10 a.m.
Meditation
Dharma Talk
Chanting
May
1 - Tâm Hu'o'ng
8 - Roshi
15 - Thay Minh Nhat
22 - Tâm Hu'o'ng
29 - Roshi
Renewing the Precepts
Service is followed by fellowship and light refreshments
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Can't make Sunday Service?
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Visit the Dharma Talk Archive at DesertZenCenter.org
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Meditation & Dharma Class
Thursday Nights
7 p.m.
Every Thursday night, we gather in the Zendo for meditation, followed by training practice and, then, fellowship & Dharma class in the Sangha Hall.
Current study texts: First weeks of May - Satipatthana Sutta Later in May - The Three Pillars of Zen by Kapleau Please join us.
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Event Schedule
Life is uncertain... Everything changes
Updates here & on our website.
May
10 Vesākha/Vesak
13-15 Dogen Retreat
17 Vesākha
June
11 Temple Work Day Note: DZC plans various events on the second Saturday of every month. |
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Books
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There's a library shrinkage at DZC.
Please look to see if, perhaps, you may have books that need to be returned to the shelves so that others may read them.
Among the missing, multiple copies of:
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Three Pillars of Zen
Sutra of the 6th Patriarch
What the Buddha Taught
& various books on Dogen Zenji.
Thanks for checking!
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Dōgen Teaching Retreat
May 13-15th:
focusing on Dōgen Zenji, the 13th century founder of the Japanese Sōtō Zen school, whose large body of written works on meditation and Buddhist practice are considered the very essence of Zen.
This will be a silent, formal weekend retreat, alternating sessions of Dharma teaching with zazen (seated meditation), kinhin (walking meditation), and samu (working meditation). Basic meditation instruction will be provided Friday evening. Daily chanting service, as well as opportunities for dokusan (formal interviews with Roshi).
Arrive early Friday evening, so we are ready to begin at 8:00 p.m. with opening ceremony in the Dharma Hall. Plan to stay at DZC on Friday and Saturday nights. The retreat ends on Sunday after our regular Service, which is followed by a potluck luncheon and music.
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Dogen Retreat Information:
What to Bring: sleeping bag/bedding, towels and personal toiletries, loose comfortable clothes (including work clothes, hat and gloves). Weather is variable in the desert and the pass can be quite windy, so layers are a good choice. Please do not bring alcohol, non-prescription drugs, reading material or electronic devices (cell phones may be left in your car, but please plan to concentrate on the retreat, rather than the wide, wide world).
Formal, ample vegetarian meals are provided Cost: DZC does not charge for retreats. That said, while our tensho is talented, inspired and thrifty, -- we eat very well, thank you -- retreats do incur expenses ($25 per person for food at our March weekend Sesshin). Donations are most gratefully received. Please RSVP - ASAP |
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"All I teach is Loving Kindness."
--Thây Thích Minh Nhât
In the practice of Loving Kindness, we have a choice if we want to be a sword or a flower. Master Hsing Yung taught,
"One kind word is like the fragrance of flowers in paradise. One harsh word is like a sword in hell."
The first Precept teaches us not to take life, but can't we kill with words?
In our spiritual garden, we plant seeds of Loving Kindness. However, speaking harsh words can be a razor that cuts the blooms, a sickle that shreds the blossoms.
Always remember that we carry with us the sword of harshness and our task is not to withdraw it from its scabbard.
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