Everyday Zen Podcast En Mei Jukku Kannongyo – All Day Sitting – July 2025
Jul 13, 2025
Explore the duality of joy and sadness through personal stories and connections. Discover how chanting offers new life to aging Zen practitioners, transforming spiritual practice. Reflect on gratitude and the gift of interconnectedness amidst life's challenges. Dive into a poignant Zen tale of love and loss, revealing our ties to those we've lost. The speaker also encourages open dialogue, fostering community strength and inclusivity during the gathering.
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Chanting Equals Zazen Practice
- Chanting the name of Kanzeon Bosatsu equals the practice of zazen according to Uchiyama Roshi.
- Chanting offers a meaningful practice especially as physical sitting becomes difficult with age.
Uchiyama Roshi's Empowering Chant
- Uchiyama Roshi spontaneously chanted "Namo Kanzion Bosatsu" while doing grueling wartime charcoal-making work.
- The chant relieved his mind despite the harsh physical conditions, changing his experience of suffering.
One Great Causal Condition
- The entire cosmos exists due to Buddha's compassion and the wish for all beings' awakening.
- Viewing suffering through this lens shifts the understanding of personal and global struggle.