A Day at the Temple
September 10th, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This coming Saturday, sample a the experience of a meditation retreat: zazen (sitting meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation), a Dharma talk by Roshi and a formal vegetarian lunch. Please plan to arrive early so that we can begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. This retreat is the start of Desert Zen Center's Rains Season Training period and we will begin by marking the sima or boundaries of the Temple. | |
Please RSVP to Roshi ASAP!
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2011 Rains Season
The Desert Zen Center observes the Rains Season training period from the middle of September to the middle of December, when we hold a Bodhi Day weekend retreat / Rohatsu Sesshin commemorating the enlightenment of the Buddha. This time period follows the Japanese tradition and honors the intent of the Asian tradition, which observes Rains Season training during their winter (monsoon) period. During this period of time, there will be a retreat, Day at the Temple or workshop on the second full Saturday of each month.
This is a good time to begin or intensify your practice. Some suggestions for personal participation during this time are: -
Meditate daily in front of your home shrine
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Increase your daily meditation: 10 to 15 minutes, 20 to 30 minutes.
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Keep a vegetarian diet on the 15th and last day of the month.
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Read and study a sutra for 15 to 20 minutes a day.
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Recite the Heart Sutra daily at home.
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Bowing, offer incense and fresh water at your home shrine daily.
- Recite the name of the Buddha (Nāmo Śākyamuni Buddha) when rising in the morning and when going to bed at night.
- Learn some of the gathas recited by the monks for daily activities.
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2011 Event Schedule
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September 10 Day at Temple -Setting the Sima for Rains Season Training 25 Reaffirming the Precepts, Lunch and Music October 7-9 Sesshin/Retreat November 12 Day at Temple December 8 Bodhi Day 9-11 Rohatsu Sesshin/Retreat
Note: DZC plans various events on the second Saturday of every month.
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