Zazen the main practice,
is « just sitting », shikantaza.
A fundamental aspect of Soto Zen is that practice and realization are not separate.
Practice, through us, manifests the unity and harmony of all life. It gives us stability and applies to
all areas of daily life.
of practice
1. Study and practice the Buddhadharma only for the sake of Buddhadharma, not for the sake of human emotions and wordly ideas.
2. Zazen is the most venerable and only true teacher.
3. Zazen must work concretely in our daily lives as the two practices (vow and repentence), as the Three Minds (Magnanimous Mind, Joyful Mind, and Parental Mind) and as realization of the saying: « gaining is delusion, loosing is enlightenment ».
4. Live by vow and root it deeply.
5. Realizing that development and backsliding are your responsibility alone, andeavor to practice and develop.
6. Sit silently for ten years, then for ten more years, and then for another ten years.
7. Cooperate with one another and aim to create a place where sincere practicioners can practice without trouble.