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Sunday October 20, 2024 9am-8:15pm – Full Day Urban Zazenkai – in Adams Morgan. Full day of zazen with a review of Oryoki and meal chants in preparation for Rohatsu. Vegetarian lunch, tea and dinner included. Please support the dharma by giving generously. In person and Online* To sign in via zoom use this link if asked for a password use 848474

All Beings Zen Sangha Zen Meditation Retreat Schedule    9am-8:15pm 

9:00 Welcome and orientation (led by Inryū)

9:30 Morning Service including the Sandokai

9:50 Explanation of the Jundo and then people will begin the first period of Zazen

10:00am Jundo 10:05am 

Robe Chant (lead by Kokyo)

10:05am 30 minute period of Zazen

10:35am Kinhin (slow walking meditation)

10:45am 30 minute period of Zazen

11:15am Kinhin (slow walking meditation)

11:25am 30 minutes period of Zazen

11:55am Oryoki instruction

12:05pm Lunch Break –Formal Oryokiu

1:00pm Lunch clean up/break

1:20pm Outdoor walk (weather permiting) or Dharma study

2:15 Tea and Cookies/Dharma Discussion

3:10pm Kinhin (slow walking meditation)

3:20pm 30 minute period of Zazen

3:50pm 10 minutes of Kinhin

4:00pm 30 minute period of Zazen

4:30pm Kinhin

4:40pm  30 minute period of Zazen

5:10pm  Daihishin Dharani

5:20pm  Medicine Meal

6:00pm  Meal Clean up/break

6:30pm  25 minutes of Zazen

6:55pm  10 minutes of kinhin

7:05pm  Evening Service

7:20pm  30 minutes of Zazen

7:50pm  10 minutes of Kinhin

8:00pm   Chanting of Refuges and closing of Zazenkai

Saturday October 19, 2024 11am – Special Guest Speaker David Chadwick – David Chadwick, is author of “Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki” and Poobah of Cuke Archives which includes cuke.com, shunryusuzuki.com, Cuke Archives Daily Blog, and more. David Talks with the members of All Beings Zen Sangha about Shunryu Suzuki Roshi’s lectures on the Sandokai (Harmony of Difference and Equality) and other important history of the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center during that era. Here is a recording of the event (audio only).

Tuesday October 15, 2024 2-2:45pm – Tuesday Tea at Two – Rev. Seido David Sarpal to offer a tea regarding Zen and Nature. . Use this link to join. If asked for a password use 024787 – Online only

Tuesday October 8, 2024 2-2:45pm – Tuesday Tea at Two – Inryū Sensei will lead a conversation about Zen Practice as the season changes. Please join with your questions or insights for this conversation. As always we will begin with 5 minutes of silent tea drinking together and close with the Four Great Vows. Online only. Use this link to join. If asked for a password use 024787

“When you see forms or hear sounds, fully engaging body and mind, you grasp things directly.” -Dōgen Zenji

Tuesday October 1, 2024 2:00-2:45 Tuesday Dharma Tea – Zen’etsu Clay Crowell will lead a Tuesday Tea discussion on the background and context of the Sandokai. Use this link to join. If asked for a password use 024787

Monday Sept 30, 2024 6-7pm Dharma Book Club online only. “The Sound of a Snail Eating” by Elizabeth Tova Bailey. Use this link to join. If asked for a password use 572905

Here is the Zoom link to join in the cloud zendo, password if needed: 522050

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 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.

Order of Service (text available at highlighted links)

Greeting by the Kokyo

Enmei Jukko Kannon Gyo

Heart Sutra in Chinese

25 Minute Zazen Period

5 minutes of Kinhin (slow walking)

25 Minute Zazen Period

Four Great Vows

Refuges in Pali

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 our monthly Wellbeing Service and the chanting of the refuges.   Greetings and announcements

If you are asked for a password please use this  522050

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

Heart Sutra in English

25 minute period of zazen

5 minute period of Kinhin (slow walking meditation)

Well Being Ceremony –

Enmei Jukko Kannon Gyo (9 times) led by Kokyo

Loving Kindness Meditation led by Doshi Call and Response

Dedication of Merit led by Kokyo

Refuges in Pali

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