The hermit goes to the temple

Format: CD, Duration: 40 minutes
Publication date: 21 January 2003
Publisher: Univox

The Sutras (Zen chants) are original recordings of Taisen Deshimaru's voice. The texts are taken from traditional Zen works: Dogen's «Fukanzazengi» and Sekito-Kisen's «Sandokai». Accompanying the hermit on the path to the temple, Sando Kaisen invites us to enter the reality of a sound universe that makes us feel the immediacy of what is being experienced. A walk in the mountains, a falling tree, a storm, a fire, a man crying... powerful images punctuated by the depth of the sutras and short, dense and striking texts from the writings of the great Zen masters.
«Phenomena and essence fit together perfectly. When one concentrates one's efforts with a single mind, that in itself is to penetrate the Way. Practice-realisation is pure by nature; moving forward is a matter of everyday life. Humbly, to those who seek the Way, I say: do not waste the present moment.»

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