Walk Well
This summer's walks
have ended.
Walking as practice
From July to September, on Friday afternoons, we spent two hours at Komyo-in — an hour of silence in the garden, an hour of questions opened in a café. This season is now complete.
Walking in silence
We walk quietly in the garden. Each person carries a small card and writes three questions — about Zen, about life, about this moment. No conversation. Only walking.
Conversation in a café
We move to a nearby café. Over a cold drink, the researcher draws questions from the cards at random and shares Zen stories, koans and reflections.
Roji
"Kinhin beneath the trees, in the open ground." Roji means an open, unsheltered place — and in the Lotus Sutra, the ground of release beyond the burning house.
The setting may change; the practice does not.
- Cost
- Free to join (temple entrance ¥500 by donation, and your own drink)
- When
- Summer 2026 · Fridays 13:30–15:30 (ended)
- Where
- Komyo-in (may vary: Konchi-in, Obai-in, Taizo-in)
- Guide
- Dr. Belinda Lee · PhD, Mindfulness & Buddhist Philosophy
- For
- Curious travellers, solo wanderers, makers
Research & media
This gathering forms part of an academic action research project on mindfulness. Audio recording and photography are optional and opted into separately, with full privacy control and the right to withdraw.
Independently organised; not affiliated with any temple administration.
Sessions
Held from time to time. Two hours each — silent walking, then conversation. Dates for the next season will appear here.
Summer 2026 · complete
New dates are being arranged — please check back soon.