先週から来日中のアメリカ人ドクターと一緒にお寺で座禅を体験させて頂きました。足を組んで床に座る代わりに椅子を使い、時間も短めの略式でしたが、基本を教えて頂きました。線香が一本燃え尽きる間、姿勢と呼吸を保ち、心を無にすること…。体験後の住職さんとドクターの対話から学べたことも、ありがたく思いました。
Zen Experience
I had a chance to experience Zen meditation at a temple with an American doctor who has been in Japan since last week. We used chairs instead of sitting on the floor with our legs crossed and the duration was shorter, but we still learned the basics in this simplified style. We maintain our postures and breaths to empty our minds while a stick of incense burns down… I appreciated the dialogue between the priest and the doctor after the experience, from which I learned some more.
I had a chance to experience Zen meditation at a temple with an American doctor who has been in Japan since last week. We used chairs instead of sitting on the floor with our legs crossed and the duration was shorter, but we still learned the basics in this simplified style. We maintain our postures and breaths to empty our minds while a stick of incense burns down… I appreciated the dialogue between the priest and the doctor after the experience, from which I learned some more.
