What is the greatest happiness in the world?

Having too much money to keep count of? Sleeping every day till waking up naturally? Getting a raise effortlessly while others working unpaid overtime …?

NO! The joy of meditation is the greatest happiness in the world.

Zen, an elixir prescribed by the Buddha, the Great Lord of Healing, can produce the most subtle and profound effect on our body and mind.

Feeling relaxed, happy and carefree ~ ~ the marvelous power of Zen

Listening to the whisper of the heart ~ ~ the joy of Zen

Being aware, tranquil and joyful ~ ~ the ultimate state of Zen

Zen is the heart, and everything is inseparable from the heart, therefore, we are never separated from Zen. Zen is everywhere.

Three pictures needed:

First: the picture of three waves

Wave A: Where is the sea?

Wave B: I don’t know where the sea is.

Wave C: Aren’t we all the sea?

Second: a picture of a scroll of calligraphy or painting with the text of “Every day is a good day.”

When we tell ourselves that every day is a good day,

do we still spend every day fretting over various things in our life?

How can we turn every day into a good day?

Family background, occupation, identity, gender, skin color, age, culture, language, mentality, standards and vision are all irrelevant. Zen is always present ~ ~

Happiness is on the way ~ Great Acharya Zhiguang will personally teach Happy Zen meditation which is derived from the ancient Tiantai tradition dating back 1200 years to the Tang Dynasty. Now, even total beginners will have the opportunity to taste the joy of Zen meditation ~ ~

Introduction of the Tutor:

Great Acharya Zhiguang:

Abbot of Kyoto Shimeisan Ichijo Temple

Great Acharya of Sanbu-to-ho of the Japanese Tendai esoteric school

Gon-daisojo (Deputy Daisojo) and Great Acharya of Lamp Transmission of the Japanese Shingon Daigo-ha lineage

Visiting Professor of the Shuchiin University of Japan

“Happy Zen” is a meditation practice taught by Acharya Zhiguang that is best adapted to the daily life and work of people from all walks of life. It gives people a direct experience of the joy of meditation, the peace of mind and body, as well as the inherent happiness of life. The essence of Happy Zen mainly originates from the teachings of the Tiantai lineage.

Acharya Zhiguang began to learn and practice the teachings of the Tiantai sect when he was young. He has captured the very essence of these teachings that he learned from Master Jinghui of the Guoqing Monastery on Mount Tiantai, Master Wudao of the Dafo Monastery in XinZeng, Acharya Huimei of the Baoshanjing Monastery in Shanghai, and the Venerable Shen Renyan, Postgraduate Tutor of Tiantai Sect of the Buddhist Academy of Mount Putuo.

Date: October 1-2, 2020

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Organizer: Kyoto Shimeisan Ichijo Temple