Just a quick note to say that there will be no zazen on 8 April during the spring sesshin at Crosby. We're back again as per usual on Weds 15 April.
While I'm posting here... we held service last night for the first time in ages, which was great. Unless otherwise stated, we'll start a scheduled of monthly services on the first Wednesday of each week. The next service will therefore be held on Weds 6 May. These will be 'formal' sittings, so robes if you have them.
Oh... and also...! Turns out I don't have a translation of the Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo on the service sheets... found this translation today by Dogo Barry Graham (source):
Kanzeon
Veneration to the Buddha
The Buddha is my origin
The Buddha and me - no separation
The Three Treasures and me - no separation
Bliss outside of time, pure freedom from self
First morning thought: Kanzeon
Last nighttime thought: Kanzeon
Thoughts, thoughts arise from the mind
Thoughts, thoughts are nothing but the mind
Many thanks for posting this. Someone emailed to tell me they'd found it, but that the link to it was on my old, defunct, website, which was a handy reminder for me to post it on my new one. Here's the current link: http://www.dogozen.co.uk/blog/zen-liturgy-translation-of-the-kannon-sutra
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Dogo