Calendar
Every Wednesday
Meditation Meeting every Wednesday at 6pm, discussion, Meditation Service and pot luck dinner.
January Events
Click here for the full Calendar
December 31st – January 1st – New Year’s Service, Meditation and Celebration
4th Morning Service and Sutra Class, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
7th Wednesday Evening Meditation Service
14th Wednesday Evening Meditation Service – Talk
21st Wednesday Evening Meditation Service - Discussion
26th Tendai Established in Japan 804
28th Wednesday Evening Meditation Service - Discussion
30th – Feb. 1st Retreat - Wisdom and Truth.
February 1st - Mahasangha Sunday 10:00 AM – 12 PM
News
Congratulations to Koin!
Congratulations to Koin Donna Wenzel and Masti Maharaji Hess on the occasion of their wedding celebration. Koin and Maharaji were married in a Buddhist /Sufi ceremony at the Abode of the Message. Pir Zia and Monshin-sensei co-officiated an interfaith service attended by family and friends from both spiritual communities. The service was filled with joy and beauty.
Posted by admin on Sunday, 17-Aug-2008 03:03 AM
Kudos to Ryushin!
Kudos to Ryushin Nick Karapasas! Ryushin graduated from New York Chiropractic College with a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree. It has been a long and arduous journey for Ryushin and we all wish him great congratulations and good will as he embarks on a new career as a healer. Well done. “Doctor Ryushin - by the way I’ve been having this pain in my . . .” for more, visit our online newsletter
Posted by admin on Sunday, 17-Aug-2008 03:03 AM
Jushoku's Thoughts
The beginning of the year is a good time to think about Ichinen Sanzen - Three Thousand Realms in One Moment. This teaching is essential to an understanding of the role of the individual in the life of the world. This is the original meaning of ‘mindfulness’.
Zhiyi (538-597), the Chinese founder of the T'ien-T'ai originated the phrase Ichinen Sanzen. We take this to mean that in our thought process there are 3,000 separate phenomena in each instant. Our thoughts radiate out from this moment affecting the self, society and our environment (the three worlds). That thought may bring about conflict and disharmony or peace, tranquility and Buddhahood.
Take time at the beginning of the New Year, the Year of the Ox, to dedicate yourself to manifesting peace, harmony and tranquility, starting with oneself, then to family and friends and ultimately to all sentient beings.
The beginning of the year is a good time to think about Ichinen Sanzen - Three Thousand Realms in One Moment. This teaching is essential to an understanding of the role of the individual in the life of the world. This is the original meaning of ‘mindfulness’.
Zhiyi (538-597), the Chinese founder of the T'ien-T'ai originated the phrase Ichinen Sanzen. We take this to mean that in our thought process there are 3,000 separate phenomena in each instant. Our thoughts radiate out from this moment affecting the self, society and our environment (the three worlds). That thought may bring about conflict and disharmony or peace, tranquility and Buddhahood.
Take time at the beginning of the New Year, the Year of the Ox, to dedicate yourself to manifesting peace, harmony and tranquility, starting with oneself, then to family and friends and ultimately to all sentient beings.