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