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Please give during our fund appeal!
In these years of leadership transition, we have unprecedented opportunities for growth in a number of areas. We're poised to be able to expand our programming; offer the dharma to more people locally, nationally and internationally; and produce more publications than ever. But first, we need to work on sustainability -- and that's where you come in. Your continued partnership is vital
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Thank you!
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Zendo construction adds egress door
Under the direction of work leader and professional builder Hosshin Shoaf, an emergency exit is being constructed in the wall of the zendo that usually houses the side altar. The zendo has been closed for the month of August to accommodate the work. See more photos on
our Facebook page.
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Practice moves downtown (temporarily)
While zendo construction is underway, practice has moved to a temporary downtown location and is carrying on with the usual reduced August schedule. Weekday morning and Sunday zazen take place as well as
Getting Started in Zen Practice
and the Thursday evening zazen/discussion group. See our
website
for photos and a map of the downtown location. Provided all goes well, practice should resume in Sanshin's zendo in September.
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Administrative assistant dives in
Judy Owen, Sanshin's new administrative assistant, is now in place and managing the bookkeeping, banking, mail, filing and other tasks necessary to keep the organization's basic operations going. Occupying the new office space built by Hosshin Shoaf next to the Common Room, she's taken over administrative duties from Hoko, who has been filling in since January 2017.
A Bloomington native, Judy spent 25 years as a veterinarian, running her own business for part of that time. Her service dog, The Pope, has taken up his role as Sanshin's bird and squirrel monitor.
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Three complete Mental Health First Aid training
Mark Myogen Ahlstrom, Seigen Hartkemeyer and Hoko completed a day of training and are now certified to offer Mental Health First Aid, providing an immediate response for someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The training was recommended by other Zen teachers and is offered around the country.
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Sanshin hosts
student reporters
Seigen was interviewed by participants in IU's High School Journalism Institute. They also interviewed Hoko and shot the morning service and various views of the zendo and grounds for their project.
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Okumura Roshi goes
on book tour in Japan
Okumura Roshi is just back from a teaching and speaking tour around Japan in conjunction with the release of his new
Japanese book on the Heart Sutra, published in June. Yuko accompanied him on the trip, which was arranged with the help of Jisho Takahashi. Since April, Jisho has been training at the Aichi Senmon Nisodo in Nagoya, where Okumura Roshi gave four talks during a weekend retreat. His talks focused on three important points of Uchiyama Roshi's teaching: zazen, vow and repentance, and
sanshin (three minds).
After the retreat he went to Tokyo and the Kamakura area to give several public talks related to his new book.
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Shoryu gives the precepts
Gyobutsuji founder Shoryu Bradley has given the precepts to
Ron Lafurno in the latest jukai ceremony there.
Gyobutsuji is a small mountain monastery devoted to the practice of zazen, l
ocated
in the Ozark mountains of northwestern Arkansas.
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September 6 - 9
$135
Sesshin at Sanshin is an opportunity to practice without distraction. We set aside the usual activities -- or entertainments -- of temple life, like work periods, meetings with teachers and dharma talks, and focus completely on zazen. We practice in complete silence following a 4 am to 9 pm daily schedule that consists simply of fourteen 50-minute periods of zazen with one-hour breaks for meals. This sesshin-without-toys style of practice was created by our dharma grandfather, Kosho Uchiyama Roshi and practiced at Antaji in Kyoto, Japan. We carry on and offer this tradition of our lineage here at Sanshin.
Read more
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October 5 - 7
No charge
Work practice is one of the three main activities at Sanshin, along with zazen and study. Although the fall work weekend includes zazen and liturgy, the majority of our days will be spent taking care of the temple and grounds. We will pay attention to our work as an offering to the Three Treasures and as a manifestation of our Buddha nature. The work weekend is not a retreat; participants will simply fold into a somewhat more communal version of a typical Sanshin day. Outside of zazen, we will not maintain silence and meals will be informal. For first-time visitors the weekend is a good opportunity to get to know Sanshin's practice and sangha; for old friends it's a chance to reconnect and help to ensure that our temple and grounds continue to support our practice.
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Regular practice schedule for August
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Monday - Friday Mornings
5:10 - 6:00 Zazen
6:00 - 6:10 Kinhin
6:10 - 7:00 Zazen
Saturday
Day off
Sunday Morning
9:10 - 10:00 Zazen
10:00 - 10:10 Kinhin
10:10 - 11:00 Zazen
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Tuesday Evening
6:30 - 7:00 Zazen
7:00 - 8:00 Dharma discussion
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Make a gift to Sanshin Zen Community
Whether as a practitioner, a financial supporter, a listener/reader or simply as an interested friend, Sanshin welcomes you to our international sangha. Like all nonprofit organizations, Sanshin depends on the generous offerings of those whose lives are helped by the work it does. Visit our
website
to set up a monthly donation or make a one-time gift online, or download a
form
to use when giving by check.
More ways to give
Community give-back programs
Designating Sanshin Zen Community as the recipient of give-back programs is a painless way to provide funding support simply by making your usual purchases!
Amazon Smile: Instead of going to Amazon's regular homepage, go to
Amazon Smile and sign into your Amazon account. Choose Sanshin Zen Community as your charity, and .05% of what you spend will come to us. Remember, only purchases at smile.amazon.com (not www.amazon.com or the mobile app) support Sanshin.
HaloCard: If you're in the market for a new Visa credit card, consider getting a
HaloCard and joining the friends of Sanshin who have designated us as their nonprofit beneficiary. One percent of what you spend will come to us.
Kroger: If you shop at Kroger with a Plus card, your regular purchases of groceries and household goods can provide financial support for Sanshin. Create or sign in to your
Kroger account, enroll in Kroger Community Rewards® with your card, and choose Sanshin as your organization. Every time you shop and swipe your card, a percentage of what you spend will come to us.
Employer giving programs
Friends of Sanshin who work at companies like Google and Adobe are providing regular financial support through payroll deduction and employer gift-matching programs. Check with your employer's human resources or community relations department to see whether giving opportunities like these are available at your workplace.
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