I a grain of wheat I have enclosed the whole universe. In my pot I cook mountains and rivers.
Taisen Deshimaru
The Guenmai is the traditional rice soup which is taken for breakfast in the Japanese temples after the morning Zazen and the ceremony. It is the manifestation of the concentration of Zazen and of the actions of everyday life.
“When the Guenmai is real, then everything become real. When all actions of life are real, the Guenmai also becomes real.” Dogen