Tesshu vol.74 (Summer 2025) was published

Tesshu re-issue No. 75 is published.

Tesshu re-issue No. 73 is published.

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Tesshuu Reissue No. 76 is now available.

The New Year (2025) zazen meetings will begin with a Friday evening zazen session on January 3 and a Saturday zazen session on January 4. We look forward to your participation.

Zazen will be cancelled for the month of February due to the Seikan holiday, and will resume with an evening zazen session on Friday, March 6.

We would like to announce the schedule for the September zazen sessions. We look forward to seeing you there.
Friday Night Zazen Sessions: September 4, 11, 18, and 25
Saturday Zazen Sessions: 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th
Sunday Zen Talk Session: September 27

We have published Issue No. 77 of the re-launched *Tetsushu*.
Main Content:
Excerpts from the *Rinzai-roku* (7) ... Genryo Kakisakai
Solemn Memorial Services Held for the 33rd Anniversary of the Passing of the Venerable Master Omori Sogen and the 7th Anniversary of the Passing of the Venerable Master Takada Genchū
In Search of the Origins of Japanese Beauty... Naokokoro Okuda
The Genealogy of the Second Restoration Movement (Part 4) by Mitsuyoshi Iwatate
Travelogue of Pakistan ・・・・ Megumi Yamamoto
A Morning of Heavy Rain ・・・・Mami Endo

The April Friday evening and Saturday zazen meetings will be held on the following dates. Sunday Zazen Talk will be held on Sunday the 26th. Please feel free to join us. We look forward to seeing you there.

The Friday evening zazen session on April 10 and the Saturday zazen session on April 11 will be cancelled due to preparations for the Buddhist memorial service.

We practice Shoshin Kagei-ryu "hogyo" after the Zazenkai on the second Saturday of each month, and in June it will be held after the Saturday Zazenkai on the 13th.

If you are interested, please contact us by e-mail at the address below.

The March Friday evening zazen meeting and Saturday zazen meeting will be held on the following dates. Sunday Zazen Talk will be held on Sunday the 29th. Please feel free to join us. We look forward to seeing you there.

Please note that the schedule for March will be irregular due to the interregnum. (07:45 for anton (silent meditation), 08:00 for bell ringing, no chanting, no calligraphy).

Tesshu re-issue No. 72 was published.

The June Friday evening and Saturday zazen meetings will be held on the following dates. Sunday Zazen Talk will be held on Sunday the 28th. Please feel free to join us. We look forward to seeing you there.
Friday evening zazen meetings: 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th

Saturday Zazen meeting : 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th

On Saturday, July 6, after the morning service and congee sitting, the Tetsufukai Dojo held the Matoo Memorial Service at 6:30 a.m. The Dojo was decorated with a sign of the great master Omori Sogen Roshi. The ceremony began with the offering of rice gruel, the chanting of the Great Compassionate Incantation, the burning of incense, the recitation of the mantra, the recitation of the four koans of the vow, and the three acts of worship.

The New Year (2026) zazen meetings will begin with a Friday evening zazen session on January 9 and a Saturday zazen session on January 10. We look forward to your participation.