Evening Practice for February 22, 2024 7pm Eastern

Here is the link to join us via the cloud zendo at 7PM  for the All Beings Zen Sangha evening program.  Tonight we will have a short service before one period of Zazen. We will then have a “Way Seeking Mind” Talk by Kinki ShinSei (Joyful Spirit Deep Vow) Ilaria Tassi and end with the chanting of the refuges.    If you would like stay after refuges and do a welcome and check-in please do

If you are asked for a password please use this  955165

ABZS does keep an attendance of participation in sangha events*  this is done for the welfare of it’s members and for guidance in future programing

Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

Order of Service

Greeting by the Kokyo

Enmei in Japanese (7 times)

Heart Sutra in Chinese

25 minute period of zazen

Four Great Vows

Way Seeking Mind Talk by Ilaria Tassi

Refuges in Pali

Post service check in (please feel welcome to stay or depart as your schedule requires)

Enmei Jukko Kannon Gyo

KAN ZEON                

NA MU BUTSU

YO BUTSU U IN

YO BUTSU U EN

BUP PO SO  EN            

JO RAKU GA JO

CHO NEN KANZEON

BO NEN KANZEON

NEN NEN JU SHIN KI      

NEN NEN FU RI SHIN

Heart Sutra in Chinese
The Pinyin pronunciation: 

(Title) bō rě bō luó mì duō xīn jīng  

guān zì zài pú sà , xíng shēn bō rě bō luó mì duō shí,zhào jiàn wǔ yùn jiē kōng, dù yī qiē kǔ è。

shè lì zǐ, sè bù yì kōng ,kōng bù yì sè , sè jí shì kōng , kōng jí shì sè。

shòu xiǎng xíng shí,yì fù rú shì。

shè lì zǐ, shì zhū fǎ kōng xiāng,

bù shēng bù miè, bù gòu bù jìng, bù zēng bù jiǎn ,

shì gù kōng zhōng wú sè, wú shòu xiǎng xíng shí,

wú yǎn ěr bí shé shēn yì, wú sè shēng xiāng wèi chù fǎ, 

wú yǎn jiè, nǎi zhì wú yì shí jiè, wú wú míng , yì wú wú míng jìn,

nǎi zhì wú lǎo sǐ, yì wú lǎo sǐ jìn。

wú kǔ jí miè dào, wú zhì yì wú dé, yǐ wú suǒ dé gù。

pú tí sà duǒ, yī bō rě bō luó mì duō gù, xīn wú guà ài。

wú guà ài gù, wú yǒu kǒng bù, yuǎn lí diān dǎo mèng xiǎng, jiū jìng niè pán。

sān shì zhū fó, yī bō rě bō luó mì duō gù, dé ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí。

gù zhī bō rě bō luó mì duō, shì dà shén zhòu, shì dà míng zhòu,

shì wú shàng zhòu, shì wú děng děng zhòu。néng chú yī qiē kǔ, zhēn shí bù xū。

gù shuō bō rě bō luó mì duō zhòu, jí shuō zhòu yuē:

jiē dì jiē dì, bō luó jiē dì, bō luó sēng jiē dì, pú tí sà pó hē。

Refuges in Pali (Call and Response)

Accapella, inflections as follows:

➞Buddham Saranam Ga➚cha➘mi➞iii

BUDDHAM SARANAM GACCHAMI

DHAMMAM SARANAM GACCHAMI

SANGHAM SARANAM GACCHAMI

DUTIYAMPI BUDDHAM SARANAM GACCHAMI

DUTIYAMPI DHAMMAM SARANAM GACCHAMI

DUTIYAMPI SANGHAM SARANAM GACCHAMI

TATIYAMPI BUDDHAM SARANAM GACCHAMI

TATIYAMPI DHAMMAM SARANAM GACCHAMI

TATIYAMPI SANGHAM SARANAM GACCHAMI

Dharma Tea at Two pm for February 13, 2024 2-2:45 pm

Tuesday February 13, 2024 2PM-2:45PM – Dharma Tea at 2pm led by Zen’etsu Clay Crowell on ‘Dōgen Zenji Snow Poems’ – online only

Zen’etsu Clay

to join use this link.  If asked for a password  use 386593.  You can also go to www.allbeingszen.org home page to sign in.

