Category Archive: kyoto

Recollection

Recollection

When staying at Shunko-in, a subtemple at the large Myoshin-ji Rinzai Zen temple complex in Kyoto, we attended several zazen (seated meditation) sessions led by …

 

Kyoto Urban Landscape

Kyoto Urban Landscape

Early morning view from the place outside the gates of the Myoshinji Zen temple complex where I used to have my morning cigarette. Me and …

 

Returning

Returning

After quite some time I finally have time to return to this blog. Work on the first book to published by our (Alex Reinke and …

 

The bamboo grove in front of my hut! Every day I see it a thousand times Yet never tire of it. Ryokan (1758-1831)

 

TWILIGHT – the only conversation on this hill Is the wind blowing through the pines. Ryokan (1758-1831)