HINOTORI AN ANNIVERSARY

Hinotori An anniversary will be celebrated this year with an intensive silent Zen practice. The silence is only broken by the sound of Keisu 磬子 (bowl gong), Inkin 引鏧 (hand gong), 鈴 Rei (small bell) or Taku 柝 (wooden clappers) to mark meditation periods (sitting Zen meditation) and kinhin (walking Zen meditation).

REQUIREMENTS:

• Registration - no entry without prior registration

• Punctuality - arrive 10 - 15' before the start of the practice to prepare in peace; the door is locked 5' before the start of the event and late practitioners cannot enter

• Skillful communication – silence at all times

• Clean socks - prepare clean socks for the Zendo; it is not allowed to walk on the tatami with bare feet, in shoes or with dirty socks (unlike the usual Zendo where one practices barefoot, the Zendo in Hinotori An follows the rules of the Chado room to protect the tatami…