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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

i am leading the next zazenkai @ dublin zen centre october 25th message me for details

Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The 'self' feels like a centering, or sometimes a 'contraction' - at its worst - when clinging to ego, or during anxiety, it gets very tight, constrictive, grasping. Zazen is opening up and out. We open our body, our eyes, our lungs, to the world. A loosening. A break from the contraction.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Zen Buddhism Ireland Summer Sesshin 2026 Jampa Ling Buddhist Centre, Cavan "large coin or small egg"

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

It was an honour and a pleasure to meet the President of Ireland Catherine Connolly at the National Day of Commemoration recently, where I was contributing a reading representing the Buddhist faith. The President enjoyed hearing the Buddha's words.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

another great zazenkai at Dublin Zen Centre to mark the Solstice. Thank you to everyone who came, including some first time zazenkai-ers

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

wisdom / compassion practice / realisation zazen / eight-fold path they contain each other, one is the seed of the other.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Summer Solstice Zazenkai @ Dublin Zen Centre 21.06.26 09.30 - 16.30 €30

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

come down to Dublin Zen Centre tonight..after Zen i'm gonna yap about Bodhidharma a little bit.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

all activity is not buddha activity but buddha activity is all activity

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

really loved this conversation about "priest or monk" in a Zen context. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSgX...

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priest or monk

YouTube video by eshin regarding zen

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

in Dublin? interested in Zen Buddhism? Come to one of our nights at Dublin Zen Centre: Monday 19.30 - 21.30 Wednesday 19.30 - 21.30 Arrive between 19.00 - 19.25. Or drop me a DM to chat about it if you have questions.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

our 4th monthly zazenkai of the year yesterday at Dublin Zen Centre. Great day of sitting in stillness !

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Kosmische Chambeaux @cosmicchambo.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

🔥🔥🔥 🔥☸️🔥 🔥🔥🔥 "Zen is for those who ask the question, 'What is this life?' but do not really want an answer." – Zenju Earthlyn Manuel The Shamanic Bones of Zen (2022)

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Great day of practice yesterday at Dublin Zen Centre for our Spring Equinox zazenkai !

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a photo looking at the altar of Dublin Zen Centre. To the left and right are rows of people doing seated meditation

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Few places left for this Sunday's zazenkai (day of zen meditation) in Dublin Zen Centre. DM for details! 10.00 - 16.30 €30 Bring your own lunch for oriyoki meal.

a poster for the upcoming zazenkai in Dublin Zen Centre, with a photo of the altar and 3 people sitting zen.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

next up - i am leading the march zazenkai. march 22nd at dublin zen centre. message me for details.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

we had an amazing zazenkai yesterday at dublin zen centre, led by Hodo sensei.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

"The Diamond Sutra may look like a book, but it's really the body of the Buddha. It's also your body, my body, all possible bodies."

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

'all the whole earth is the true human body'

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Zazen tonight, Dublin Zen Centre. 19:30 - 21:30 Please arrive between 19:00 - 19:20. Doors close 19:25 DZC: 11 Anglesea St, Temple Bar, Dublin, D02 NY01.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Yesterday, We had our first zazenkai (day long sitting session) of the year at Dublin Zen Centre. A wonderful day of practice, topped off by the novice ordination ceremony for Unmyō. Details on next zazenkai soon.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

was talking to a recent newcomer to the zen centre. he visited one day i was not there. he said to me "i wanted to learn about zen so i came along, and i was taught nothing" "perfect" i replied.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

words don't describe the honour i had of receiving dharma transmission from my teacher Myozan. Deep bows to my teacher and my sangha for helping me. I just try my best to help maintain a space for people to practice the Zen way. Nothing more, nothing less.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Muho has a great take on answering the old question that bugged Dōgen “But if I’m already a Buddha why do I need to practice?” It’s like saying “But I’m a chef - why do i need to cook?” 🎯

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

€3000 was raised. Thank you all so much.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

some sights and sounds from yesterday's chanting and bake sale for the children of gaza at dublin zen centre. thank to all who came through and supported.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Today from 2pm in Dublin Zen Centre. Chanting and cakes for the children of Gaza. Pop in any time 2pm - 5pm.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Full Moon Ceremony after Zazen tonight at Dublin Zen Centre

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

chanting and bakesale for the children of gaza. june 22nd at dublin zen centre. donate: www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/d...

