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Fusatsu with Precepts Talk by Roshi followed by Sangha Tea

Dec. 18, 2012 - Posted in: Blog, Calendar, Events - Comments Off

January 24, 2013
5:30 pmto8:00 pm
February 28, 2013
5:30 pmto8:00 pm
March 28, 2013
5:30 pmto8:00 pm
April 25, 2013
5:30 pmto8:00 pm
June 20, 2013
5:30 pmto8:00 pm
November 21, 2013
5:30 pmto8:00 pm

A Traditional Buddhist Ceremony of Atonement and Purification

Followed by Sangha Tea

Fusatsu is an ancient Buddhist chanting and bowing ceremony of atonement and purification that provides us with the opportunity to acknowledge our deep karmic entanglements. Roshi will give a talk on one of the Bodhisattva precepts.

5:30pm – 6:00 zazen
6:00 – 6:05 slow kinhin
6:05 – 6:30 zazen
6:30 – 6:35 slow kinhin
6:35 – 7:20 Fusatsu ceremony
Followed by sangha tea which ends around 8

Practitioners are encouraged to attend the periods of zazen preceding Fusatsu.

Sangha Tea is an informal time to meet other sangha members and teachers. Light refreshments are served.

Dharma Talk – Sensei Joshin O’Hara

Jan. 17, 2013 - Posted in: Events - Comments Off

March 10, 2013
11:45 amto12:30 pm
June 23, 2013
11:45 amto12:30 pm

Sensei Joshin O’Hara will give a dharma talk.
Sensei Barbara Joshin O'Hara

Zen At Work: A Monthly Conversation

May. 31, 2013 - Posted in: Events - Comments Off

June 23, 2013
1:00 pmto2:00 pm

 Zen at Work – A Monthly Conversation.

Sunday June 23rd from 1:00 to 2:00pm

Topic: “Ending is Beginning” led by Ryoshin

Yes, but what do you do?   Hand in hand with Zen practice, we do our work to nudge the universe toward our aspirations.  Whether in service, social-action, art, or industry, whether at home or in the marketplace, our work serves the Three Treasures.  In Zen at Work, a monthly conversation, we shine the spotlight on work dilemmas and wrestle with them together.  Format is structured council, and topics are generated from the discussions.  Facilitators/leaders rotate according to areas of interest.

Future topics of interest may include Dealing with Despair, Where is My Boundary?, and Zennies who Give Too Much. Donations to VZ are appreciated.   For further information, contact Yuuka .

Dharma Chat – Zen Training with Myoko

May. 15, 2013 - Posted in: Events - Comments Off

June 26, 2013
7:15 pmto8:30 pm

What is this about and why do we use this term? What are some of the forms it takes here at the Village Zendo and how might it serve us and the world?

Dharma Talk – Tokuyu

Jan. 17, 2013 - Posted in: Blog, Events - Comments Off

June 27, 2013
6:35 pmto7:05 pm

Jeremy Tokyu Manasia

Tokuyu will give a dharma talk.

Just Sitting

May. 3, 2013 - Posted in: Events - Comments Off

May 25, 2013
2:00 pmto5:00 pm
June 29, 2013
2:00 pmto5:00 pm

Sitting quietly, doing nothing. Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

Zenrin Kushu, Fifteenth-century China

2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Just Sitting offers a free and spacious afternoon of meditation, an opportunity for pure practice without anything extra.

The afternoon will be liturgy-free and you may join in or leave at any time during the three-hour period.

Fees: For members, no charge; non-members, suggested donation $10.
No registration required.

For information contact: Howard Thoresen at HowardT457@aol.com

Dharma Talk – Ryoshin

Apr. 17, 2013 - Posted in: Events - Comments Off

May 26, 2013
11:45 amto12:30 pm
June 30, 2013
11:45 amto12:30 pm

Ryoshin will give a dharma talk.

The Path of the Ox in Contemporary Terms

Jan. 9, 2013 - Posted in: Events - Comments Off

February 24, 2013
1:30 pmto4:30 pm
March 31, 2013
1:30 pmto4:30 pm
April 28, 2013
1:30 pmto4:30 pm
May 19, 2013
1:30 pmto4:30 pm
June 30, 2013
1:30 pmto4:30 pm
July 21, 2013
1:30 pmto4:30 pm
September 22, 2013
1:30 pmto4:30 pm
October 27, 2013
1:30 pmto4:30 pm
November 24, 2013
1:30 pmto4:30 pm
December 15, 2013
1:30 pmto4:30 pm

Ox Herding Pictures
 
 

 

 

From ancient time, all traditions have set up ‘paths’ of spiritual development.  The Zen Ox-Herding Pictures show the passage from initiation – the search for self - to a maturation of insight and return to ordinary life.

What is it to awaken in a postmodern scientific era?  What are the contours of practice in a time of unprecedented technological, economic, and ecological change?

This ten month class will explore what it means to wake up in a world that more than ever requires our awakening.  We will find out what stories we need to awaken from in order to discover what new stories we may create.

The texts we’ll use are:  David Loy’s The World is Made of Stories (required), the Ten Ox Herding Pictures (supplied) and short, thoughtful supplementary readings from contemporary writers (also supplied).

 

The monthly classes will include lecture, discussion, exercises and journal writing.

 

Fee $600.  Class size is limited.

 

Payment in full is due at time of registration.   Contact signup@villagezendo.org

 

 

 

Zendo Closed Today

Jan. 5, 2013 - Posted in: Events - Comments Off

January 21, 2013
February 18, 2013
May 27, 2013
July 4, 2013
September 2, 2013
October 14, 2013
November 11, 2013
November 28, 2013
December 24, 2013
December 25, 2013

The Zendo is closed on these federal holidays:
1/21 Closed for MLK Day
2/18 closed for President’s Day
5/27 Closed for Memorial Day and for Painting
7/4 Closed for Independence Day
9/2 closed for Labor Day
10/14 Closed for Columbus Day
11/11 Closed for Veterans Day
11/28 Closed for Thanksgiving
12/24 Closed for Christmas Eve – 11/25 closed for Christmas

Dharma Chat – Meditation Tune Up with Ryotan

May. 15, 2013 - Posted in: Events - Comments Off

July 9, 2013
6:45 pmto7:45 pm

What’s up with your meditation practice? Have there been bumps in the road? Could you use a refresher? During this informal one-hour review we will go over posture and technique, then take your questions.