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Fusatsu and The Vow of Samantabhadra

Chanting of the Precepts will take place on September 3rdand September 17th. The Vow of Samantabhadrawill be chanted on August 27th and on September 10th and 24th.

  

 

Samu Weekend

The third Samu Weekend of the year will be taking place on the 23rd and 24th of August. Amongst the many projects happening over the weekend we shall be continuing with the attic insulation project, completing some final painting on the new back porch roof, and working to repair, re-stuff and de-stuff zafu and zabuton. Work will also be taking place in the grounds and on some areas of brick which needs to be scraped and re-painted.

The samu will take place from 8:30a.m. until 6:00p.m. on each day, with a meal at noon for those attending. Please arrive in time for the samu chants which will be at 8.30a.m. and at 1:30p.m. If possible please come for the full day or full samu periods as this will make scheduling and assignment of tasks much simpler. If you are only able to give a couple of hours this will be most welcome, too.

Please make every effort to attend some or all of this weekend. Your help in maintaining and improving the monastery benefits a great number of people in countless ways.

To register for the weekend please contact Saigyo chiden at saigyoattelecomottawadotnet or leave a message on the office answer machine at 613-562-1568.


Dogen-ki

August 28this Dogen-ki, the memorial of Eihei Dogen zenji's death.


Hermitage

On Wednesday, September 3rd, the Roshi will begin a period of hermitage which will end at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 7th, when he leads monastics in Acalanatha Sadhana.


Saturday Dharma Talks

During the 9:30 a.m. general sitting on Saturday, September 6th, Ven. Shikai Zuiko osho will present a Dharma Talk entitled “Practising Clarity”. These Dharma Talks are part of an ongoing series “Every Breath You Take” from the “The Practice of Purity, Verses from the Flower Garland Discourse”, drawn from the Avatamsaka Sutra translated by Ven. Anzan Hoshin roshi and Ven. Shikai Zuiko osho.


Introduction to Zen Workshop

Ven. Jinmyo Renge osho will present the next Introduction to Zen Workshop at Dainen-ji on Saturday, September 6th. 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.


September Two-day Sesshin

The September two-day sesshin will begin at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 12th and will end at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 14th. On Saturday, September 13th, associate and general students may attend a sitting held in the Zendo. Arrival time is 9:15 a.m. (in time for First Bell). The sitting ends at 11:30 a.m. Students attending are reminded to remain on the first floor.


Oryoki for General Students

On Saturday, September 20th, 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.


Dharma Assembly

On September 27th, Ven. Jinmyo Renge osho will lead a Dharma Assembly which will begin at 9:30 a.m. (please arrive by 9:15, in time for first Bell) and will end at 9:10 p.m. Dana is $40.00, which includes two meals: lunch and supper. Participants are asked to bring clothing and shoes appropriate for samu practice. To register, please send an email to schedule at wwzc dot org or leave a message on the office answering machine at 562-1568. Dharma Assemblies are open to all students.

The general sitting that would ordinarily take place from 9:30 to 11:40 on Saturday morning will be cancelled due to the Dharma Assembly.


Recorded Teisho Schedule

Sunday, July 27th formal sitting: SAkN: Dimensions of Space: "Exploring Spaces" (teisho 8 of 8).

Monday, July 28th general sitting - Rhythm and Song: Zen Master Anzan Hoshin's Commentaries on Donshan's "Hokyo Zanmai": "All At Once and Again and Again" (teisho 11 of 22).

Tuesday, July 29nd formal sitting: Being Between-Being: Zen Master Anzan Hoshin's Commentaries on practicing throughout the process of death: "Rebirths" (teisho 5 of 6).

Thursday, July 31st associate sitting - Before Thinking: Foundations of Zen Practice: "Inside and Outside".


 

 

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)

Teisho 24: "Forms and Falling, Men and Women and You" (April 12th, 2008)
Teisho 25: The Three Jewels Whole-Bodily (May 17, 2008)
Teisho 26: The Only Condition (May 18, 2008)
Teisho 27: Root, Trunk, Branches, Flowers (May 19, 2008)

During the May 2008 Sogaku O-sesshin, the Roshi began a new series, "Doing Not-Doing part three: Zen Master Anzan Hoshin's Commentaries on the Forty-eight Supporting Precepts". The following teisho have been presented to date:
Teisho 1: Why Forty-eight Precepts? (May 20, 2008)
Teisho 2: Mutuality (May 21, 2008)
Teisho 3: Onions (May 22, 2008)
Teisho 4: Recognizing, Practising, Teaching (June 21, 2008)

Appendix: "On Withdrawing the Monastic Precepts" (August 9, 2008)

On Saturday, July 12th, 2008, Ven. Anzan Hoshin roshi presented the teisho "Yaza 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 July - December 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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