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Tea with Harada-Osho, Shōsō-ji

I visited Shōsō-ji (正宗寺 ) just outside Takayama with my friends the Hayashi family. Shōsō-ji is a Soto Zen temple run by Zen master Harada Doichi. We went to see an original wood statue of Enku (円箜). Harada-osho allowed us to hold the statue, then invited us for tea. Harada-osho and I compared cameras - both Nikons of course :). He then taught us the difference between meditation and zazen

 

The children on the right are Wamo and Tenzin Hayashi. I had a wonderful day in the company of this delightful family. This photo was taken by Hisa.

 

For more on Enku, see darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2005/03/enku.html

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Uploaded on October 22, 2008
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