 1 month anniversary of the accident. I am told I can walk with 100% weight on my injured legs. I have not fully tried it, but I think it will be no problem. I am going little by little . Recently there was an On-line shakuhachi event. It was a world wide event. Classes and players from all over to place. The first day of the event there were several classes as training for new to be…

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The Reset

Other than doing some help at Komyoji Temple with ceremonies every few months, doing Komuso is the mainstay of my Buddhist Practice. Getting out and sharing Musical dharma breath is my ministry. There was once a famous Japanese monk who was called the leaf Whistling Monk . He would sit in the park and play tunes for people on a tree leaf, then sometimes engage with them in a talk with whoever…

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Embracing Silence: A Komuso Monk's Quest for Anjikan Meditation. Part 2 - reality

As I said in the previous post I took a trip to the famous Mt Koyasan, to experience Anjikan Shingon meditation. This part is the real story, how ever just a part of the story which will be on the other blog, This part is more of what I was experiencing as a Komuso. Besides liking the vibe of Koyasan, I wanted to experience Anjikan Meditation and stay at a Temple nearby to Kongobuji temple where…