Sanshin Zen Community is an international Buddhist sangha founded in 1996 by Shohaku Okumura, a Soto Zen priest and respected translator of the thirteenth-century Japanese Zen master, Eihei Dogen Zenji. Based at Sanshin-ji, in Bloomington, Indiana, Sa. More by Sanshin Zen Community. Shohaku Okumura (奥村正博; born June 22, 1948) is a Japanese Soto Zen priest and the founder and guiding teacher of the Sanshin Zen Community located in. Our shikantaza follows three aspects outlined by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi, the teacher of Sanshin's founder, Shohaku Okumura: the study of the meaning of zazen in the context of Buddha's teachings, keeping forms and ceremonies simple in order to maintain their connection with zazen, and undertanding the significance of zazen in modern daily life. Renowned Zen teacher, translator and author Shohaku Okumura makes his first ever visit to the UK with two London events in March 2020. Okumura Roshi will teach on Dogen Zenji’s Shobogenzo fascicles ‘Zenki’ (Total Function) on the Saturday and ‘Shoji’ (Life and Death) on the Sunday. Okumura Roshi: In this line from Shōbōgenzō Busshō, “objective dust” is a translation of the expression kyakujin or kakujin (客塵). Kaku means visiting or visitor; jin is dust.

Speakers:Kaz Tanahashi & Shohaku Okumura & Enkyo O'Hara & Irène Kaigetsu Bakker & Natalie Goldberg & Taigen Dan Leighton
Recorded: Saturday Jul 14, 2012

Episode Description: The entire faculty of the Dogen Symposium gather for a panel, reflecting together with members of the audience on Enkyo Roshi’s prompt, “What aspect of Dogen inspires you the most?”

For Series Description and the entire Faculty Biographies, please visit Part 1A or click here.

To access the entire series, please click on the link below:
Dogen Symposium Series: All 7 Parts

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Sadly due to the current COVID 19 Coronavirus situation our sold out events next week with SHOHAKU OKUMURA ROSHI have been cancelled.

Everyone attending the events has been contacted about refunds. Okumura Roshi has expressed his sadness at not being able to attend and a wish to come to London to teach on a future date.

“The Great Way of all Buddhas, when it is completely penetrated, is liberation and is manifestation.”

Dogen Zenji in Zenki (1242)

Renowned Zen teacher, translator and author Shohaku Okumura makes his first ever visit to the UK with two London events in March 2020.

Okumura Roshi will teach on Dogen Zenji’s Shobogenzo fascicles ‘Zenki’ (Total Function) on the Saturday and ‘Shoji’ (Life and Death) on the Sunday.

Each event will feature Zazen (Zen-style meditation), a teaching by Okumura Roshi and Q&A. If you are serious about your Soto Zen practice this is not an event to be missed!

Price

£65 each day (or reduced rate of £120 if booking both days).

Sanshin

Limited spaces so pre-booking essential.

Sanshin Zen Community Bloomington Indiana

Location

Shohaku Okumura Family

Wimbledon Park Hall, 170 Arthur Road, Wimbledon Park, London SW19 8AQ