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 Japanese Zen monastery, or...
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Shinnyo-en (section Sesshin)
during one of the sesshin trainings. Oishi, director of the Federation of New Religious Organisations of Japan, testified that sesshin training does not...
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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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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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serious Zen practitioners. In the Japanese language, this practice is called sesshin. While the daily routine may require monks to meditate for several hours...
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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...
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communication processes in a structure that resembles both a traditional Zen sesshin (meditation retreat) and group psychotherapy. Religious teachings and philosophical...
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Zazen Six Perfections Bodhisattva vow Bodhisattva Precepts Shikantaza Sesshin Dhāraṇī Walking meditation Nianfo Chan Koan Hua Tou Samu (Zen) Ōryōki Prostration...
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founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha. In Zen Buddhism retreats are known as sesshin. The Christian retreat can be defined most simply as a definite time (from...
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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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