冬の朝5時座禅は終わってからでも夜景 Nightview After a Wintertime 5am Zazen

December 3, 2012: 亀清旅館 Kamesei Ryokan

6am sunrise Following 5am Zazen.

亀清旅館の独特の宿泊プランの一つは

「若旦那と朝5時座禅プラン」です。

なかなか売れないプランです。座禅に興味があっても、朝5時と言うハードルが高すぎるようです。特に、信州で朝5時で冬は寒いし。

しかし、朝5時は一番静かな時間帯で早く起きて座禅をするのはうんと効果的です。

先日はオーストラリアからのお客様が興味を示してくれて、二人で頑張って、行ってきました。凄い良かった。そして、終わってから外を見たら、開眼寺からの眺めで善光寺平が見えて、まだ夜景モードでした。

朝5時座禅したからこそ、楽しめた景色。

One of Kamesei Ryokan's stay plans is:

"Reset Plan: 5am Zazen Meditation"

To be honest, this plan hardly ever sells. Even if people are interested in zazen meditation, getting up at 5am apparently is too high of hurdle. Especially in the winter, 5am is bitterly cold here in Nagano.

However, 5am is the most silent time of the day, perfect for resetting one's daily life through meditation.

The other day, a guest from Australia expressed interest in doing zazen. So the two of us woke up early and braved the cold, and enjoyed a session of mediation at Kaigen-ji Temple's zazen room.

After the session, we went back outside and I was surprised to find that it was still dark enough to be able to enjoy the nightlights of Nagano City from Kaigen-ji's viewpoint overlooking the Zenkoji Plain.

One of the side benefits of doing 5am zazen meditation.





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