Feb.９ ZAZEN(Sitting Meditation) experience in English for foreigners ZAZEN(Sitting Meditation) session in English will be held at Kenchoji Temple for foreigners . Kenchoji Temple is the first-ranked of Zen temples, and is the oldest Zen training monastery. KSGG (Kanagawa Systematized Goodwill Guide Club) will voluntarily escort to the temple and guide them around the grounds. KSGG is a non-profit voluntary organization. The members hope that international exchanges and mutual understanding will be promoted. We will introduce Japanese cultures event, such as tea ceremony, flower arrangement etc. In Zen Buddhism, zazen (literally seated meditation) is a meditative discipline practitioners perform to calm the body and the mind, and be able to concentrate enough to experience insight into the nature of existence and thereby gain enlightenment. 1.DATE＆TIME ：Feb.9(Mon.) 12:30 2.PLACE :Kenchoji-Temple 3.Fee :300 yen Temple admission and 1,000 yen for ZAZEN session 4.MEETING PLACE:JR ”KITA－KAMAKURA“ station 6.SCHEDULE: 12:30 Meet at JR KITA-KAMAKURA station. We will wait for you at both EXITS. (Lunch should be done beforehand) 12:40 Walk to KENCHOJI-Temple for about 10 minute. 13:00 Arrive at KENCHOJI-Temple. Check in 13:30 ZAZEN session starts. All the explanations in English and easy Japanese. Orientation; Priest describes history and manner of ZAZEN. There will be Three ZAZEN sessions (10min~20min each) Visitors who had received the Heart Sutra written in the Roman alphabet. Chanted the Okyou(Sutra) together. 15:00 ZAZEN session end. 15:10 Tea time (Temple will serve Japanese traditional green powdered tea) Talk to priest (Questions and Answers). 15:30/16:00 Tea time end. 16:00 Walk around the grounds of Kenchoji Temple led by a KSGG member 17:00 We will escort you back to JR Kita-Kamakura Station. 7.SIGN-UP： If you are interested ; Please let me know your Name, Gender, E-mail address, Cell Phone No. to [email protected] Not later than Feb.4 (Wed.) The number of KSGG escort participants: Within 10 participants. Of course you can sign up to KENCHOJI-Temple directly（FAX:0467-25-6316） Application form kenchoji/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/e8942be832f32b7ae5ef3e7bff1643f7.jpg Session in 2015 will be Feb.9(Mon),May.12(Tue),Jun.15(Mon),Aug.21(Fri),Oct.7(Wed),Nov.16(Mon) Please wear modest and comfortable clothing (pants are preferred over skirts). We are looking forward to your participation. KSGG’S Web site; ksgg.org/ KSGG Club will not be liable for any accidents
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