eMirror Vol 22, No. 16 (2018-04-20)

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Photograph by Ven. Mishin Roelofs ino

eMirror Vol 22, No. 16

Friday, April 20th, 2018
Edited by Ven. Jinmyo Renge osho

The White Wind Zen Community:
An international community practising and teaching Dogen’s Zen since 1985.


 

        this breath
        explodes space

        this thought
        this non-thought

        forms, forms
        sounds, sounds

        at this
        moment

        what else but
        just this

-Ven. Anzan Hoshin roshi, Daijozan 1986, from the book "The Sky Itself". 
 


Upcoming Events


https://wwzc.org/upcoming-events

Fusatsu:  May 2nd, 16th and 30th

Hermitage
The Roshi will begin a period of hermitage on Wednesday, May 2nd, which will end at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 6th, when he leads monastics in Acalanatha Sadhana.

Introduction to Zen Workshop
The next Introduction to Zen Workshop will take place at Dainen-ji on Saturday, May 5th. For more information please see:
https://wwzc.org/introduction-zen-workshop-ottawa
For information concerning our Long-distance Training Program, please visit this Web Page: https://wwzc.org/long-distance-training-program

Cancelled General Sitting
The Monday, May 14th, 7:30 p.m. general sitting is cancelled due to O-sesshin.

Cancelled Associate Sitting
The Thursday, May 18th, 7:30 p.m. associate sitting is cancelled due to O-sesshin.

Sogaku-ki  O-sesshin
The Sogaku-ki O-sesshin will begin at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, May 11th, and will end on Friday, May 18th, at noon. Formal students are reminded to send their schedules to schedule at wwzc dot org as soon as is possible.
For associate and general students: On Saturday, May 12th, there will be a sitting in the Zendo which will begin at 9:15 a.m. (First Bell) and will end at 11:30 a.m. Please remain on the first floor. Please note that the Monday evening general sitting is cancelled, as is the Thursday evening associate sitting. The 9:30 a.m. general sitting will take place on Saturday, May 21st.

A Note to Preliminary and Public Students Concerning O-sesshin
During an O-sesshin the schedule is such that there is no time to meet face to face with preliminary students or to reply to email correspondence sent by public students. Public students are asked to send their weekly practice journals, as they will be reviewed. But unless there is something that needs an immediate reply, you will not receive an email reply until the week following the O-sesshin.

Sogaku-ki
May 18th is the memorial for the death of Sogaku Myoshin Hakukaze daiosho, the 80th Lineage Ancestor and, it is said, the author of “Scattered Notes On The Daruma-kata”. Sogaku Hakukaze daisho lived during the Tokugawa era.  He received transmission from Manzan Dohaku daiosho and gave transmission to Anzan Daiko daiosho.

Fudo ennichi
May 26th is a day traditionally dedicated to Fudo Myo-o. Fuo Myo-o (J) Acala Vidyaraja (S) A manifestation of “Mahavairocana” or all pervading Awareness as a wrathful guardian figure; a symbol of boundless energy, determination and compassion. Used as a symbol of the Teacher’s mind in this Lineage. Fudo stands glaring and snarling like a demon; it holds the sword of insight in one hand and the cord of the Precepts in the other; it has chained itself to a rock in the midst of the raging flames of the deepest hell to work for the liberation of all beings there. 

Hermitage
The Roshi will begin a period of hermitage on Wednesday, May 30th, which will end on Sunday, June 3rd, at 9:30 a.m., when he leads monastics in Acalanatha Sadhana.
 


What to do if you arrive late for a sitting


You don't need to turn around and go home. Ring the bell once and then sit on the bench on the front porch. If possible, we will come and unlock the door for you right away. If we are in the middle of the chants or listening to a teisho, we will come to let you in as soon as the teisho finishes.


Retreats


To Schedule a Retreat

Please visit this Web page for information about scheduling a retreat and an explanation of the different kinds of retreat (duration and timing) you can sit: https://wwzc.org/retreats. Please note that retreats should be scheduled one week in advance.

