This page makes available some of the recent newsletters & talks given by Shodo Harada Roshi

Abbot of SogenJi, Okayama, Japan and
Tahoma One Drop Zen Monastery (IttekiJi), Whidbey Is. USA.

 

Information on Harada Roshi and One Drop Zendos can be found at OneDropZendo.org.
 
The January,2005 issue (#66) of Roshi's newsletter, New Year's greetings.
 
 
The November,2004 issue (#65) of Roshi's newsletter, on Rohatsu and Hakuin Zenji's Song of Zazen
 
The June,2004 issue (#64) of Roshi's newsletter, completes chapter 6 of the Vimalakirti Sutra
 
The January,2004 issue (#63) of Roshi's newsletter, a New Year message.
 
The December,2003 issue (#62) of Roshi's newsletter, on Rohatsu.
 
The May,2003 issue (#61) of Roshi's newsletter, completes chapter 5 of the Vimalakirti Sutra
 
The January,2003 issue (#60) of Roshi's newsletter, his New Years' Greeting
 
The June2002, issue (#59) of Roshi's newsletter, on the Vimalakirti Sutra
 
The January 2002, issue (#58) of Roshi's newsletter.
 
The November 2001 issue (#57) of Roshi's newsletter on Hakuin Zenji's Song of Zazen.
 
A talk in early November 2001 (#56A) of Roshi's newsletter continues Roshi's teaching on the disaster of September 11.
 
The October issue (#56) of Roshi's newsletter teaches on the disaster of September 11.
 
The text of the email Roshi sent on October 3 addresses the events of September 11.
 
The September 2001 issue (#55) of Roshi's newsletter discusses the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11.
 
The June 2001, issue (#54) of Roshi's newsletter continues Roshi's teaching on the Vimilakirti Sutra.
 
These issues are available for download in Acrobat PDF format, they are not yet online:
June 2000, issue (#50) Vimalakirti Sutra
Jan. 2000, issue (#49) New Year message
November 1999, issue (#48) Zazen Wasan - Hakuin
August 1999, issue (#47) Vimalakirti Sutra
April 1999, issue (#46) Vimalakirti Sutra
Jan 1999, issue (#45) New Year message (hospice)
 

The following audio were recorded on two occassions in September 2000 when Harada Roshi-san gave public talks in the Seattle area. The talks are bilingual with Harada Roshi speaking first in Japanese and Daiichi-san translating into English.

Each audio has a running time of between 50 and 90 minutes and are formatted for a 56K modem. The audio may stop and start until a few minutes has downloaded.

To listen to the audio you will need the Quick Time plug-in.

If you do not have the Quick Time plug-in, you can download it here.

Tahoma One Drop Zendo - IttekiJi, Sept. 15, 2000. An introduction to zen practise and meditation.

Elliot Bay Bookstore, Sept. 15, 2000. A public talk and booksigning.

 
Background information on Harada Roshi and the One Drop Zen Temple can be found here.