KIPS BAY COMMUNITY CENTER
On Sunday, August 18th, 2013,
the Rinzai Zen Sangha will host an all-day DAI SEGAKI ZAZEN‐KAI at the Kips Bay Community Center in
New York City. Ven. Eido Shimano Roshi will
be our honored guest to lead this special Sangha event.
Dai Segaki is a
traditional ceremony when we commemorate our ancestors, all beings, known and
unknown, who have gone before us. More importantly, we acknowledge that We are
the “hungry ghosts” with greed, anger, folly, jealousy, insecurity, fear, etc. With
these emotional and psychological elements, we are so thirsty waiting to
receive a drop of Dharma Nectar as if we face a barren desert.
Please prepare a list of
the names of deceased ones, as well those who are alive yet in trouble.
Have it ready as you enter
the center for registration.
The Dai Segaki Zazen‐Kai Schedule:
09:00 ‐ 09:30 am Doors Open ( Registration and Changing into Robes)
09:30 ‐ 12:00 Zazen
12:00 ‐ 01:30 pm Lunch Break ( Individual Vegetarian Meals Served )
01:30 ‐ 02:15 Zazen
02:30 ‐ 03:30 Dharma Talk by Ven. Eido Shimano Roshi
03:30 ‐ 05:00 Dai Segaki Ceremony
05:00 ‐ 06:00 Informal Sarei and Departure
The suggested contribution
for this ALL DAY ZAZEN‐KAI including lunch will be $40 per person which
will be collected at the door. Seating will be very limited so please confirm
your RSVP as soon as possible.
All RSVPS must be sent to
me by email: zensho.martin.hara@gmail.com
You will be confirmed by
return email and given further instructions and directions when you are
included on our list of attendees. Please contact me if you have any questions,
comments or requests. Thank you.
I look forward to seeing
you soon.
Gassho,
Zensho
