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Hokuozan Sogenji Monastery Germany

2008

From January 17.-24. a 7 day sesshin with 54 participants was held with Shodo Harada Roshi. The teisho text was Shodoka - Song of Enlightenment, first part. 

January 24th, the Roshi travelled to Palermo to give a 2 day sesshin in the One Drop Zendo.

February 14.- 27. was the Buddhist pilgrimage in India, also visiting Bodhidarma's various projects.

Beginning in March various chances to teach 10th graders in the Liebenau school about Buddhism.

Weekend sesshin were held in April, June, July.

May 30th, Zazen day in Antaian in Berlin.

June 14th attendance in Latvia sesshin with Shodo Harada Roshi. 28 participants, Teisho Text: JUKAI lay ordination

June 20th attendance in Poland sesshin with Shodo Harada Roshi. 51 participants, Teisho Text: Diamond Sutra chapter 15

June 30th Tai Chi intensive seminar with Rouven.

 2007

From 19.-26. January a 6 day sesshin was held by Shodo Harada. The teisho text was Shin Jin No Mei - On Believing in Mind by Sansokanchi Zenji.

There has been a daily monastic schedule being observed.

The television NDR  made a show about the monastery and showed it in all of Germany.

Bodhidhamma visited in July and gave a talk about his work with untouchables in India. 

there is a weekly study group, presently the text The Ten Oxherding Pictures is being studied.

At the beginning of August we had a very enthusiastic Leader Meeting from almost all European One Drop Groups.

End of August Ueda-san and his tea school from Hannover held a tea seminar for 4 days. Followed by the Shakuhachi Seminar.

A talk about Buddhism was given end of August in the Liebenau Book Shop: the Books.

Participation at the DBU Kongress near Fulda. Topic: How to live in a Buddhist way.

ShoE and two sangha members spend training time in Sogenji Japan in the fall.

Rohatsu sesshin was held with 10 participants over the New Year.

2006

From 17.-24. January a leader sesshin was held by Shodo Harada Roshi in Hokuozan Sogenji. The text for the Teisho was ZAZENGI. It was also the time for the opening ceremony of the new European centre and monastery Hokuozan Sogenji.

 2005

From the 7th until the 9th January, a leader sesshin was held, joined by people representing their groups in Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Swiss and Hungary. Future projects were discussed. A sesshin was held by Shodo Harada Roshi from the 19.-20. June in Schloss Eickhof. The Teisho text was Hakuin Zenjis Song of Zazen. 

 2004

On the 18th June a One Day sesshin was held with Shodo Harada Roshi. The practice of Zazen was joined with doing exercises of Chi Kung. Thanks to the generosity of Mr and Mrs Hess, we were able to use this beautiful place. The regular Zazenkai is taking place in Bremerhaven. 

2003

At the beginning of the year, ShoE Daishi was send by Shodo Harada Roshi to Germany, to start her own group for the practice of Zazen, with the future vision of starting a monastery there. A Workshop war held in Thieles Garden in Bremerhaven, where 120 people were instructed in Zazen and Chi Kung. A calligraphy demonstration and exhibition took place.