Post by MorningStar on Nov 26, 2003 12:30:46 GMT -5
Japanese for 'December 8,' Rohatsu marks the morning Buddha achieved realization. Every year, we have the same chance.
By Shodo Harada Roshi
Every year when December approaches, monks everywhere tremble in anticipation of the arrival of the rohatsu sesshin [intensive meditation retreat]. In Zen dojos [practice halls] everywhere, people intensify their training energy in preparation for this sesshin held from the first to the eighth of December. The rohatsu sesshin is the consummation of a year’s training, a time when everyone faces the final reckoning of a year of practice.
Complete article: www.beliefnet.com/story/51/story_5146_1.html
By Shodo Harada Roshi
Every year when December approaches, monks everywhere tremble in anticipation of the arrival of the rohatsu sesshin [intensive meditation retreat]. In Zen dojos [practice halls] everywhere, people intensify their training energy in preparation for this sesshin held from the first to the eighth of December. The rohatsu sesshin is the consummation of a year’s training, a time when everyone faces the final reckoning of a year of practice.
Complete article: www.beliefnet.com/story/51/story_5146_1.html
