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Greetings!
On Oct. 13, 2007, my teacher, Roshi Nicolee Jikyo
McMahon installed me as Abbot of our Empty Sound
Temple. It was a joyous occasion and a big event for our
sangha community.
Kaililani's hula students provided icing on the cake by
sharing their beautiful and graceful Hawaiian hula
dances during lunch. I am grateful for the warmth, joy
and aloha that they bring to all of us.
I want to thank all of you who made this possible. Many
of you have given generously of your time and your
funding to make this temple possible. I want to
especially
thank our sangha members who worked tirelessly for
months on all the details that came together for this
auspicious event.
Now comes the work of growing the temple. Over the
next three years, we plan to completely re-landscape
the temple grounds as a contemplative Japanese
garden. I want to especially thank Martin Hakubai
Mosko who's generosity and skill continue to guide us in
planning and developing this garden.
Whenever you come here, for zazen, a Sunday or
Saturday program, for hula, or any other event, I invite
you to bring some canned food from your kitchen pantry
and place it on our altar. Once we have enough food for
several boxes, we will deliver this to the Oak Park and
Austin food
pantries.
So let us proceed with joy and repose, celebrating our
abundance and our diversity as a vital, genuine
spiritual community.
With a full heart, Joshin Sensei
| Sharon Ankrum's Jukai: Sunday, Nov. 4th |
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Joshin Sensei will give the precepts to Sharon Ankrum
in a Jukai ceremony on Sunday, November 4,
beginning at 10 am. Everyone is invited to join us to
witness Sharon's commitment to the Three Treasures
and her spiritual practice.
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| Shared Stewardship Circle, Nov 11th, Dec. 9th |
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We will hold our last Shared Stewardship Circles for the
year on Sunday, November 11th and Sunday,
December 9th, from 9:30 to 11:00 am.
We invite all members to join and participate.
A samu work period will follow and a communal lunch
will be served at 12:30 pm.
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| New Saturday Program |
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We are starting a new Saturday program that includes a
generic form of meditation followed by discussion or a
reading from a dharma book.
The program is from 10 am to 12 noon and will be
facilitated by Steve Sky Mountain Tibbs.
Everyone is welcome.
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| Hula Classes in Chicago |
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Please note changes in the schedule of Hula Classes:
The Beginner's Hula Class will now be on Monday
nights from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. The class covers both hula
kahiko (old traditional style) and auana (modern hula).
Monday night classes will be Oct. 29th, Nov. 5th, Nov.
12th, Nov. 19th, Nov. 26th.
Wednesday night Hula II classes for students that have
been dancing for greater than one year remains on
Wednesday nights from 6:30 - 7:30 pm. These
Wednesday classes will continue on Wed. Nov. 28th -
none until then due to Kumu traveling.)
Come dressed comfortably. If you are interested, call
Kumu Kaililani at 708.445.1651.
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| Hula Classes in New York |
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The next New York City classes in November are as
follows:
PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION FOR CLASSES:
Dance Theatre Workshop, 219 W. 19th St. (between 7th
and 8th Ave)
Saturday, Nov. 3, New Beginners class: 3-4 pm
Saturday, Nov. 3rd, Beginning Kahiko class: 4-6 pm
Sunday, Nov. 4th, Auana class: 10 am - 1 pm
Sunday, Nov. 4th, Kahiko class: 1 pm - 4 pm
Saturday, December 8th, New Beginner's class: 3-4 pm
Saturday, Dec. 8th, Beginning Kahiko class: 4-6 pm
Sunday, Dec. 9th, Auana class: 10 am - 1
pm;
No Hula Kahiko class on Sunday, Dec. 9th.
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| Children's Dharma Class, Sun., Nov. 18 |
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The Children's Dharma Class is held once a month. The
class is taught by Susanne Fairfax and Rev. Ryushin
Tanoue.
The class includes stories, some simple meditation and
mindfulness exercises, singing and
more. The class is open to all ages. Cost is $15 per
child
Call 708.445.1651 or email kaili@zencommunity.org to
register your child.
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| Django Jam, Friday, Nov. 9th and Dec. 14th at 7pm |
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This gypsy jazz music, which
was developed by Django Reinhardt, is a form of
swing jazz, which has become a highly developed
genre of music. All musicians and instruments are
welcome. We also invite anyone who would like to
come and hang out to join us. Bring along some food
and drink and enjoy the music.
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| Joshin at Meadville-Lombard Theological School, Mon. Nov. 19 |
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Joshin Sensei will be at the Meadville-Lombard
Seminary at the University of Chicago on Monday,
November 19th from 8 am until 1 pm. A group of
people will gather at the main meeting room from 8
am until noon. They will sit zazen together. Sensei
will give a dharma talk and a discussion will follow.
He'll also give meditation instruction for those
wishing to learn how to practice zazen. This will be
followed by some time for lunch and fellowship.
For more information on this event contact David Pyle
at: 773-885-8973 or email him at dpyle@meadville.edu
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| Temple Closed: Nov. 21-25, Dec. 16 - Jan 5 |
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Empty Sound Temple will be closed during
Thanksgiving from Nov. 21 to 25. It will also be
closed during December from Dec. 16 until Jan. 5,
2008.
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Empty Sound Temple is Born |
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Liz Allen caught this moment following the Ascending
the Mountain Ceremony. From left to right, Peter
Cunningham, Robert Althouse, Bernie Glassman and
Paul Levy.
Lone mountain with no name is not found on any map.
The blind see a panoramic vista, the deaf hear a
symphony
and the stone woman dances hula in the temple
where buddhas and beggars mix freely.
poem Joshin Sensei read in Buddha Hall on day of the
ceremony.
We especially thank Joshin's teacher, Roshi Nicolee
Jikyo McMahon for her care, support and guidance over
many years of training and practice. Roshi
installed Joshin Sensei as Abbot of the Empty Sound
Temple on October 13, 2007.
We also wish to express our appreciation to another
teacher of Joshin's, Roshi Bernie Glassman, for joining
the Mountain Seat Ceremony in support of our temple.
The excellent photographs are the work of Peter
Cunningham. Randy Baird also took some wonderful
photos which are included with Peter's on our web stie.
If you wish to appreciate Peter's work, you can find it at
www.wordwiseweb.com.
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