This is Teisho from our weekly zazen sitting at Hakone Gardens.
Zengo are given as part of the"teisho" (teaching) at the end of the zazen period.
The phrases are meant to encourage students to deepen their own understanding of the meaning by opening "shin" (heart/mind).
Sunday, September 29, 2013
身相 氣息 思量 (shinso kisoku shiryo)
身相 氣息 思量 shinso kisoku shiryo
しんそう きそく しりょう
Rev Ito talked about how to prepare for zazen.
身相 (shinso) physical body and posture
氣息 (kisoku) power, determination, thinking, and breath
思量 (shiryo) thinking