Madison Rinzai Zen - Ryugenji 龍源寺

02/24/2026

Korinji's annual Zen Life Retreat, a beginner's meditation retreat led by Meido Roshi at our monastery in Wisconsin. You will learn to meditate, have a taste of monastery life, and receive direct guid…

02/24/2026

Omori Sogen, from his book The Brush and Zen. This quote was mentioned during the recent Zen-Ken-Sho lecture given by So'zan Roshi at Korinji:

"At our Dojo we have calligraphy and swordsmanship practice in addition to zazen. I call this "using different vehicles for Zen training." Zen - the realization of one's essence, the discovery of a True Human Being without Rank - can be found in all aspects of life. There are many vehicles for Zen training; some are formal disciplines, for example, the tea ceremony and flower arranging, but any daily act - cooking, raising children, working with tools or a pen, walking, standing, sitting, lying - can be an instrument of spiritual forging. In my case, I selected the things I know best; Zen, swordsmanship, and calligraphy for my Dojo. Kendo is practicing Zen with a sword; calligraphy is writing Zen with a brush. If we practice earnestly, a true person without rank will someday grip the sword, and the self of no-self will flow from the brush."

02/22/2026

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02/22/2026

02/18/2026

Happy Year of the Fire Horse to all our members. Let's gallop forward courageously, burning up all obstacles!

02/01/2026

Our Sunday practice group in Madison, Wisconsin. Despite the bitter cold, wonderful attendance recently!

01/27/2026

Cold, bright morning at Korinji.

01/10/2026

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Now on the Korinji website we have posted the 4th video in our 7-video "Healing Through Stillness" series, instructing basic non-religious practices of body-mind useful for veterans and survivors of trauma. This one deals with a manner of using the eyes that helps us to release habitual fixation on our inner worlds, experience connectivity with the environment, and regain a kind of natural clarity.

Access is OPEN and completely free to all. Please take a look!

This series has been made possible by support from the Community Foundation of South Central Wisconsin and The Korinji Foundation. We are grateful for this opportunity to be of service.

https://www.korinji.org/veterans