How to pronounce“ryoan”in English

So this is "Ryoan-ji Reflections."

I've seen Ryoan-ji in spring when the cherry trees bloomed, and in fall when their branches were bare, in winter, when snow covered the moss,

The first time I visited Ryoan-ji, I was overwhelmed, first by the spareness of the site and second by loudspeakers that every 15 minutes squawked out

You cannot see all of Ryoan-ji at one time.

So the first one I'm going to read is called "Ryoan-ji Reflections." And it's about the Ryoan-ji Rock Garden in Kyoto, Japan.

That's Ryoan-ji.

It is in this sense that Ryoan-ji is for me the essential sacred place.

So I begin in this essay talking a little bit about other sacred places, and then I get to Ryoan-ji Excuse me.