For the All Beings Zen Sangha Tuesday Teas at Two, a topic is introduced and then a few questions are proposed for discussion by those present. The Teas are online only.

We start with 5 minutes of silent tea drinking. 

The dharma tea concludes at 2:45pm Eastern. All are welcome.

Tuesday Tea at Two pm Eastern 2-2:45pm

Tuesday February 6, 2024 2p Dharma Tea at Two – led by Beata Stylanios on the topic of “Widows and widowers in our midst and the gift of flowers” online only

Beata

to join use this link.  If asked for a password  use 386593.  You can also go to www.allbeingszen.org home page to sign in.

For the All Beings Zen Sangha Tuesday Teas at Two, a topic is introduced and then a few questions are proposed for discussion by those present. The Teas are online only.

We start with 5 minutes of silent tea drinking. 

The dharma tea concludes at 2:45pm Eastern. All are welcome.

Dharma Tea on Tuesday for January 30, 2024 2-2:45pm Eastern

Tuesday January 30, 2024 2p Dharma Tea at Two – Ryokan: Great Fool (良寛大愚)- Led by Marcella Wolfe. online only
 to join use this link.  If asked for a password  use 386593.  You can also go to www.allbeingszen.org home page to sign in.
For the All Beings Zen Sangha Tuesday Teas at Two, a topic is introduced and then a few questions are proposed for discussion by those present. The Teas are online only.

Dharma Tea at Two pm for January 23, 2024 2-2:45pm Eastern

Tuesday January 23, 2024 2PM-2:45PM – Dharma Tea at 2pm led by Emyo Grace Mcclain on “Residential Life at Zenshinji” aka Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.  to join use this link.  If asked for a password  use 386593.  You can also go to www.allbeingszen.org home page to sign in.
Grace Emyo Grace

For the All Beings Zen Sangha Tuesday Teas at Two, a topic is introduced and then a few questions are proposed for discussion by those present. The Teas are online only.

We start with 5 minutes of silent tea drinking. 

The dharma tea concludes at 2:45pm Eastern. All are welcome.

Dharma Tea on Tuesday for January 9, 2024 2-2:45pm Eastern

Tuesday January 9, 2024 2P –  Dharma Tea at Two

Inryū Sensei will offer two poems to explore our feelings about the wars which are currently happening.   Please come for a supportive sharing and deep listening experience.  

Photo courtesy of the National Bell Foundation (taken at the dedication of a 18th century Honshō bell gifted to the U.S. National Arboretum on 1/1/24)

to join use this link.  If asked for a password  use 386593

Evening Practice for January 4, 2023 7pm Eastern

Here is the Zoom link to join in the cloud zendo, password if needed: 955165

Tonight we will have a short service followed by two periods of Zazen with an interval of Kinhin (5 minutes of slow walking in between). We will have our monthly pass the feather sharing and conclude by chanting the refuges in Pali. Please feel welcome to stay on zoom if you are able to share greetings with the sangha.

Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

Order of Service (text available at highlighted links)

Greeting by the Kokyo

Enmei Jukko Kannon Gyo

Heart Sutra in English

25 Minute Zazen Period

5 minutes of Kinhin (slow walking)

25 Minute Zazen Period

Four Great Vows

Pass the feather

Refuges in Pali

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Dharma Tea on Tuesday resumes today January 2, 2024

 

Dharma Tea on Tuesday:  2pm Dharma Teas resumes today  January 2,  2024.  Inryū Sensei will offer explanation and photographs of the purification and dedication of an 18th century Japanese Zen Temple Bell.  The installation was at the National Arboretum in Washington DC on January 1, 2024.

to join use this link.  If asked for a password  use 386593

Photo by Yosan

For the All Beings Zen Sangha Tuesday Teas at Two, a topic is introduced and then a few questions are proposed for discussion by those present. The Teas are online only.

We start with 5 minutes of silent tea drinking. 

The dharma tea concludes at 2:45pm Eastern. All are welcome.