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| Some last minute preparations. Fluffy newly-sewn Zabutons. |
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| Jizo greets us at the Zendo entrance. |
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| Cakes and fruit, light, incense, and flowers for the Buddhas. |
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| Enso by Shodo Harada Roshi. Hogen points out that this enso reveals Roshi's state of mind, and encourages us to imagine the state of mind that could create such a piece. |
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| Please sign the guest book! |
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| The teachers. |
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| The Zendo was already full! |
Sitting in our new Temple for the first time, listening to the "new" sounds. We are now in a neighborhood filled with the sounds of children! At the seats nearest the walls, as the natural light fades, the lights in the ceiling gradually reveal our own shadows on the wall. There is a faint smell of floor varnish and paint. There is a lightheartedness, and a getting-to-know-you feeling in this place. There is a sense of stunned joy that this is actually happening.
Our first night, we did a Five Precepts ceremony. Rooting the Temple in ethics from the start.
2 comments:
How wonderful! It looks like a beautiful place.
Looks great! We've started a little Zendo here. Would you all share your zabouton recipe!?
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