        Public students sitting retreats should send an email to schedule@wwzc.org to confirm they sat a retreat so that notice of it can be included in the eMirror. Please include the location of the retreat and the duration.


Teisho


Recorded Teachings Schedule

  • Saturday, April 21st general sitting: “Without Difficulty”: Zen Master Anzan Hoshin's commentaries on Jianzhi Sengcan's “Xinxin Ming: Words on Trusting Awareness”:  Reading of “Xinxin Ming (1 of 26)
  • Sunday, April 22nd formal sitting: SAkN “Root Cycle Three” by Ven. Anzan Hoshin roshi: “The Spectrum of Radiance” (teisho 8 of 8)
  • Monday, April 23rd general sitting: “Flowers and Clouds” by Ven. Anzan Hoshin: “Not a Background” (7 of 12)
  • Thursday, April 26th associate sitting: “Freedom and Tyranny” by Ven. Shikai  Zuiko o-sensei: “The Language of Self-Image” (Dharma Talk 2 of 3)
  • Saturday, April 28th general sitting: “Without Difficulty”: Zen Master Anzan Hoshin's commentaries on Jianzhi Sengcan's “Xinxin Ming: Words on Trusting Awareness”:  “It Wasn’t Sengcan” (2 of 26)
     

Missed Sittings and Teisho

If associate students are unable to attend the Thursday evening associate sitting, they may attend one of the general sittings to make up for the sitting they missed. General sittings are held on Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. (first Bell is at 7:15) and Saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m. (first Bell at 9:15 a.m.). Please send an email to request permission to attend one of these sittings.        

Teisho presented at general and associate sittings which are part of a series need to be listened to in the correct order and with none missed out. If you miss a sitting please borrow a copy of the missed teisho from the library or download it from the WWZC Media Site as soon as possible, so that the continuity of what is being presented is not disrupted. The weekly list of recorded teisho played at sittings is posted on the web site at:

https://wwzc.org/recorded-teachings-schedule

Online Access to Recorded Teachings

Students can access the password-protected online Recorded Teachings library on the WWZC website at https://wwzc.org/recorded-teachings or through the streaming site at http://app.wwzc.org. The custom-built media streaming site allows students to live stream recordings from the WWZC Recorded Teachings collection. It is optimized for use on smartphones and tablets, and works with most modern browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. It can also be used on desktops.

 


WWZC Website  www.wwzc.org


Newly Posted Recordings for Students

"Surpassing the Teacher", Memorial of Keizan Jokin zenji, by Ven Anzan Hoshin roshi (April 17, 1988, Daijozan). Direct link: https://wwzc.org/recorded-teachings/surpassing-teacher

Recorded Teachings for Public Access

While most of the online Recorded Teachings library is password-protected and only accessible to students of Zen Master Anzan Hoshin, a small selection of MP3 recordings of teisho are accessible to the public at https://wwzc.org/recorded-teachings. Additional recordings will be uploaded periodically.

MP3 recordings of five teisho are currently available:


Samu on Sundays


Each Sunday afternoon (except during O-sesshin and Sesshin), Caretaking Council (Saigyo tando, Fushin shramon and Endai shramon) do samu from 1:30p.m to 4:30p.m. on the various small projects required around the monastery.  There are always a great many tasks that need to be done and so any students are welcome and encouraged to come to Dainen-ji to join the monastics in caretaking practice. If you would like to partake in the samu practice on Sundays please write to Saigyo tando at saigyo.cross@gmail.com.
 

 

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Painted Cakes
(do not satisfy hunger)

by Ven. Shikai Zuiko sensei


Continuing on with “Painted Cakes: A Zen Dictionary” a limited edition text written by Anzan Hoshin roshi in 1994.

O-sesshin  (J); A seven day sesshin, a period of intensive practice. See also “sesshin”. 

Questions can be sent to me, Shikai sensei, at shikai.sensei@gmail.com.

