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Fusatsu and The Vow of Samantabhadra

Chanting of the Precepts will take place on May 7th and May 28th. The Vow of Samantabhadra will be chanted on May 14th and May 28th.

  

 

Hermitage

The Roshi will begin a period of hermitage on the evening of Wednesday, April 30th, which will end on Sunday, May 4th at 10:00 a.m., when he leads monastics in Acalanatha Sadhana.

 

Introduction to Zen Workshop

Ven. Jinmyo Renge osho will present the next Introduction to Zen Workshop at Dainen-ji on Saturday, June 7th. For more information please see:

http://www.wwzc.org/programs/Introduction_To_Zen_Workshop_Ottawa.htm.

For information concerning our Long-distance Training Program, please visit this Web Page: http://www.wwzc.org/programs/longDistance.htm.  

 

Samu Weekend

The next samu weekend will take place on Saturday, May 10th and Sunday, May 11th.  To register please send an email to Saigyo at telecomottawa dot net or telephone the Zen Centre office at 613-562-1568 to leave a message.

 

Sogaku-ki O-sesshin

The Sogaku-ki O-sesshin will begin at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, May 16th and will end at noon on Friday, May 23rd. Formal students are reminded to send their schedules to schedule at wwzc dot org as soon as possible.

            During the O-sesshin, there will be two sittings held in the Zendo on Saturday, May 17th which associate and general students may attend. The first sitting begins at 9:30 a.m. (please arrive by 9:15 in time for first Bell); the sitting ends at 11:30. The second sitting begins at 3:00 (please arrive by 2:45 in time for first Bell); the sitting ends at 5:00. Students attending either of these sittings are reminded to remain on the first floor.

 

A Note to Preliminary and Public Students Concerning O-sesshin

During an O-sesshin the schedule is such that there is no time to meet face to face with preliminary students or to reply to email correspondence sent by public students. Public students are asked to send their weekly practice journals, as they will be reviewed. But unless there is something that needs an immediate reply, you will not receive an email reply until the week following the O-sesshin.

 

Sogaku-ki

May 18th is the memorial for the death of Sogaku Myoshin Hakukaze daiosho.

 

Oryoki

On Saturday, May 24th, general students who attend the 6:00 a.m. formal sitting may participate in oryoki practice led by Jinmyo osho. Associate or visiting public students who are in retreat at the monastery on that day may also participate in oryoki. Dana is $10.00. You do not need previous experience of oryoki to attend. For more information or to register please send an email to schedule at wwzc dot org.

 

 


Recorded Teisho Schedule

Saturday, May 3rd general sitting - Turning the Wheel of the Way: Zen Master Anzan Hoshin's commentaries on Eihei Dogen zenji's "Gyoji: Continuous Practice": "Xuefeng's Rousing the Mind" (teisho 25 of 44).

 

Sunday, May 4th formal sitting – SAkN: Infinite Infinities: "Bright Darkness" (teisho 7 of 7).

 

Monday, May 5th general sitting - The Landscape of Reality: "The Last Piece" (teisho 12 of 12).


 

 

Ven. Anzan Hoshin roshi, 1988,

photograph by Ven. Shikai Zuiko osho

Current Teisho Series

During the 2007 Sogaku-ki O-sesshin in May, Ven. Anzan Hoshin roshi
began a new series of teisho entitled "Doing Not-Doing part two: Zen
Master Anzan Hoshin's Commentaries on Eihei Dogen zenji's "Kyojukaimon"
and "Fusatsu". The following teisho have been presented so far:

Reading of "Kyojukaimon" and "Daruma Isshin-kai" (May 16th, 2007)

Teisho 1: It's "Inconceivable Luminosity" (May 17th, 2007)

Teisho 2: The Eyes of All Beings (June 16th, 2007)

Teisho 3: Unbroken (August 11th, 2007)

Teisho 4: The Brahmajala (September 8th, 2007)

Teisho 5: The Precept of the Life of Buddha (October 6, 2007)

Teisho 6: The Gate of Liberation Stands Open (October 7, 2007)

Teisho 7: The Three Wheels Are Traceless (October 8, 2007)

Teisho 8: Something is Needed (October 9, 2007)

Teisho 9: Nothing to be Deluded About (October 11, 2007)
Teisho 10: All Things Are Truth (November 10, 2007)
Teisho 11: Our True Body is Every Body (December 2, 2007)
Teisho 12: "What Can Be Held?" (December 4, 2007)
Teisho 13: A Brilliant Sea of Clouds (December 5, 2007)
Teisho 14: Act Freely, Without Fabrication (December 6, 2007)
Teisho 15: Just Receive It And Bow (December 7, 2007)

