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The ball in the fish's mouth represents 'bonnō' (煩悩), bad mental states (such as greed, jealousy and ignorance) that cloud one's mind.
Hitting the kaipan helps the fish 'spit out' the 'bonnō', the sound reminding the monks of their spiritual duties.
Signpost directing visitors to the kaipan.
Manpuku-ji's 'kaipan' is a fish-shaped board struck to alert monks to mealtimes, lectures and daily tasks.
Manpuku-ji's 'kaipan' is a fish-shaped board struck to alert monks to mealtimes, lectures and daily tasks.
The ball in the kaipan's mouth represents bad mental states.
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The layout of Manpuku-ji's structures and grounds is said to represent the abstract body of a dragon...the buildings and corridors its limbs, the paths its spine and scales, and the pond its gaping mouth.
Straight, unbending paths link all of Manpuku-ji's great halls.
Manpuku-ji's pond sits in front of the main gate.
Diamond shaped stones act as paths linking the main structures of Manpuku-ji together.
A dragon dance in lantern form.
You know what they say - if one cannot see any scary clowns, you are the scary clown
immernoch primär mit #zen unterwegs :)
2024's zen phrase was inspired by the October full moon, celebrated as one of the most beautiful in Japan.
As the event coincides with 'jūsanya' (十三夜), guests are invited to enjoy the "pines illuminated by the bright moon"...
..."meigatsu shōkan o terasu" (明月照松間).
Candles and lanterns form the phrase "matsu oite kumo onozukara shizukanari" (松老雲自閑)...
..."free like a cloud, tranquil like an old pine...without grudges, with peace of mind and peace of heart".
In the front garden of Torin-in candles placed in the shape of hearts.
Candles and lanterns form the phrase "matsu oite kumo onozukara shizukanari" (松老雲自閑)...
..."free like a cloud, tranquil like an old pine...without grudges, with peace of mind and peace of heart".
Candles and lanterns form the phrase "matsu oite kumo onozukara shizukanari" (松老雲自閑)...
..."free like a cloud, tranquil like an old pine...without grudges, with peace of mind and peace of heart".
nice: ich nutze den #zen browser nun schon primär seit fast einem monat haut soweit alles hin, die relevanten tabs hab ich auf den jeweiligen geräten und mein kopf erwartet den tab sync auch garnicht mehr oder vermisst den. netflix ist weiterhin eine safari "app" und ich öffne netflix nurnoch selten versehentlich in zen.
I want to explore some thoughts around Margaret Killjoy’s well-known dictum “Deëscalate all conflict that isn’t with the enemy,” Carl Schmitt and “The Concept of the Political,” constructions of opposition in Taoism and Zen Buddhism, and the pragmatics of resistance in a time of fascism...but later on today, after coffee.
OK, this is going to be a *very* long thread, for which I hope you’ll forgive me. I’ll repost it shortly, all in one place, where you can consider and weigh what I’m trying to get at more organically, but I want to lay this all out here first. Here we go:
I first picked up Robert Aitken’s slim book “Taking the Path of #Zen” as a student just starting my sitting practice, some thirty-one years ago. It feels as clear and as generous now as it did the day I came to it. I hope you find it useful. https://nnty.fun/downloads/books/TAEL/SELF%20IMPROVEMENT/MEDITATION/CONTEMPLATIVE%20MEDITATION/ZAZEN/INTERMEDIATE/Taking%20the%20Path%20of%20Zen%20-%20Robert%20Aitken%20%281982%29.pdf
Hi folks - I would like to find some accessible beginner friendly guided #zen #meditation practices to try, ideally on YouTube.
Can you recommend any? I have been searching and so many seem to take a wellbeing-coach type approach (eg Headspace) and use zen in the colloquial way....
Thanks!
Stefano Marinelli
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The Good part of using #zen browser is to have Matrix and Mastodon opened side by side in split view.
finally, i have some free time to be active
The Good part of using #zen browser is to have Matrix and Mastodon opened side by side in split view.
finally, i have some free time to be active
Mx Arjuna
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"Oppression is never justified and it is not destined. When those with power oppress others, this injustice should be resisted and transformed. The changing nature of life’s circumstances is not an excuse to avoid actively responding to and disrupting social injustice, to sidestep our responsibility to speak up.
When we can do something to change things, we must."
— Kaira Jewel Lingo
"Oppression is never justified and it is not destined. When those with power oppress others, this injustice should be resisted and transformed. The changing nature of life’s circumstances is not an excuse to avoid actively responding to and disrupting social injustice, to sidestep our responsibility to speak up.
When we can do something to change things, we must."
— Kaira Jewel Lingo
Was Gandhi Zen? The Japanese Buddhist tradition may jive with some of the Indian activist’s beliefs, in spite of its martial connotations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/19/japan/history/gandhi-nonviolence-suzuki-zen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history#mohandasgandhi #india #indiajapanrelations #wwii #zen #zenbuddhism #daisetztsuzuki #japanesethought
Michael Bacon
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A flying #squirrel but not a flying squirrel.
#SquirrelSaturday #squirrels #photography #BackyardWildlife #nature #zen
A flying #squirrel but not a flying squirrel.
#SquirrelSaturday #squirrels #photography #BackyardWildlife #nature #zen