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Posts by Zenkai Taiun M. Elliston, Roshi

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About Zenkai Taiun M. Elliston, Roshi

Elliston-Roshi began his engagement with Zen in 1966, when he met Rev. Soyu Matsuoka-roshi, founder and head teacher of the Chicago Zen Buddhist Temple (CZBT). He contacted Zen through Rev. Soyu Matsuoka-roshi in the mid-sixties, becoming his disciple in short order, and later founded the Atlanta Soto Zen Center(ASZC) in the 1970s. Elliston-Roshi is the current Abbot of ASZC, which is one of the largest and most active centers for lay practitioners of Zen in the United States today. After two years of training under Matsuoka-roshi’s supervision, and at his suggestion, he underwent a combined Initiation and Discipleship ceremony, and was given the dharma name Taiun, meaning “great cloud.” Later he was given a second name Zenkai, which means “whole world.” In the Zen world, his preferred address is, simply “sensei” (teacher).

January 2016

January 2016

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Photo by Matej from Pexels At the end of 2015, looking forward to the New...

Returning from Japan

Returning from Japan

Dec 3, 2015

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Traveling to Japan

Traveling to Japan

Nov 3, 2015

For those who have never done so, and wonder about traveling to Japan, I would...

Going To Japan

Going To Japan

Oct 3, 2015

Picture by Pixaby from Pexels In the early days of my practice, whenever someone would...

Giving

Giving

Sep 3, 2015

Picture by Pixaby from Pexels In Buddhism, giving, or generosity, is called dana, a Sanskrit...

Training

Training

Aug 3, 2015

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Realizing Beginner’s Mind

Realizing Beginner’s Mind

Jul 3, 2015

Picture by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels. This month’s one-day retreat (J. zazenkai) was held Saturday the...

Knowing

Knowing

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Picture by nicollazzi xiong Pexe In Zen we speak of “not-knowing” as the preferred alternative...

Sickening

Sickening

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Dying

Dying

Apr 3, 2015

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