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

RTÉ today at 17.30 - short film about Dublin Zen Centre

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

trying to keep the precepts is a koan

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Wonderful day of practice at our May zazenkai, finishing with Jukai for two new Bodhisattvas, Muji and Kanku. Deep bows to Buddha, Dharma and Sangha

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

part of Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi's keynote speech at the UN International Day of Vesak 2025, Held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. May 6th 2025

I want to end by throwing a spotlight on a region of the world that might be called the epicenter of the contest between the forces of moral nihilism and our obligation to protect human dignity. I refer to the Gaza Strip, where, right now, a terrible genocide is underway, a brutal campaign of extermination visible to us in real time on our TVs and computer screens. This is the convergence point where our commitment to human dignity should be engaged in a relentless struggle against the forces of moral nihilism, which wage their campaign of devastation with smooth diplomacy and arsenals stocked with the most lethal weapons.

Israel’s response to the horrific Hamas attack of 2023 has broken all ethical boundaries, threatening to shred the global rules-based order rooted in international law and human rights. In just eighteen months, Israel has killed over 60,000 people in Gaza, almost 70 percent of them

women and children. Its bombs have reduced homes, hospitals, relief centers, and universities to dust; its forces have executed teachers, doctors, journalists, and relief workers in cold blood. For the past two months, Israel has imposed a complete blockade on Gaza. A complete blockade means, literally: no food, no clean drinking water, no electricity, no medical equipment.

Vietnamese of an older generation know what it’s like to face daily bombardments, when you don’t know whether you or your loved ones will be alive tomorrow. The people of Gaza now face a similar ordeal. In Gaza, you might see twenty members of your family wiped out by a single rocket strike. Your children may have lost their arms and legs. You have no access to medical care, and your whole family is being deliberately starved. How can we tolerate this?

Please bear in mind that I am not looking at this crisis primarily as a political issue. I am looking at it as an issue of humanitarian ethics. We are facing a campaign of annihilation that has opened the doors to moral chaos and shattered the very idea of human dignity. The genocide in Gaza should burn our conscience and move us to act—to stand in defense of a people whose humanity is being degraded and violently crushed. I know these are strong words, but I speak as a person of Jewish origins, born and raised in a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York.

I’ve noticed that Buddhist leaders speak endlessly of compassion, peace, justice, and human dignity, but when it comes to criticizing Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians, they seem to lose their voices. I don’t know whether this is due to fear or indifference, but we need to be courageous. As Buddhist leaders we shouldn’t stand silently on the sidelines. We have to seize the demands of the moment, find our voices, and use them to call for peace and justice. We must insist that Israel ends its violence against the people of Gaza, and we must support the aspiration of the Palestinian people for an autonomous sovereign state of their own, with full representation at the United Nations.

We should remember that an attack on the human dignity of one community is an attack on the dignity of all. By standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people, we demonstrate our compassion, our courage, and our commitment to humanity.

Thank you very much for your attention. Let me conclude by wishing everyone a joyful Vesak celebration. May the blessings of the Holy Triple Gem be with you all.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

a reminder of our upcoming day of zen meditation @ dublin zen centre. DM for details

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

one ocean, many waves. waves need the ocean, ocean needs the waves.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra - (trans. Red Pine)

"Therefore, Mahamati, those who would attain the personal realization of buddha knowledge should abandon all views and projections concerning the sameness or difference or both or neither, or concerning the existence or nonexistence or neither existence nor nonexistence, or concerning the permanence or impermanence of origination, duration, and cessation."

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

the next zazenkai at dublin zen centre. DM me for details/to book a place.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Today is Buddha's Birthday. We celebrated Hana Matsuri at the Dublin Zen Centre last night.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

sometimes i see comments that Western Zen practitioners are "cosplaying" etc. with regards robes and rituals and titles but everyone is cosplaying. the business person, the police officer, the monk, the westerner, the easterner. might be a good idea to try on another costume, even just for a change.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

another great day of practice at Dublin Zen Centre with our March Zazenkai. Thank you to everyone who sat with us.

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Kōzan @kozankokai.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Our next monthly Zazenkai of 2025 is on March 23rd at Dublin Zen Centre, led by myself. Email or DM me to book or for further details. Looking forward to practicing with you.

A poster for the upcoming Zazenkai in Dublin Zen Centre.
It features 3 people practicing zazen.
The text reads:
ZAZENKAI
(day od Meditation in the Sōtō Zen tradition)
March 23rd / 10am - 5pm / Dublin Zen Centre/ €30

To book: email kozankokai@gmail.com
11 Anglesea St, Temple Bar, Dublin, D02 NY01
zenbuddhism.ie

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