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Impatience: 焦り It means that for now, be calm, don’t panic, don’t rush and be slow. That’s the words that a Zen teacher said to the...

To know 'enough': 足ることを知る I would like to introduce you one of Zen words, ‘知足’. ‘知’ means to know and ‘足’ is to be enough. That is to...

Always here: いつもここ “直心” is a pure, obedient heart and a consciousness that accepts things as they are. "是" is this. "道場” means the place...

Don't see only one side: 一歩離れてみて This is the word that comes out when scolding, and means “idiot”. 「担」Tan means to carry, 「板」Ban is a...

Release: 手放す “放下着” means to throw it away. A disciplinant asked the Zen master. “After a long training, I abandoned everything and gained...

Balance: 人生のバランス “中” means middle and “道” is a road. It is a balanced way of life which is neither extreme in thinking nor behavior. A...

Encounter: 出会い “我” is I, “逢” meet, and “人” the person. “I meet the person.” This is the word by Dogen who is the originator of Soto-shu....