Koyasan Seizanji Temple 青山寺: Japanese Buddhism in Sydney
if you're feeling lost or disconnected in a complex modern world
if you're carrying grief, pressure or transition
if you're drawn to discipline, inner clarity and embodiment
Who may this be for?
Those seeking stillness and a reset...
Practices for clarity and embodiment
Quiet sitting and breathwork
Guided meditation
Dharma talk
Prayer and blessing
Disciplined presence
Respectful tradition and immersion into an aspect of Japanese culture
What is Shingon Buddhism
Shingon Buddhism is an esoteric/密教 practice of integration (body-speech-mind), oriented towards realising unity with Mahavairocana/Dainichi Nyorai (The Universe itself) not as 'belief' but as lived realisation and embodiment through practice. The core belief is that your true nature is already identical to the Buddha; it is simply a matter of tuning back into that original frequency.
The core method:
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Body (rituals exploring one's nervous system and emotions)
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Speech (mantra)
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mind (meditation, visualisation)
Common misconception
Buddhism is not about worshipping to a God. When we pray, we are aligning consciousness with the Universe, a being that just is. The one who prays and the one prayed to are not two, but one. The practitioner is already the Buddha/the Universe, just temporarily obscured. Rather, we are remembering ourselves through the conduit of Buddha and the different modes of Buddha (compassion, wisdom etc.)
