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The session unfolds slowly and respectfully:

 

1) We begin with natural diaphragmatic breathing, allowing the body to settle and the weight of the body to be felt fully. Nothing is forced.

 

2) Attention is then gently brought into the body itself: sensations (nervous system), breath, posture: allowing the tendency to “watch from the head” to soften, and presence to return to lived experience. 

 

3) From this grounded state, awareness is invited into a simple recognition: nothing is separate from this moment.

In Shingon Buddhism, this points to Dainichi Nyorai: the principle of total inclusion and aliveness... experienced here not as an idea, but as felt continuity.

 

4) We then reflect briefly on two human truths:

 

• one gratitude for being alive, just as we are

• one honest regret: noticed gently, without blame or shame... where contraction or misalignment is felt

 

5) From this clarity, a question is asked quietly:

“What is the next kind action?”

In Shingon language, this echoes the spirit of Kannon: compassion expressed through the smallest real step.

 

6) The practice closes by returning fully to the body.

One bow is offered: not as formality, but as acknowledgment.

 

7) We seal the session with a simple intention:

“May this life benefit beings: starting with the one before this altar.”

 

Each session is guided slowly, with space for silence.

There is no expectation to believe anything... only to experience what is present.

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This session is offered in the spirit of generosity.

 

There is no fixed fee. You are invited to offer a donation, in an amount of your choosing, to the temple in recognition of the time, guidance, and space held during the session.

 

Donations support the continuity of practice and the upkeep of temple spaces.

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