This is a yearly program based on three 7- day retreats in April, August and November.
Main Course C ushers students into intensive practice, study and ryo training at Bendoho retreats, a form of Zen monastic community practice, emphasizing Zen Master Dogen’s method of practices and teachings within his major work Shobogenzo, The Treasure House of the Eye of True Teaching.
For more information see Main Course C page.
Theme: Sangha and Lineage – The Flow of Wisdom
In Buddhism, wisdom is not a private possession but a shared illumination,
transmitted through Sangha and Lineage. It arises where practice, relationship, and understanding converge — not as doctrine but as living experience. Within the Sangha, we
learn from each other’s sincerity; through Lineage, we receive the distilled wisdom of those who walked before us.
Wisdom manifests not only as insight but as the way we live together — in
kindness, restraint, and compassion. The Buddha’s wisdom flows through
the ancestors to us, and through us to future generations. When we sit, listen, and serve together, the boundaries between teacher and student, past and present, quietly
dissolve. In this timeless flow, wisdom reveals itself — as community, as continuity, as the heart of the Buddha Way.
— Editorial Team
and Ekai Korematsu, Editor
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Theme: Sangha and Taking Refuge
Sangha is the living expression of the Buddha’s path—a community where practice becomes real through relationship. Taking precepts marks a turning point: an inner vow becomes visible and shared. In Sangha, we support each other not just in keeping the precepts, but in embodying them.
On 20 July 2025, the 52nd Initial Jukai Ceremony was held at St Pius School Hall.
Three Zen students received the Three Essential Precepts—Buddha, Dharma and
Sangha—from the Abbot of Jikishoan. To date, 133 people have taken Jukai.
This issue honours those who have stepped forward, renewing the heart of community. May we walk together with clarity, humility, and the joy of shared
awakening.
— Ekai Korematsu Osho
Read this Myoju (file on Google Drive)