We had a memorial service in my wife’s family this week, and we are sitting Zazen today to recall … in stillness and silence … our loved one.I am not too much for ceremonies myself, but the following is a description of a Japanese memorial service that I really like (from a Jodo Shinshu [True…

Please ‘sit-a-long’ with our July “Zazenkai” (running time: approx. 4 hours). The sitting schedule is as follows: 00:00 – 00:50 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA English Only / SANDOKAI) & ZAZEN00:50 – 01:00 KINHIN01:00 – 01:40 ZAZEN01:40 – 01:50 KINHIN01:50 – 02:30 ZAZEN & DHARMA TALK02:30 – 02:40 KINHIN02:40 – 03:20 ZAZEN03:20 – 03:30 KINHIN03:30 – 04:00…

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