Inside the temple: Lineage and legacy
Realizing the self without relationship to others (non-reliance) which includes everything (interconnectedness).
Zazen
6 points: Zazen in a Buddhist context
Understanding the common thread that runs from the teachings of Shakyamuni through the practice of shikantaza at Sanshin today.
Specialty: Sesshin
Keeping external stimulation to an absolute minimum in the zazen container
Work
6 points: Balancing peace and progress;
work practice as an investigation of community
Work as an active engagement
with the community in this time and place
​Specialty: Nyoho
6 points: Things done and made according to the dharma
  • Clothing:
    Accurately preserving, embodying and transmitting Kodo Sawaki’s teachings about sewing, wearing and encountering Buddha’s robe
  • Food: Maintaining the connection to zazen mind in food practice, with appropriate effort and attention to sourcing, cooking, eating, and cleaning up.
  • Shelter:
    Space 
    ​determined by practice and practice determined by space.
​Specialty:
Bodhisattva leadership
Inspiring and guiding others toward awakening
Study
6 points: Dharma study as a support for practice
Understanding our practice and practicing our understanding
Specialty: Dogen themes
​Ritual
6 points: Keeping forms simple so we know what we’re doing and why
Ritual as an active engagement with the community across space and time
Specialty: Nothing extra