Continuing the teisho series "Doing Not-Doing part two: Zen

 Master Anzan Hoshin's Commentaries on Eihei Dogen zenji's "Kyojukaimon"

 and "Fusatsu", the Roshi presented the following teisho during the Nehan O-sesshin:

Teisho 17: Nanquan and the cat Itself (February 9, 2008)

Teisho 18: Breaking and Severing (February 10, 2008)

Teisho 19: Receiving and Renewing (February 11, 2008)

Teisho 20: Bowing, Chanting, and the Formless Gate (February 12, 2008)

Teisho 21: Beginningless, Endless, Vast, Wondrous (February 13, 2008)

Teisho 22: Proclaiming (February 14, 2008)

Teisho 23: Another and Another (March 9, 2008)




Current Dharma Talks

In October 2007, Ven. Shikai Zuiko osho began presenting the series "Every Breath You Take: Comments on 'The Practice of Purity' at Thursday evening associate sittings. These are comments on Book Eleven of the Avatamsaka Sutra, translated by Ven. Anzan Hoshin roshi and Ven. Shikai osho.

Reading of "The Practice of Purity" (October 18, 2007)

Reading continued (October 25, 2007)

Dharma Talk 1: At Home (November 1, 2007)

Dharma Talk 2: Parents (November 8, 2007)

Dharma Talk 3: Spouses and Children (November 22, 2007)
Dharma Talk 4: Not yet titled (December 13, 2007)

On October 27, 2007, Ven. Jinmyo Renge osho led a Dharma Assembly during which she presented a Dharma Talk entitled "The Dragon in His Waters, the Tiger in Her Mountains", Part One of Three. Ven. Jinmyo Renge osho's Commentaries on Dogen zenji's "Fukanzazengi".


On December 8, 2007, Ven. Chunen ino presented a Dharma Talk entitled "Don't Waste Time" at Shukke Tokudo, when he was recognized as a taiko or monastic senior.


Practice Calendar January - June 2008

 

The new format for our practice calendar is a .pdf file which includes the graphics of the printed version. 

If you are using Ubuntu Linux, the already available Evince Document Reader will open it automatically. If you are using another Linux distro (or have installed another reader in Ubuntu) there are many applications to choose from. 

If you are using a Microsoft OS you can use the Open Source application Foxit or if you prefer a proprietary program you can purchase Adobe Acrobat Pro or the component Acrobat Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded free from Adobe. (Foxit Reader's setup file is 1.67 MB, while the latest version of Adobe Reader is 22.3 MB.)


Retreat Handbook (Dainen-ji) written by Ven. Jinmyo Renge osho


For Public Students

Public Student's Retreat Schedule

• Initial Teisho Curriculum for Public Students

    compiled by Ven. Mishin tando

On Mindful Speech: By Jinmyo Renge osho, originally published in the eMirror, Volume 5, issue 25, Friday, June 22, 2001 

Notes On Home Practice: Three articles by Ven. Jinmyo Renge osho reprinted from eMirror Vol. 5,  issues 9, 10 and 11.

Dana Paramita: An article on Dana paramita, from Absolute Zero 18, by Ven. Shikai Zuiko osho.

Sound Archives Site

The White Wind Zen Community Sound Archives site is a supplement to the White Wind Zen Community Website. Its purpose is to provide a large number of MP3 files of teisho, Dharma Talks, readings of translated classical texts, and chants for those who are practicing as students of Ven. Anzan Hoshin roshi. Currently there are about 94 sound files available.
      The site is divided into three password-protected sections for monastics, for formal students, and for general, associate and public students. For a catalogue of teisho and Dharma Talks available on the Sound Archives site, click here. Please contact Chunen ino at chunen@gmail.comfor the appropriate password.
      We also have a number of teisho and Dharma Talks recorded on audio cassettes which are available to the general public. For a list of tapes available and pricing, please contact White Wind Zen Community's tape librarian, Ven. Mishin tando at mishin@trytel.com. Some of the teisho have been transcribed and are available as published texts or in White Wind Zen Community draft Archive edition format. For a list of publications, please visit the Great Matter Publications page of this Website.


Administrative Council Articles

Dana: the Practice of Generosity: Prepared by the Administrative Council, this page on Dana: the Practice of Generosity provides an introduction to Dana and suggested Dana levels for the White Wind Zen Community.


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