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INTENSIVE SEWING OF THE KESA
16 July ◷ 21:00 - 19 July ◷ 16:00
Fuse
The kesa is zazen. It is our skin in zazen. It is our flesh in zazen, our bones and our marrow. It is all that constitutes the zazen that we practice.
In the zazen that we practice there is not only a pure side, there also exists and appears in zazen the whole side which is the conditioned production of our existence, our karma that we let pass here and now during zazen.
One does not have to have merits to carry the kesa, but when one carries every day the kesa in zazen, infinite merits appear. They are not the merits good or bad, pure or tainted, exact or wrong. They are not merits born of discrimination and duality. They are like the merits of a baby at birth. To be born is the zero point, the point of creation, the infinite point. The merits of the kesa are infinite. They are what make us to be born to the Way, to awaken to life.
Barbara Kosen.
Intensive sewing of the Kesa from July 16 to 19 in Shorin-Ji. Arrival is on the afternoon of July 16.
The costs of the sesshin will be covered by the free contributions (fuse) of the participants. Those who are not members of the Zen Taisen Deshimaru Association must pay a registration fee of 20 euros, valid for one year.
Important:
– Bring a flashlight, bowl and sleeping bag.
– Use biodegradable personal care products that take care of Shorinji’s natural environment.
Contact Tf 611184657 dojo@zenkan.com
