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SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2015 EVENTS

SEP: 3rd Introduction to Zen Meditation 7:15pm

6th A Day of Zazen; Half-Day Sitting Meditation 7:10 am

6-10 Tassajara Retreat 2

7th Labor Day - temple closed

8th Board Meeting 7:30pm

13th Fujinkai Meeting 10am

Higan-E, Monthly Service & Memorial 11:00am

Special Dharma Talk 11:30am

Keiro-kai Luncheon 12:30pm

20th Garden Cleaning 9am

27th Otakiage (Burning Ceremony) 11am at Huntington State Beach

29th - 10/1 ASZB Meeting

OCT: 12th Columbus Day - temple closed

13th Board Meeting 7:30pm

18th Fujinkai Meeting 10am

Eitaikyo, Monthly Service & Memorial 11 am

Potluck Luncheon 12:00pm

Hosho-E 1:30pm

20th Gasan Zenji 650th Memorial

25th Dr. Kato’s Buddhism Lecture in Japanese 10am

Halloween Party 2pm

SOTOSHU JAPAN PILGRIMAGE TOUR - OCT 21-25, 2015

Oct 21: Meet at Daihonzan Sojiji in Yokohama

Oct 22: Attend the 650th Memorial Ceremony of Gasan Zenji at Sojiji

Travel to Wakura hot springs in Ishikawa prefecture by Hokuriku Shinkansen

(a newly built Bullet train rail)

Oct 23: Sightseeing Sojiji Soin, Yokoji, and Wajima. Stay in Kanazawa

Oct 24: Sightseeing in Kawazawa, Travel to Daihonzan Eiheiji in Fukui prefecture.

Dinner and stay at Eiheiji

Oct 25: Tour ends upon arrival in Kanazawa

Three meals and an English guide included.

Please contact Zenshuji if you are interested in this tour.

A DAY OF ZAZEN: Half Day of Sitting Meditation

There will be a Half-Day sitting, “A Day of Zazen” on Sunday, September 6th. It will be from 7:10 am to noon, includes 4 periods of zazen, breakfast and a cleaning period. Please see the flyer for the detailed schedule. Please email webmaster@zenshuji.org if you are planning to attend.

SPECIAL DHARMA TALK

We are happy to announce that Zenshuji will host a Special Dharma Talk by a dispatched priest, Rev. Shiju Sakagawa from Japan on Sunday, September 13th at 11:30 am after the 11:00 am Higan-E service. His lecture is entitled, “The Easy Way to Become a Buddha”. Also Rev. Daigaku Rumme will be visiting Zenshuji for the first time after he left his position as Sokan and he will be translating the lecture from Japanese into English. It is free to the public and everyone is welcome.

Following the lecture, there will be a Keiro-kai Luncheon to respect the elders. A reservation is $15 for a bento box. We will also have a Bake/Craft Sale at the lobby before and after the service/lecture.

OTAKIAGE; Burning Ceremony - Sep 27th

We will have the Annual Burning Ceremony at Huntington State Beach on Sunday, September 27th. This event is to have a burning 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