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[Officiant makes offering]
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clonk 👏
The five remembrances:
I am subject to aging. There is no way to avoid aging.
I am subject to ill health. There is no way to avoid illness.
I am going to die. There is no way to avoid death.
Everyone and everything that I love will change, and I will be separated from them.
My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.
clonk 👏
We
have made offerings and this recitation to all who
have died in
natural and human-made disasters, including
war, disease, poverty,
climate change, and acts of terror,
violence and persecution.
Recognizing buddha nature manifested
in their precious lives, we pray
that the benefits of their positive
actions of body, speech and mind may
continue and that all harm
may be swiftly brought to peace;
and for the well-being of those
suffering as a result of natural
and human-made disasters,
including war, disease, poverty, climate
change, and acts of
terror, violence and persecution. May they find
wisdom and
serenity in the midst of their difficulties and be free from
hindrance. May all beings realize the Awakened Way.
[Officiant makes offering]
🔔 All Buddhas throughout space and time,
🔔 all honored ones, Bodhisattvas, Mahasattvas,
🔔 wisdom beyond wisdom, Maha prajna paramiiita.
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"Zazen"
[sit zazen 10 minutes]
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Officiant makes offering
Tonglen [five minutes for each visualization]
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Visualize a person in need, in this instance yourself.
Imagine their pain as a dark, heavy cloud surrounding them.
As you inhale, visualize taking in their pain.
Allow yourself to feel it, understanding their experience.
As you exhale, visualize sending them relief, love, and healing energy.
Imagine their suffering dissolving as they receive your compassion.
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Visualize a loved one.
Imagine their pain as a dark, heavy cloud surrounding them.
As you inhale, visualize taking in their pain.
Allow yourself to feel it, understanding their experience.
As you exhale, visualize sending them relief, love, and healing energy.
Imagine their suffering dissolving as they receive your compassion.
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Visualize a friend.
Imagine their pain as a dark, heavy cloud surrounding them.
As you inhale, visualize taking in their pain.
Allow yourself to feel it, understanding their experience.
As you exhale, visualize sending them relief, love, and healing energy.
Imagine their suffering dissolving as they receive your compassion.
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Visualize a stranger
Imagine their pain as a dark, heavy cloud surrounding them.
As you inhale, visualize taking in their pain.
Allow yourself to feel it, understanding their experience.
As you exhale, visualize sending them relief, love, and healing energy.
Imagine their suffering dissolving as they receive your compassion.
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Visualize a difficult person.
Imagine their pain as a dark, heavy cloud surrounding them.
As you inhale, visualize taking in their pain.
Allow yourself to feel it, understanding their experience.
As you exhale, visualize sending them relief, love, and healing energy.
Imagine their suffering dissolving as they receive your compassion.
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Visualize all beings
Imagine their pain as a dark, heavy cloud surrounding them.
As you inhale, visualize taking in their pain.
Allow yourself to feel it, understanding their experience.
As you exhale, visualize sending them relief, love, and healing energy.
Imagine their suffering dissolving as they receive your compassion.
clonk 👏
All my ancient tangled karma
From beginningless greed, ill will, and ignorance
Born of body, speech, and mind
I now fully avow.
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clonk 👏
I vow to save all sentient beings, though beings are numberless
I vow to transform all delusions, though delusions are inexhaustible
I vow to perceive reality, though reality is boundless
I vow to attain the enlightened way, a way that is non-attainable
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