This thursday, June 19 (6:30 - 8 pm ET): open reality - Virtual talk & discussion with shodo spring
Open Reality: Book preview & dharma discussion with Shodo Spring (online only)
Thursday, June 19th, 6:30 - 8 pm ET Shodo's forthcoming book, Open Reality: Meeting the Polycrisis Together With All Beings, is available now for pre-order. Check out excerpts recently published at resilience.org. Shodo writes: When Dharma eye looks at modern existence, things open up. This book is a deep dive into that opening, including questions of human nature, relationship with all sentient beings, and ways to open up our lives to allow the whole world to flourish. This talk and discussion offers an overview and an invitation. No registration is required, but you can sign up below for a reminder the day before this public virtual event. Participation is via Zoom through the regular green button on this page. |
Shodo is a dharma heir of Okumura Roshi, and practiced at Sanshinji from 2004 - 2009. She now leads practice at Mountains and Waters Alliance in Faribault, MN.
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Virtual practice activities (see schedule below) are offered via Zoom; all times listed are Eastern time in the US. Check the time at Sanshin (in Bloomington, IN) relative to the time in your hometown here. You can join any scheduled practice activity using the green button at right.
It's better to bookmark this page than to bookmark the Zoom link itself. Links may change and there is no way to notify every possible participant. We assume that you are entering virtual practice through this page so that you are up to date with schedule changes and other developing information. Several of the links throughout our website will connect you to our continually evolving companion-site, Sanshin Source, an online multimedia library of resources, context, and in-depth information related to our style of practice. Anyone is welcome to peruse and study our resources as our collection continues to grow.
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See our Schedules and Calendars page for info about upcoming sesshin and retreats offering virtual participation. Our spring 2025 fund appeal is underway. Thank you for your participation and practice.
Resources"Nyoho 9-patch": This chart, available for download below, may be useful to you during our year of Tangible Thusness, exploring nyoho teachings & practice throughout 2025.
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Chant book (for weekday mornings and Sundays):
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Shobogenzo Zuimonki (for weekday mornings):
On weekday mornings we read from Okumura Roshi's published translation of the Shobogenzo Zuimonki. A free (though different) translation is available for download from Sotoshu, here. The correlation between the chapters of the Sotoshu text and Okumura Roshi's text is available below.
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