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Office of the Tenzo


Dogen zenji taught in the Tenzokyokun that the work of preparing and serving meals is "a matter for realized monks who have the mind of the Way or by senior disciples who have roused the Way-seeking mind." In alignment with this, part of Zen Master Anzan Hoshin's samu for the Community involves personally overseeing the activities of the ancient office of tenzo. Ven. Jinmyo Renge osho serves as tenzo and Mishin ino and Saigyo tando offer assistance as tenzo-anja.

Meals served during the two-day Hanamatsuri sesshin:

Saturday:
Breakfast: Lo Mein noodles tossed with cooked strips of poblano, cubanelle and red bell pepper, ginger, garlic, strips of Spanish onion, scallions, shoyu, roasted chili paste; served with scrambled eggs. 
Lunch: Calrose and arborio rice with toasted sesame seeds; miso shiru with silken tofu, baby bok choy and dai gai choy leaves and reconstituted shitake mushrooms; takuan and ginger. 
Supper: Farfalle pasta with a mushroom/goat cheese sauce (sauteed mushrooms, garlic, white wine, Parmesan cheese, small amount of cream, crumbled goat cheese); cubed friulano cheese with mixed sweet pickles and lemon zest. 

Refreshment: 
Saturday: Small pita stuffed with hummus, tomato, lettuce, havarti cheese, chopped black olives and red onion. 
Sunday: large pita spread with caramelized onion, topped with grated friulano cheese, broiled. 

Monday Yakuseki:
Roasted Yukon gold potatoes; steamed cabbage, carrots, corn and peas with butter, salt and pepper; deep fried tofu braised in hot chili sauce with honey garlic. 

Tuesday Yakuseki:
Roasted pork with a bulgogi/garlic glaze; baguette rolls; coleslaw (green cabbage, carrot and onion cut with a benriner, mayonnaise, lime juice, horseradish, Dijon mustard, salt and black pepper); tomato soup (chopped spanish onion, minced garlic, red wine, tomato juice, chopped plum tomatoes, crumbled dried porcini mushrooms, thyme, oregano, basil, cumin, red chili flakes). Sliced tomatoes and lettuce for sandwiches. Sliced cheese for a vegetarian resident. 

Thursday Yakuseki:
Lundberg Farms short-grain brown rice with butter and chopped scallions; deep-fried tofu cooked with butter, garlic and lime juice; zucchini/vegetable soup (chopped onions, carrots, zucchini, celery, garlic, white wine, vegetable stock, thyme, basil, lots of black pepper); white kimchi. 

Additional items made during the week: 
Almond/cashew yogurt
2% milk yogurt
Paneer
Non-dairy naan.
 

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Thank You


If you would like to thank someone for a contribution they have made, please feel free to send an email to Jinmyo osho at rengezo at Gmail dot com, but be sure to type "eMirror" in the subject line.

From Shikai sensei:
Thank you: to Isshin for the Leonard Cohen MAC exhibit catalogue; to Gillian and Sarah for incense for the Bath sangha.

From David Gallant:
Thank you to Jinmyo osho for leading the recent April sesshin, for the winter purchase of hard drives to create a new file server this spring, and for an abundant flow of practical wisdom.  Thank you to the Office of the Shissui for quickly attending to the broken front door lock this week.

From George Donovan:
Thank you to the Sensei who has provided me with long distance direction on my practice for the past 5 months while I have been out of the country. I have deeply appreciated it.
 

 


Ongoing Project: "All is Change"


Dainen-ji, being a 140-year-old building, is continuously in need of maintenance and the costs associated with this can be astronomical when such things as porch repairs or exterior painting are needed. This is something that we cannot afford to do, yet must do and so the "All is Change" project has been created. The "All is Change" project is very simple. Most of us have a bowl or a jar or some other kind of container that we keep somewhere at home and fill up with loose change because it's too heavy to carry around. Several hundred dollars has been collected so far both in loose change and Canadian tire money which has been put towards the building maintenance fund. If anyone would like to contribute to this fund, each penny will be appreciated. The “All is Change” container is on the wooden wall shelf under the Sangha Board in the cloak room.

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