Happy New Year everyone! My local Soto-shu temple here in Tokyo has Zazen sessions open to the public twice a month and I often go along. Last time everyone who attended got a Zen Calendar for 2023. There’s a lovely picture for each month, and little proverb for each day. I thought it’d be nice to…

Friday, the 10th of February: 言うより先ず実行言うより先ず実行

Don’t talk, act! or maybe: Action is more important than words

Googling for more information on this turned up a yojijukugo version: 不言実行 Makes me wonder how many others of these have one of those.

Saturday, February the 11th: チャンスを生かせチャンスを生かせ

Sunday, February the 12th: 心の窓を開こう心の窓を開こう

[image] [image] _Marcus: 心の窓を開こう This actually sounds like something they would say in Evangelion. Let’s open the window to/of our hearts.

Monday, February the 13th: 生活に工夫を生活に工夫を

I’m glad someone else also has asuka’s チャンス delivery permanently etched into their brain :laughing: [image] _Marcus: 生活に工夫を my jp dictionary for 工夫: ① よい方法や手段をみつけようとして、考えをめぐらすこと。また、その方法や手段。「新しい方法を工夫する」 ② 仏道修行などに専念すること。特に禅宗で、座禅に専心すること。 I’m having a hard time putting this one into engli…

Zen Calendar 2023

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ChristopherFritz February 11, 2023, 6:26am 207

Semi-off-topic, but チャンス may be my favorite loan word in Japanese.

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