Obstacles to Practice (1 of 3)

Obstacles to Practice (part 1 of 3)
Jay Chikyo Weik offers a presentation entitled, "Obstacles to Practice," given at the Toledo Zen Center on December 2, 2007.

"Today, our mission is to talk a little bit about the things that might get in the way of maintaining a spiritual practice; now that we have a sense of what the practice is, what kind of things arise that actually get in the way and obstruct and hinder us in that effort; and then some solutions. What can we do to help that?"

For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

saotome sensei

naoko added this link to the blog and the comment below...

In the very beginning, you will see his kotegaeshi against a tsuki. This is what Jay sensei today (Saturday, February 2) referred to in contrast to Yamaguchi Sensei's. Anyway, we should realize that it depends on the position (low, high, etc. ?) of the attack how we respond to it.

Kyu Testing Highlights

here are some brief highlights from the tests on 1/26/08. the complete dvds are ready and will be at the dojo this week. enjoy.