Kishin Zen Sangha Schedule

 

6:20am Seated

6:30am Kentan

40min Zazen (Sitting meditation)

10min Kinhin (Walking Meditation)

30min Zazen  (Sitting meditation)

10min Service

Dharma talk lead by Doshi

 

SERVICE:

DOSHI: Boddhisatva Vows

ALL:
Beings are numberless, I vow to serve them.

Delusions are inexhaustible, I vow to end them.

Dharma gates are boundless, I vow to enter them.

Buddha’s way is unsurpassable, I vow to become it.

1 bell and bow (kneeling)

 

DOSHI: 3 Refuges

ALL:
I take refuge in Buddha before all beings, immersing body and mind deeply in the way Awakening true mind.

 

I take refuge in dharma before all beings, entering deeply the

merciful ocean of Buddha’s way.

 

I take refuge in sangha before all beings, bringing harmony to everyone.

 

1 bell and bow (kneeling)

 

DOSHI: Metta Sutta

ALL:

This is what should be done by one who is skilled in goodness, and who knows the path of peace: Let them be able and upright, straightforward and gentle in speech, humble and not conceited, contented and easily satisfied, unburdened with duties and frugal in their ways. Peaceful and calm and wise and skillful, not proud or demanding in nature. Let them not do the slightest thing that the wise would later reprove. Wishing: in gladness and in safety, may all beings be at ease. Whatever living beings there may be; whether they are weak or strong, omitting none, the great or the mighty, medium, short or small, the seen and the unseen, those living near and far away, those born and to-be-born — May all beings be at ease! Let none deceive another, or despise any being in any state. Let none through anger or ill-will wish harm upon another. Even as a mother protects with her life her child, her only child, so with a boundless heart should one cherish all living beings; radiating kindness over the entire world, spreading upwards to the skies, downwards to the depths, outwards and unbounded, freed from hatred and ill-will. Whether standing or walking, seated or lying down free from drowsiness, one should sustain this recollection. This is said to be the sublime abiding. By not holding to fixed views, the pure-hearted one, having clarity of vision, Being freed from all sense desires, Is not born again into this world.

 

1 bell and bow (kneeling)

 

DOSHI: Heart of Great Perfect Wisdom Sutra

 

ALL:

A⋅va⋅lo⋅ki⋅tesh⋅va⋅ra Bo⋅dhi⋅satt⋅va, when deep⋅ly prac⋅tic⋅ing praj⋅na pa⋅ra⋅mi⋅ta, clear⋅ly saw  that all five ag⋅gre⋅gates are emp⋅ty and thus re⋅lieved all suf⋅fer⋅ing.

Sha⋅ri⋅pu⋅tra, form does not dif⋅fer from emp⋅ti⋅ness, emp⋅ti⋅ness does not dif⋅fer from form. Form it⋅self is emp⋅ti⋅ness, emp⋅ti⋅ness it⋅self form.

Sen⋅sa⋅tions, per⋅cep⋅tions, for⋅ma⋅tions, and con⋅scious⋅ness are al⋅so like this. Sha⋅ri⋅pu⋅tra, all dhar⋅mas are marked by emp⋅ti⋅ness; they nei⋅ther a⋅rise nor cease, are nei⋅ther de⋅filed nor pure, nei⋅ther in⋅crease nor de⋅crease. There⋅fore, giv⋅en emp⋅ti⋅ness, there is no form, no sen⋅sa⋅tion, no per⋅cep⋅tion, no for⋅ma⋅tion, no con⋅scious⋅ness; no eyes, no ears, no nose, no tongue, no bod⋅y, no mind; no sight, no sound, no smell, no taste, no touch, no ob⋅ject of mind; no realm of sight no realm of mind con⋅scious⋅ness. There is nei⋅ther ig⋅nor⋅ance nor ex⋅tinc⋅tion of ig⋅nor⋅ance nei⋅ther old age and death, nor ex⋅tinc⋅tion of old age and death; no suf⋅fer⋅ing, no cause, no ces⋅sa⋅tion, no path; no know⋅ledge and no at⋅tain⋅ment. With noth⋅ing to at⋅tain, a bo⋅dhi⋅satt⋅va re⋅lies on praj⋅na pa⋅ra⋅mi⋅ta,and thus the mind is with⋅out hin⋅drance. With⋅out hin⋅drance, there is no fear. Far be⋅yond all in⋅vert⋅ed views, one re⋅al⋅ize⋅s nir⋅va⋅na. All bud⋅dhas of past, pres⋅ent, and fu⋅ture re⋅ly on praj⋅na pa⋅ra⋅mi⋅ta and there⋅by at⋅tain un⋅sur⋅passed, com⋅plete, per⋅fect en⋅light⋅en⋅ment. There⋅fore, know the praj⋅na pa⋅ra⋅mi⋅ta as the great mi⋅rac⋅u⋅lous man⋅tra, the great bright man⋅tra, the su⋅preme man⋅tra, the in⋅com⋅pa⋅ra⋅ble man⋅tra, which re⋅moves all suf⋅fer⋅ing and is true, not false. There⋅fore we pro⋅claim the praj⋅na pa⋅ra⋅mi⋅ta man⋅tra, the man⋅tra that says:

 

Ga-te Ga-te • Pa-ra -gate Para-sam-ga-te • Bod-hi Sva-ha.

 

Doshi:
May this merit extend universally to all, so that we together with all beings realize the buddha way.

 

Stand in gassho

All (loud and slowly):
ALL BUDDHAS THROUGHOUT SPACE AND TIME
ALL HONORED ONES, BODHISATTVAS, MAHASATTVAS

WISDOM BEYOND WISDOM, MAHA PRAJNA PARAMITA 

 

3 Raihai (Bowing Prostrations)

 

Standing bow in gassho

 

Dharma Talk lead by Doshi