In December 2020, Senior Teacher Guy Mokuho Mercier’s began regular Saturday morning Tenborin Zoom Zazen sessions, relayed in the UK with simultaneous translation on the Bristol Zen Dojo-Live Channel 2 audio player

You can join the Tenborin relay on Saturday mornings from 07:55 to 09:20 (approx)

Since September 2022, Maitre Guy has commented on the Advice for Practice by Master Wanshi Shogaku, the Zen Master (1091-1157) known in Chinese as Hongzhi Zhengjue.  A translation is available in Taigen Dan Leighton’s book Cultivating the Empty Field; section references are to this version.

Most recent kusen

Kusen 7th June 2025  –  The Solitary Beacon & the Single Road

Kusen 14th June 2025  –  The Solitary Beacon & the Single Road

Kusen 21st June 2025  – Positive and Appropriate Activity

Kusen 28th June 2025 – A Complaint about Bodhidharma’s Coming from the West

Kusen 5th July 2025 – Commentary on Dogen’s Shobogenzo: Katto (Twining Vines)

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French language versions of recent kusen can be found here

Anyone wishing to donate to the Tenborin Association might find this updated document helpful : Paying Tenborin