Comments on: News from the Front, Oct. 23rd 2009 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/10/23/news-from-the-front-oct-23rd-2009/ My life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tornadoes28 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/10/23/news-from-the-front-oct-23rd-2009/#comment-3476 Tornadoes28 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:47:04 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=5666#comment-3476 I am in LA. Terakoya is a special Japanese weekend school on Saturday. But in addition to Japanese related learning, they do learn a little about Zen. They meet the monks and occasionally practice Zazen. I am in LA. Terakoya is a special Japanese weekend school on Saturday. But in addition to Japanese related learning, they do learn a little about Zen. They meet the monks and occasionally practice Zazen.

]]> By: Doug http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/10/23/news-from-the-front-oct-23rd-2009/#comment-3474 Doug Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:30:07 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=5666#comment-3474 <strong>Johnl:</strong> great observation. It's clear Biddhism has a presence in the US that is here to stay and I hope this means less self-help seminars and more family oriented places as the generations pass. <strong>Tornado:</strong> Stupid me. I thought you were in Japan and I thought Terakoya was like a Sunday school program. :) Johnl: great observation. It’s clear Biddhism has a presence in the US that is here to stay and I hope this means less self-help seminars and more family oriented places as the generations pass.

Tornado: Stupid me. I thought you were in Japan and I thought Terakoya was like a Sunday school program. :)

]]> By: Tornadoes28 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/10/23/news-from-the-front-oct-23rd-2009/#comment-3473 Tornadoes28 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:13:41 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=5666#comment-3473 Zenshuji in Los Angeles is in Little Tokyo and still is highly affiliated with the Japanese community. The Terakoya weekend school is more of a Japanese culture group with some interaction with Zen through Zenshuji. Zenshuji in Los Angeles is in Little Tokyo and still is highly affiliated with the Japanese community. The Terakoya weekend school is more of a Japanese culture group with some interaction with Zen through Zenshuji.

]]> By: JonJ http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/10/23/news-from-the-front-oct-23rd-2009/#comment-3472 JonJ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:12:57 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=5666#comment-3472 Aside from the "Buddhist churches" and temples established by immigrants generations ago, there aren't many Buddhist centers that are family-oriented in the U.S. yet, but I think they will gradually develop. In my experience, at least, most Americans who are interested in Buddhism are either too young to have started families, or so old that their children have flown the nest. Once the younger ones have more families, I think the situation will change. Aside from the “Buddhist churches” and temples established by immigrants generations ago, there aren’t many Buddhist centers that are family-oriented in the U.S. yet, but I think they will gradually develop. In my experience, at least, most Americans who are interested in Buddhism are either too young to have started families, or so old that their children have flown the nest. Once the younger ones have more families, I think the situation will change.

]]> By: Doug http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/10/23/news-from-the-front-oct-23rd-2009/#comment-3468 Doug Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:25:45 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=5666#comment-3468 Yeah I wish zen temples in US had something like that otherwise I can't really bring family. The only temples here on Seattle with sunday school services for kids are the Shinshu temple I go to and a Nichirenshu temple. The others are all "meditation centers" which are devoted only to that. Not the best places to raise a family I think. Yeah I wish zen temples in US had something like that otherwise I can’t really bring family. The only temples here on Seattle with sunday school services for kids are the Shinshu temple I go to and a Nichirenshu temple. The others are all “meditation centers” which are devoted only to that. Not the best places to raise a family I think.

]]> By: Tornadoes28 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/10/23/news-from-the-front-oct-23rd-2009/#comment-3467 Tornadoes28 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:03:55 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=5666#comment-3467 It's been a couple years since I read so I probably should pull it out again and read it. I just don't have enough time to read all the stuff I want to read. I've been hittin' the Japanese history a lot the last year so have not read too much Buddhism. I want to read more about Soto Zen, especially since my wife has been taking our boys to the local Soto Zen temple on Saturdays for Terakoya, like a Japanese/a little Zen weekend school. It’s been a couple years since I read so I probably should pull it out again and read it. I just don’t have enough time to read all the stuff I want to read. I’ve been hittin’ the Japanese history a lot the last year so have not read too much Buddhism. I want to read more about Soto Zen, especially since my wife has been taking our boys to the local Soto Zen temple on Saturdays for Terakoya, like a Japanese/a little Zen weekend school.

]]> By: Doug http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/10/23/news-from-the-front-oct-23rd-2009/#comment-3466 Doug Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:32:23 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=5666#comment-3466 I did actually. But it's in my boxes of stuff being moved from the EU, so I haven't finished it. Some parts really infuriated me though, given the amount of politics that went on in the Shinshu community, and the way they split hairs over really fine doctrinal points in those days. Maybe for people on the ground, it wasn't such a big deal though. I suspect the Zen book above may infuriate me too once I get far into it enough. :) Dobbin's scholarship is great though. I've used it to update Wikipedia in a few places before I left Ireland. :D I did actually. But it’s in my boxes of stuff being moved from the EU, so I haven’t finished it. Some parts really infuriated me though, given the amount of politics that went on in the Shinshu community, and the way they split hairs over really fine doctrinal points in those days. Maybe for people on the ground, it wasn’t such a big deal though. I suspect the Zen book above may infuriate me too once I get far into it enough. :)

Dobbin’s scholarship is great though. I’ve used it to update Wikipedia in a few places before I left Ireland. :D

]]> By: Tornadoes28 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/10/23/news-from-the-front-oct-23rd-2009/#comment-3465 Tornadoes28 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:26:47 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=5666#comment-3465 Look forward to your review of the Soto book. Have you read the book "Jodo Shinshu: Shin Buddhism in Medieval Japan"? It's pretty good as well. http://books.google.com/books?id=Xb3BImNUdRAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=label:%22buddhism%22#v=onepage&q=&f=false Look forward to your review of the Soto book.

Have you read the book “Jodo Shinshu: Shin Buddhism in Medieval Japan”? It’s pretty good as well.

http://books.google.com/books?id=Xb3BImNUdRAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=label:%22buddhism%22#v=onepage&q=&f=false

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