Zen

What is distinctive about Zen is that the teaching is transmitted from person to person, outside the scriptures. At Kanshoji, the teaching is provided by Taiun Jean-Pierre Faure, who received the shiho from Donin Minamizawa Roshi.

The teaching takes various forms

hosan
The master speaks freely about the dharma in the presence of his disciples, around a cup of tea. Dogen writes : « A monastery is not great because it has a great number of disciples. It is great because in the morning shosan is practised and bansan in the evening ».
Shosan - April 2004
Shosan - 16 february 2006
Shosan - 22 april 2007

Kusen
Oral teaching during zazen.
Kusen - Birmanie - 29 september 2007
Kusen - 18 March 2007
Kusen - 28 mai 2006
Kusen - 21 november 2006
Kusen - 11 december 2005


Mondo
The mondo is the opportunity, for the disciple, to ask the master a question on some aspects of the teaching and their realisation in daily life.

Teisho
Here, the teaching takes the form of a lecture.

Apart from those teachings transmitted by the master, we are educated by the sangha in all common activities : ceremonies, meals, samu, sewing of the kesa…

ll the teachings are translated into English.