BHZ Friday Zazenkai

(Currently, BHZ Friday Zazenkai takes place Fridays at 8:30 a.m. Pacific time in the Zoom Virtual Zendo. Kokyo/Doan part is in blue)

Friday Zazenkai Order of Service

 

8:30         Doshi rises, moves to altar, places rakusu on head   

👏 Kokyo announces and recites “Robe Verse (one time):” 

Great robe of liberation, field far beyond form and emptiness, wearing the Tathagata’s teaching, saving all beings. 

Doshi makes offering & moves to bowing position
Doshi bows, (No Bells) Doshi bows, Doshi bows
     Doshi bows to altar,  🔔  bows to seat, 🔔 bows to center 🔔

                                                   

8:32             After doshi is settled, Doan announces: “Zazen”

9:00             🔔🔔    “Kinhin”

9:10             🔔 (to end kinhin); after doshi is settled; “Zazen” 🔔🔔🔔

9:30            🔔🔔    “Kinhin”   

9:40         🔔 (to end kinhin); after doshi is settled; “Zazen” 🔔🔔🔔 
10:00         🔔 signals end of zazen

 

Service:

 

Doshi rises, makes offering, then moves to bowing position

kokyo announces sutra 
sangha recites sutra
👏 at end of sutra

Kokyo recites short Eko:

May the positive energy of our practice pervade everywhere,

And may we, together with all beings, realize the Buddha Waaay.   🔔

All Buddhas throughout space and time, 🔔  doshi goes to altar

All honored ones, Bodhisattvas, Mahasattvas, 🔔  doshi makes offering

Wisdom beyond wisdom Doshi returns to mat

Mahaa Prajnaa Paramitaaaaa  🔔 o o o ooooooooo

“Three Bows, in your own way.” 

🔔 all bow, 🔔 all bow, 🔔 all bow

Doshi  bows to Altar,  🔔  bows to Seat,   🔔 bows to Center 🔔

     Brief discussion     

 Pali Refuges

Buddham Saranam Gacchami
Dhammam Saranam Gacchami
Sangham Saranam Gacchami

Dutiyampi Buddham Saranam Gacchami
Dutiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchami
Dutiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchami

Tatiyampi Buddham Saranam Gacchami
Tatiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchami
Tatiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchami

 

Refuges

I take refuge in Buddha. May all beings
embody the great way, resolving to awaken.

I take refuge in Dharma. May all beings deeply
enter the teachings, wisdom like an ocean.

I take refuge in Sangha. May all beings
support harmony in the community, free from hindrance.

 

The Buddha’s Five Remembrances

I am of the nature to grow old. 
There is no way to escape growing old.
I am of the nature to have ill health. 
There is no way to escape having ill health.
I am of the nature to die. 
There is no way to escape death.
All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change. 
There is no way to escape being separated from them.
My actions are my only true belongings. 
I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. 
My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

-- Upajjhatthana Sutta (“Subjects for Contemplation”) 

 

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