[zencenter-pgh]upcoming events

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:48:04 -0400

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Good afternoon,

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Just a last minute reminder that tomorrow morning is lay initiation for
Bryan Ritti and Rob Moore. This is our biggest ceremony of the year and =
we
would love to have you join us for this happy occasion. (A potluck dish =
is
always welcome)

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Next Sunday Jisen and I leave for a month-long Soto Zen Buddhist =
Association
novice priest training period. While Jisen will be honing her priest =
craft
skills and practicing with her peers, I will try to keep track of things =
on
the administrative level. (I serve as the SZBA=92s education director, =
but I
think that means I=92ll be cooking and cleaning in this situation!)

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On October 4, we will have an Intro to Zen class from 6-8 PM.

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Then while we are gone, I hope you will take advantage of the =
opportunity
provided by the arrival of two outstanding Soto Zen priests. On Saturday
October 6, 9-12 noon, Rev.Tonen O=92Conner from the Milwaukee Zen Center =
will
lead a discussion on Dogen=92s Bendowa. Here is a clip of what she wants =
to
discuss:

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"In buddha-dharma, practice and enlightenment are one and the same. =
Because
it is the practice of enlightenment, a beginner's wholehearted practice =
of
the Way is exactly the totality of original enlightenment." I'd like to =
get
a discussion going centered around the questions: What is practice? For
D=F4gen it was zazen in half or full-lotus. Physical problems pose a =
barrier
to many today, including myself. So are we shut out? What is =
enlightenment,
anyway? We can dig into D=F4gen's understanding of enlightenment as well =
as
the seven factors of enlightenment found in the Nikayas. I'd like to see =
us
develop an understanding of why D=F4gen focuses on zazen , yet also come =
to
understand that zazen may take forms of activity other than the =
traditional
posture.=20

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Sunday, October 7 at 10 AM she will talk on : "Fa-tsang, D=F4gen and a =
Soccer
Team". ( Hua-yen Buddhism's understanding of the relationship between a =
part
and the whole.)

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On Tuesday October 9th, Rev. Seirin Kohn, Head Priest of the Austin Zen
Center will lead zazen followed by tea and practice discussion. Then =
join
her in sesshin (formal retreat, prior zazen experience required) =
starting
Thursday evening October 11th at 7 PM and continuing until Sunday noon. =
For
this sesshin, participants are welcome to sit any part of the sesshin =
they
wish. Sunday services will follow our normal schedule and all are =
welcome.

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 Please register for these special events. May I suggest you also =
consider
dana (a gift of support) for these two wonderful women teachers. Have a
great October and Jisen and I will see you in November.

=20

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Hands palm-to-palm,

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Kyoki

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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>Good afternoon,</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Just a last minute reminder that =
tomorrow morning
is lay initiation for Bryan Ritti and Rob Moore. This is our biggest =
ceremony
of the year and we would love to have you join us for this happy =
occasion. (A
potluck dish is always welcome)

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Next Sunday Jisen and I leave for =
a month-long
Soto Zen Buddhist Association novice priest training period. While Jisen =
will
be honing her priest craft skills and practicing with her peers, I will =
try to
keep track of things on the administrative level. (I serve as the =
SZBA&#8217;s
education director, but I think that means I&#8217;ll be cooking and =
cleaning
in this situation!)

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>On October 4, we will have an =
Intro to Zen
class from </span></font><font color=3Dblue><span =
style=3D'color:blue'>6-8 PM</span></font><font
color=3Dblue><span style=3D'color:blue'>.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Then while we are gone, I hope you =
will
take advantage of the opportunity provided by the arrival of two =
outstanding
Soto Zen priests. On Saturday =
October 6, 9-12
noon, Rev.Tonen O&#8217;Conner from the Milwaukee Zen Center will lead a discussion on Dogen&#8217;s Bendowa. Here is a clip of what =
she wants
to discuss:

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

&quot;In =
buddha-dharma,
practice and enlightenment are one and the same. Because it is the =
practice of
enlightenment, a beginner's wholehearted practice of the Way is exactly =
the
totality of original enlightenment.&quot; I'd like to get a discussion =
going
centered around the questions: What is practice? For D=F4gen it was =
zazen in half
or full-lotus. Physical problems pose a barrier to many today, including =
myself.
So are we shut out? What is enlightenment, anyway? We can dig into =
D=F4gen's
understanding of enlightenment as well as the seven factors of =
enlightenment
found in the Nikayas. I'd like to see us develop an understanding of why =
D=F4gen
focuses on zazen , yet also come to understand that zazen may take forms =
of
activity other than the traditional posture.

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Sunday,
October 7 at 10 =
AM
she will talk on : &quot;Fa-tsang, =
D=F4gen and
a Soccer Team&quot;. ( Hua-yen Buddhism's understanding of =
the
relationship between a part and the whole.)

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

On =
Tuesday October 9th, Rev. Seirin =
Kohn,
Head Priest of the Austin Zen
 Center will lead zazen followed by tea =
and
practice discussion. Then join her in sesshin (formal retreat, prior =
zazen
experience required) starting Thursday
evening October 11th at 7 =
PM and continuing =
until Sunday
noon. For this sesshin, participants =
are welcome
to sit any part of the sesshin they wish. Sunday services will follow =
our
normal schedule and all are welcome.

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblue
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

=A0Please
register for these special events. May I suggest you also consider dana =
(a gift
of support) for these two wonderful women teachers. Have a great October =
and
Jisen and I will see you in November.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>Hands =
palm-to-palm,</span></font></p>

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Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>Kyoki</span></font></p>

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