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MARCH & APRIL 2014 EVENTS

MAR: 1st Casino Night/Silent Auction Fundraiser 6-11pm

6th Introduction to Zen Meditation 7:30pm

11th Board Meeting 7:30pm

16th Fujinkai Meeting 10am

Higan-E, Monthly Service & Memorial 11am

Potluck Luncheon 12pm

23rd A Day of Zazen: One Day of Sitting Meditation 7:10a-5p

27th Bodhisattva Precepts Lectures 7:30pm

　　　　　　　　　　 30th Dr. Kato’s Buddhism Lecture in Japanese 10am

APR: 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1 Bodhisattva Precepts Lectures 7:30pm

6th Pancake Breakfast 8:30pm

Zenshuji Hanamatsuri 11am

LA Buddhist Temple Federation Hanamatsuri 1pm

8th Board Meeting 7:30pm

20th Fujinkai Meeting 10am

Monthly Service & Memorial 11am

Potluck Luncheon 12pm

26th Manzanar Pilgrimage All day

27th A Day of Zazen: One Day of Sitting Meditation 7:10a-5p

　　　　　　　　　　 Dr. Kato’s Buddhism Lecture in Japanese 10am

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.

BODHISATTVA PRECEPTS Lectures

Along with zazen, observing the Buddhist precepts is an important part of Zen practice. The precepts are guidelines to help us go beyond the dualistic mind that is always comparing and judging, and consequently, dissatisfied. The precepts are a way to help us realize that our life and death itself is nirvana. Taking the precepts is also an important way for us to make a commitment to Zen practice.

Rev. Daigaku Rummé will give a series of classes on the precepts that will begin on Thursday, March 27th. Each class will go from 7:30 – 8:45 p.m. It will run for six consecutive Thursday evenings through May 1st. The cost will be $15 for Zenshuji members and $40 for non-members. We will study various aspects of the sixteen Bodhisattva precepts and have time to sit zazen as well.

If you are interested in participating, you can register by phone at 213-624-8658 or by email at webmaster@zenshuji.org.

HANAMATSURI & PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Zenshuji Hanamatsuri, the celebration of Buddha’s birthday will be held on Sunday, April 6th at 11:00am. We will give out flowers at the end of the service. And yes! we will serve Pancake Breakfast by volunteers again starting 8:30am till 10:30am before the Zenshuji service. The price is $6 comes with pancakes, eggs, rice, spam, oj, coffee, etc. Please join us.

In the afternoon on the same day, there will be Hanamatsuri service by the Los Angeles Buddhist Temple Federation (LABTF) at 1:00pm at Higashi Honganji temple (505 East Third St, Los Angeles, CA 90013) This year’s theme is ’Responding to the Wishes of the Buddha’. Each representative of the Buddhist temples in Little Tokyo will give a presentation about his/her temple starting at 2pm, then a group discussion will follow.

5thAnnualZenshujiPancakeBreakfastFlyer2014.pdf