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This morning we will have one 40 period of Zazen followed by a service comprised of the Hymn to the Perfection of Wisdom, the Heart Sutra, and the Shosaimiyo Kichijo Dharani.

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This evening, we will have a short service, followed by two periods of Zazen with a five-minute Kinhin interval in between. Since it is the first Thursday in July, we will have our “pass the feather” sharing. We will conclude by chanting the refuges in Pali.

Above: Kanzeon, in our Zendo

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This evening we will a short service (Enmei and Heart Sutra in Chinese and Dogen’s instructions for Zazen) followed by one period of Zazen, a five minute interval of Kinhin and a Talk by Inryū Sensei

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This evening we will a short service (Enmei and Heart Sutra in English) followed by one period of Zazen, a five minute interval of Kinhin and a Talk by Rev. Seidō David Sarpal.

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Photo by Shundo Haye

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This evening we will a short service in Spanish followed by two periods of Zazen with a five minute interval of Kinhin in between. We will conclude with singing the refuges in Pali. If you can stay on the call we can do introductions before closing.

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.

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This evening, we will have a short service, followed by two periods of Zazen with a five-minute Kinhin interval in between. Since it is the first Thursday in June, we will “pass the feather.” We will conclude by chanting the refuges in Pali.

Above: Kanzeon, in our Zendo

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 in Zazen with you.

Please join us on Saturday, May 30 at 11am EST for an online conversation with Jonáš Zbořil — Czech poet, author, and friend to Shō Kū.

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Jonáš will be talking about his debut novella Flora, a surrealist story set in a world where ecological disaster is a regular occurrence, depicting a couple who encounter a strange creature while out walking one day. Sára, one member of the couple, projects her unfulfilled maternal desires onto the creature — a being composed of organic and inorganic material — and decides they will live together in an abandoned area being reclaimed by nature

He’ll share about the book and its connections to concepts in our practice like the beginner’s mind. After the talk, stay on the line for a brief discussion about the ABZS Dharma reading club and plans for the rest of the year. Questions can be directed to Sho Ku!

English language excerpt of Flora: https://www.czechlit.cz/en/excerpt/flora-3/