- A
sesshin (接心, or also 摂心/攝心
literally "touching the heart-mind") is a
period of
intensive meditation (zazen)
retreat in a ****anese Zen monastery, or...
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during one of the
sesshin trainings. Oishi,
director of the
Federation of New
Religious Organisations of ****an,
testified that
sesshin training does not...
- one of the most
demanding positions. The
Tenzo prepares meal
plans for
Sesshin,
making sure all the
ingredients are present. The vast
majority of food...
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meditative practicePages displaying short descriptions of
redirect targets Sesshin –
Period of
intensive meditation Suizen –
Wandering medicants recognized...
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Buddhist retreat that is
usually less
intensive and of
shorter duration than
sesshin. It may
comprise a
short meeting,
without liturgical service,
headed by...
-
serious Zen practitioners. In the ****anese language, this
practice is
called sesshin.
While the
daily routine may
require monks to
meditate for
several hours...
- Yaza is a Zen
Buddhist term for a
sitting time
during sesshin that is
above and
beyond the
normal daily routine. It is
generally encouraged because it...
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pretension there. He just
allowed everything to happen. For instance, the
first sesshin I went to I just couldn't
complete the
whole thing physically. So I left...
- in Zen
practice through example. In
December Suzuki sat his
first true
sesshin for 7 days, an
ordeal that was
challenging initially but
proved rewarding...
- Senzaki's
recommendation that he
study Zen.
There he took part in his
first sesshin at Engaku-ji, a
temple in Kamakura, ****an. Soon after, he met Nakagawa...
