I also practice zazen, soto zen based on what I learned in the short time I
spent at Tassajara and books, and had attended a rinzai sitting group in New
Jersey until it disbanded. unfortunately, i've not yet officially become a
student of any particular teacher. I feel zazen is critical to my practice
of the honkyoku, and in turn honkyoku to zazen, and o-kyo. (sutra practice).
i guess they just became naturally intertwined. I would be interested to
hear others` methods of integrating them and indeed finding adequate time to
fully engage in both.
glenn swann
>From: Dan Gutwein <dfgutw@prodigy.net>
>Reply-To: Shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu
>To: Shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu
>Subject: Re: Zen practice connection
>Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 14:28:42 -0500
>
>Patrick,
>
>I am a beginning "sitter" and have been playing shakuhachi for 2 years -
>studying with Ronnie. I've been spending the first 15 min. of practice
>time playing RO and meditating as I play - but have found recently that I
>need to sit and do nothing - that that is much better. I don't study Zen
>with a teacher but am reading a lot of Pema Chodron, whom I find to be
>absolutely right about what I need. Anyway - I would love to see how this
>shakuhachi/Zen connection thing works out - would love to see what other
>people do.
>
>Dan
>
>At 11:08 AM 12/19/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>>I am a student of Peter Ross in Seattle and have been a student of Rinzai
>>Zen for about 10 years. I am looking to make a connection with other Zen
>>students who are also shakuhachi players. If you know of any players
>>(students or teachers) who are actively engaged in Zen training (or if you
>>are such a person) please contact me. I know lots of Zen students who
>>don't play and lots of players who don't sit, but so far have not met
>>anyone else who does both. Thanks for any help that's available.
>>
>>Genchoku (Patrick Johnson)
>>
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