tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2021-11-22T09:15:29+09:00 Peatix Rev. Takafumi Zenryu Kawakami tag:peatix.com,2021:event-3082275 2021-11-21T07:30:00JST 2021-11-21T07:30:00JST

Please join our online Zen meditation and philosophy session in English with Rev. Takafumi Zenryu Kawakami  (75 min.)Small group and more direct conversations with participants. Our topic is different each time. It depends on the current situations and participants' condition and questions. Nov. 20th at 12:30 PM HST (Honolulu)Nov. 20th at 2:30 PM PST (San Francisco)Nov. 20th at 5:30 PM EST (Boston)Nov. 20th at 10:30 PM BST (London)Nov. 21st at 6:30 AM SGT (Singapore)Nov. 21st at 7:30 AM JST (Kyoto)Nov. 21st  at 9:30 AM AEDT (Sydney)Nov. 21st at 11:30 AM NZDT (Auckland)We start with guided meditation to understand the impact of words we use in our daily lives. Then, continuously, we move to Zen meditation.Then, we have our discussion on the theme for this week.After the discussion, we practice "nanso" meditation (compassion + body scanning meditation) together.We end the session with a Q&A.While you are meditation, I will livestream the view of Shunkoin Temple's garden. *If you are a doctor/medical worker saving lives from COVID-19, please contact me directly.  So you can join the session for free. *Prior to joining the in-person meditation sessions at Shunkoin Temple, you must attend our online Zen meditation & philosophy sessions at least twice.About our teacherRev. Takafumi Zenryu KawakamiZen priest and thinker. He is the deputy head priest of Shunkoin Temple in Kyoto and teaches Zen Buddhist philosophy and meditation, other Eastern contemplative traditions, and the cultural and religious diversity in well-being in Japanese and English to visitors to the temple. The participants include various business school groups, including HBS, INSEAD, IESE, Sloan, etc. He co-organizes and co-hosts long-term study abroad programs in Kyoto with various universities from the U.S. He teaches Japanese hospitality classes to employees from the sales and marketing departments from Toyota’s global offices. His travels and talks have brought him to the likes of MIT, Brown University, Babson College, Microsoft, BNP Paribas, Gallup, TED x Kyoto, Mind & Life Institute, Eton College, etc. He is a member of the U.S.- Japan Leadership Program by the U.S. – Japan Foundation and a researcher at Keio Media Design of Keio University Graduate School of Media Design.