An amazing Teacher and a very nice sangha. Tenkei Roshi follows each of us, in frequent dokusan, to help us finding the best way to get on the Way! The Temple is beautiful, and the food is delicious thanks to Myoho Roshi, the Tenzo. The silence of zazen and all the sounds and singing during the different services go hand in hand, perfectly. The teaching is carried out by Tenkei Roshi, Myoho Roshi and Doin Sensei. The programme is thought to have the residents and the sesshin participants constantly reading rich and varied Buddhist material. The teaching is excellent and the library very inspiring. Thank you to Tenkei Roshi and the Zen River sangha for all...
Read moreTldr: Get out while still you can. Ask some difficult questions and/or disagree with the so-called teachers of this group(think) and you will get to know their true nature: they enjoy controlling others in crafty ways and have little to no empathy. It took me two days to figure out things were not OK, they tried to indoctrinate me with some anti-free speech lecture (which they funny enough called "right speech"). I found the whole situation quite alarming and depressing and thus felt compelled to write this review and...
Read moreGreat Zen training facilities and program(s) that you can join. Nice atmosphere for practising Zen/meditation. Also they make time to give you personal attention/help concerning your personal...
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