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Busshin - April
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Busshin - February
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SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2014 EVENTS
SEP: 1st Labor Day - temple closed
4th, 11th - Introduction to Zen Meditation 7:30pm
7th A Day of Zazen: One Day of Sitting Meditation 7:10a
9th Board Meeting 7:30pm
14th Garden Cleaning/Omigaki 9pm
21st Dr. Kato’s Buddhism Lecture in Japanese 10am
Fujinkai Meeting 10am
HIGAN-E & Monthly Service & Memorial 11am
Special Dharma Talk by a guest priest 11:30am
Keiro-kai Luncheon 12pm
28th Otakiage (Burning Ceremony) at Huntington State Beach 11am
OCT: 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, Nov 6th, 13th Essence of Zen Study Group 7:30pm
12th A Day of Zazen: One Day of Sitting Meditation 7:10a
13th Columbus Day - temple closed
14th Board Meeting 7:30pm
18th Rodoku-kai (Japanese Reading) 2pm
19th Fujinkai Meeting 10am
Eitaikyo & Monthly Service & Memorial 11am
Potluck Luncheon 12pm
Hosho-E 1:30pm
26th Dr. Kato’s Buddhism Lecture in Japanese 10am
Halloween Party 2pm
A DAY OF ZAZEN: One Day of Sitting Meditation
The Zazenkai holds One Day sitting, “A Day of Zazen” almost every month. It will be from 7:10am to 4:40 pm, include 8 periods of zazen, a Dharma talk by Daigaku Sokan, breakfast, lunch and a question period. Please see the flyer for the dates and detailed schedule for 2014. Please email webmaster@zenshuji.org if you are planning to attend.
OTAKIAGE; Burning Ceremony - Sep 28th
We will have the Annual Burning Ceremony at Huntington State Beach on Sunday, September 28. Remember, this event is to have service for all those religious and important items that you do not want to just throw away. We have burned successful darumas (both eyes colored in), butsudan from deceased relatives, personal family items that are no longer wanted, pictures, etc. We hope that you will be able to attend this event but if you can’t, call the ministers at Zenshuji to make arrangements or answer any questions you might have. The temple provides a tent, tables and chairs, hamburgers and hotdogs for a luncheon after the ceremony. We pot-luck any side dishes. The kids and adults enjoy the dip in the ocean while others sit and enjoy the company. Please join us and have a relaxing few hours at the beach.
Otakiage Map
ZENSHUJI SUTRA BOOKS
We are excited to announce that our long awaited Zenshuji Sutra books have finally arrived! Sokan Daigaku Rumme, who initiated this project 2 ½ years ago, felt a need to publish our very own book filled with sutras typically chanted here at Zenshuji during memorial/Sunday service and daily service and includes the meal verses as well as other significant Mahayanan sutras. The sutras are written in English, Roma-ji and Japanese. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of the committee members, our sutra book project has finally come to fruition. It was a labor of love and commitment on the part of everyone involved. Thank you to Sokan Rumme, Kojima Sensei, Toho Sensei, Julie Iwamoto, Atsuko Kubota and Sunil Vernekar.
The books will be available for use in the Hondo and also for sale to individuals who would like their very own copy. They are hard bound and will sell for $25.00 each. For those who cannot pick up a copy from the Temple, we will be happy to sell by mail order. which will include a shipping fee of $5. Mail Order Form here.
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SPECIAL DHARMA TALK ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
Rev. Taishun Yoshii from Miyazaki, Japan will give Special Dharma
Talk titled The Bodhisattva Practice - To Live Our Lives Supporting
Each Other on September 21st, the same day as Higan-E and
Keiro-kai Luncheon. Rev. Yoshii is a zen priest also a certified
macrobiotic instructor. Please come and join us. Admission is free
(Donations welcome).
‘Essence of Zen’ STUDY GROUP
The next Study Group will begin on Thursday, October 9th from 7:30pm to 8:50 pm. We plan to meet for a total of six times, ending on November 13th. This group is a continuation of the previous Study Group. We will continue reading in The Essence of Zen. It is perfectly acceptable to join this group even if you were not part of the previous group. The Essence of Zen is a book that we can open any section and we will immediately be in touch with the important points of Zen practice. We will sit in zazen for the last 30 minutes of each class. The cost is $15 for temple members and $40 for non-temple members. We look forward to seeing you there. If you wish to attend, please email webmaster@zenshuji.org
TAIKO & SHINOBUE WORKSHOP - OCT 8th
There will be Taiko and Shinobue workshops by Marco Lienhard at Zenshuji on October 8th. The Shinobue workshop is from 6:30pm to 8 pm. The taiko workshop is from 8 pm to 10pm. You can see More Information Here. Contact: taikoza@gmail.com
