Vital Zen

On this study course we'll be exploring the teaching of Zen Master Hakuin in his text Yasenkana (Conversations on a Night Boat). This is the text where he lays out his methods for cultivating the underlying energy system of our Zen practice. By teaching this to his student monks, within a few generations Hakuin’s lineage ended up dominating Rinzai Zen (and still does to this day).

These are the practices that build energy and show us how to safely store it. They show us how to find grounding, stability and rooting. They show us how to flow through life. And they show us how to cultivate the energy of awakening (bodaishin).

Co-taught by Julian Daizan Skinner Roshi and Mark Kuren Westmoquette Sensei.

Huge gratitude to Master Hakuin and all he passed down to us.