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Zen is to quietly calm the heart and mind. Our hearts can be compared to water with waves of emotion (joy, anger, suffering and pleasure) on the surface. Quietly performing zen meditation (zazen) calms these waves. Samadhi (a sublime state of concentration or consciousness during meditation) is when the surface of the water becomes perfectly flat. The water will become clearer, and it will be possible to look deep into the bottom. After returning to life as usual, our minds

The tea ceremony was once regarded as part of samurai etiquette. Calmly performing the tea ceremony offered relief during troubled war times. In the tea ceremony the philosophy of wabi sabi, which is deeply tied to Zen, is a given form. It is nothing splendid or extravagant, but rather a simple, unaffected beauty that can be found in nature or in the human heart. Fully being in the moment, you quietly focus on the act of making tea. We accept nature, become the empty vessel,

The sound of rain on the garden stones In winter, the temple garden holds a different kind of silence, one that is profound and enveloping, as if the very air is thick with contemplation and serenity. The chill in the atmosphere seems to quiet not only the sounds of nature but also the thoughts of those who wander through. Each step on the frost-kissed ground echoes softly, a reminder of the stillness that surrounds the sacred space. The moss, which thrives in the warmer mont