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The Way is round, peaceful, wide as the vast cosmos, perfect, without the slightest notion of remaining or disappearing. (Sin Jin Mei, Poem of Faith in the Spirit)   Eko - Gojushichi Butsu - is the complete recitation of the names of the Buddhas of the past and of the Indian, Chinese and Japanese patriarchs,...

We want to catch or reject, truly, this is why we are not free. (Sin Jin Mei, Poem of Faith in the Spirit)   Barbara Kosen and her Sangha gather in Shorin-ji for the Winter Camp, a traditional end-of-year retreat, from December 28, 2025 to January 1, 2026. This will be followed by a period...

Our practice has peaks and valleys but always continues and February begins with a sesshin. Some things captivate us and others escape our attention. The illusion that endless engrossment in daily activities, related to work and leisure, will lead us somewhere, will lead us far, it is out there. Yet out there there’s also the...

"Interdependence is what unites all existences. No one, nothing is separated from the totality. It is like a movement between all the elements of the cosmos. If this movement stops, it leads to the reduction of the elements, the fixation in an inert state, without movement, and the consequent disappearance. The law of interdependence allows...

After the Easter sesshin, the practice of the Way continues at Shorin-ji. How could it not? The Way has no beginning and no end. Days concentrated especially on the Samu, with zazen every morning and evening. Ongoing projects will receive the energy of the Sangha's zazen these days. There will be a space for the...