posted by Taigu at 5:24 PM
Taïgu or Kuma San. French oddity, poet, writer, musician, artist and in love with life itself. Interested in unimportant things, people of no rank. Started zazen in my teens, received the precepts as a Zen priest twenty five years ago. Received Dharma transmission in 2003. I believe that Alexander Technique provides a real and living understanding of zazen. It allows zazen to be alive , fluid and dynamic as opposed to what I met almost everywhere: a fixed and rigid form that feeds intolerance, arrogance and ignorance. Lover of Jizo and Kannon. I was born in 1964 and because of my passion for life and art, I lived many lives in one. Jack of all trades, master of none. I now live in Japan. Surnom : Kuma ou Kuma San. Vaguement français, poète, musicien, artiste et amoureux de la vie même. Passionné par les choses ordinaires, les gens sans importance. Ai commencé Zazen dans mon adolescence, ai reçu les préceptes de moine voici plus de trente ans. Grand amoureux de Jizo et Kannon. Je suis né en 1964 et, de par ma passion pour la vie et l’art, j’ai vécu plusieurs vies en une seule. Touche à tout mais ne maîtrise rien. Ai recu la transmission du dharma en 2002.
7 Comments:
Great to hear from you again. Please can you keep us up to date on your progress with the Kesa.
Many thanks
Thank you Nominata...I will.
Take care.
Kuma san
Kuma San,
I look forward to learning about this new Kesa.
I have made a few Rakusa (with allot of help) and would love to embrace the task of making a Kesa.
I have only briefly looked through your site here and while I saw a few pictures of patterns I would like to know if there a good reference for a pattern or how to guide that you would recommend?
Thanks,
Be well and Happy!
Gassho,
Jordan
Pierre,
Thank you for your recent post.
I am still based in Singapore. All is fine. I am strongly considering a return to Japan in the spring.
Could you offer any up to date advice on how a foreigner manages to stay there these days. I am thinking mainly concerning visa regulations. You may reply to me directly if you think it out of place here.
Best regards,
troy
http://bauddhamata.blogspot.com/
Greetings,
When I lived in Minnesota, I assisted Tomoe Katagiri Sensei (Dainin Katagiri Roshi's wife) when she taught Nyoho-e. She has translated Dogen's writings on the subject and has published them along with instructions on sewing the robes.
If you are interested, you might inquire here: http://www.mnzencenter.org/
I am going back in a week (I am in Mashiko, TOchigi-ken) and hope to finish an Okesa.
I am in Minnesota now and sewing with Katagiri Sensei.
Hi! Very interesting! Thanks!
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