[10:00 a.m. Pacific time, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (whenever possible) on Zoom.]
[Gassho bow to the zendo as you come in.]
[10:00 a.m.: Officiant to altar. If no assistant, officiant stays seated and is also assistant.]
🔔
[Officiant to altar, makes offering, turns.]
Roll down 🔔 ● ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● (dim.)
🔔 [all 🙇]
🔔 [all 🙇]
🔔 [all 🙇]
[all gassho 🙏]
[officiant remains standing to end of All Buddhas.]
[Assistant:] 👏 Buddha's Teaching to Bahiya [Commentary]
In the seen, there is only the seen.
in the heard, there is only the heard.
in the sensed, there is only the sensed.
in the thought, there is only the thought.
This is how you should train yourself.
Since there is for you
in the seen, only the seen,
in the heard, only the heard,
in the sensed, only the sensed,
in the thought, only the thought,
and you see that there is no thing here,
you will therefore see that
indeed there is no thing there.
As you see that there is no thing there,
you will see that
you are therefore located neither in this,
nor in that,
nor in any place
betwixt the two.
This alone is the end of suffering.
🔔 [all 🙇]
👏 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 also 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 to altar, makes offering during All Buddhas, turns]
🔔 All Buddhas throughout space and time,
🔔 all honored ones, Bodhisattvas, Mahasattvas,
🔔 wisdom beyond wisdom, Maha prajna paramiiita.
[Roll down] 🔔 ● ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● (dim.)
🔔 [all 🙇]
🔔 [all 🙇]
🔔 [all 🙇]
[Officiant returns to seat if standing]
"Zazen"
[sit zazen] 🔔🔔🔔
[end of zazen] 🔔
"kinhin"
[sit zazen] 🔔🔔🔔
[end of zazen] 🔔🔔
[Officiant to altar.
[Officiant makes offering, turns.]
[all gassho] 🙏 👏
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
🔔 [ all 🙇] [return to gassho. All make "circle" gassho bow.]
[Officiant returns to seat if standing.]
[End of formal event. Informal visiting after this time encouraged]