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23.01.2022 Winter Sesshin 2018 What a blessing to practice together And to honour Peter Genjo’s closing teisho, amidst the busy-ness of life, we will always remember the one who is not busy

23.01.2022 The greater our awakening, the more clearly do we see the reality of our own sinful ignorance. The more our soul is sublimated, the more we feel real awe. Then we become selflessly modest and able to shed an unknown tear for the cruelties and wilfulness of the human karmic condition. This tear, which springs from the innermost sensitivity of life itself, flows into the original ocean of compassion; it wells up into our human desert to moisten and render the earth green. This one tear can never dry up; it streams forever, penetrating the ten directions of our endless past and future; it is the tear of Buddha, the blood of Christ, Beethoven's Prayer, the soul of each one of us. ~ Hogen Yamahata

20.01.2022 Harada Tangen Roshi 1924-2018 Credit: Post from No Zen In the West

17.01.2022 "I return full-heartedly to the Buddha, I return full-heartedly to the Dharma, I return full-heartedly to the Sangha" Teisho with Hogen-san Summer Sesshin 2007. For more photos and information on upcoming retreats, please visit openway.org.au

15.01.2022 Welcome to Open Way Zen. On the "Open Way" of now, every act arises here. Through this spontaneous and natural function of no mind love, Hogen-san invites us to see, to meet, to open in full discovery of THIS!... Please like and share this page, as we make this practice and tradition more accessible to our communities.

15.01.2022 When or where can Love be an achievement? Love is never achieved or finished with; it is eternal. The work with ignorance and cruelty is, therefore, unending. We should never cease to work or to love. There is always a higher mountain beyond the one we just climbed; there are always deeper rivers to cross. We can only penetrate the mountains and rivers, and enter into the ultimate work of our everyday lives, by immeasurable love. ~ Excerpt from "On The Open Way" by Master Hogen-san

11.01.2022 BUDDHA IS YOUR DAILY LIFE If you can chant the Buddhist teachings while having a meal you are very lucky. The policeman has to have breakfast in order to chase thieves; pickpocket gets up in the morning and has breakfast in order to steal ten dollar bills from pockets of others. Breakfast is breakfast, but its world is represented in different ways by different individuals. If you have breakfast to offer your body and mind to the Buddha, to the universe, how lucky you are. Of...fering your body and mind to the Buddha is offering your body and mind to emptiness, or in other words, to the pure sense of human action. People misunderstand and misuse Buddhism. If you study Buddhism thinking that it will help you, that means you use Buddhism for your ego, for selfishness. No matter how long you do this, it is egocentric practice. If you continue to practice like this you will never be satisfied, because desire is endless. When the Dharma is close to you, you do not feel satisfied. When the Dharma is far from you, then you feel satisfied. This is important. If you take only one small step into the study of anything, physics, psychology, Zen, then you feel happy. But the deeper you go, the more you realise you do not feel satisfied. Whatever you do, not only in Buddhism but in life in general, if you are close to human life you do not feel satisfied. There is always something you have to do. As you move toward the future, studying and developing, the more deeply you enter into something the more unsatisfied you feel. This is very natural. The same is true for Buddhist practice. So do not use Buddhism for yourself. Offer your body and mind to the Buddha-Dharma. Buddha is not divine. Buddha is your daily life. - excerpt from Returning To Silence by Dainin Katagiri - image from www.exeas.org/resources/photos/teahouse.jpg

10.01.2022 EIGHTH ANNUAL SPRINGBROOK WINTER ZEN SESSHIN - Registration now open ! Saturday June 23rd to Saturday June 30th 2018 Please join us in the cold and crisp air up on the Springbrook plateau for out 8th winter Sesshin. To be led by Peter Genjo Bruza (featured below), one of Open Way’s senior teachers, and long time student of Open Way’s founding teacher, Zen Master Hogen Yamahata (featured beside Genjo).... Springbrook can be cold in June, therefore the schedule will focus on Zazen (seated meditation) and Kinhin (walking meditation). In addition to meditation practice, the will be work periods (Samu), sutra chanting, dharma talks, as well as breaks for free time. For full details please visit openway.org.au & register online via the ‘Events’ Page. Cost is $750 which covers all food and accommodation. Places are limited, early enrolment will ensure you don’t miss out. Gassho, Open Way Zen Brisbane

09.01.2022 Harada Tangen Roshi 1924-2018 Yesterday, we said farewell to a great teacher, Harada Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji Temple, at the age of 93. ... As Hogen-san’s master, he has illuminated the way for so many, and although he is no longer with us, his awakening eternally remains. Deep bow, Roshi-sama.

08.01.2022 To see reality as it is, by shedding light on it. Registration is now open for our 17th Annual Springbrook Summer Zen Sesshin. Jan 13th - 21st, 2018.... The 8 day program includes meditation, instruction talks and optional private interviews and will be led by Peter Gallagher, a long time student of Master Hogen-san. This event is open to people of all faiths and belief systems. Presented by Open Way Zen and the Springbrook Theosophical Retreat Centre in the Gold Coast Hinterland. $765 covers accommodation and standard lacto-ovo vegetarian food. Limited spaces available. To register, go to the Events page on openway.org.au

07.01.2022 Open Way Zen Summer Sesshin 2018 Group Photo A memory of a wonderful 8 days in noble silence and the sangha is ever growing. Stay up to date on upcoming retreats - openway.org.au

05.01.2022 Words of Jiryu Mark, about Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji. Credit: post from No Zen in the West

04.01.2022 We have limited copies left of "On The Open Way", written by Master Hogen. Delve into the map of his inner universe and his own journey of life. A recommended read for the practitioner seeking teachings from a true master. $20 each. ... Please pm if you would like to purchase

02.01.2022 Hi All Please note this event is FULLY BOOKED and we now have a wait list for those who have not secured a place. If you've marked yourself as 'going' or 'interested' but have not sent us an email to confirm your attendance, please contact us on [email protected] to be put on the wait list.... Thank you