There is a simple, inverse relationship in times of turmoil between silence and stress.
If we are caught, in any of the ways, in the events and emotions around us, then we are unaware of the silence within us.
Conversely, if we are awake to the silence within, we will not be buffeted by the events around us.
However, this is of little solace if our “commitment,” jiriki in Japanese, is weak. As anyone who has trained in sports, arts, etc., knows success in any skill is not a simple mental decision. Skill takes practice.
But, what to do now?
Work the inverse relationship between silence and stress. Focus on silence to diminish stress.
Breathe silence. Inhale silence, exhale silence, inhale through silence, exhale as silence. Mix and match to your conceptual minds content.
Make time to hear, feel, experience, realize…silence.
Seiju
AZC Open House
Sunday
November 13th
1:00pm to 4:00pm
Join us in Celebrating our 27th year providing
A Quiet Place in a Noisy World
Family, Friends, Children
All are Welcome!
Schedule
1:00pm Center Tour
1:30pm Beginners Instruction
2:00pm Introduction to Buddhism
2:30pm The Buddha Blessing Ceremony
3:00pm Cake and Refreshments
Fall has arrived the temperatures have dropped, the leaves are turning, the clock has fallen back, the elections are over, and the Zendo doors are closed (at least some of the time).
Yard work is minimal, time for inside projects.
Just as the sap goes deep this is the time we naturally seek to go deep.
We have a big weekend ahead. The Bodhi is having their Sangha Meeting Saturday
and for those who are not going on
Sunday we will be celebrating our 27th year with an OPEN HOUSE. All are welcome.
I hope to see some old familiar faces.
How can you say no to cake and ice cream.
Monday is the SUPER MOON SIT perceived as the biggest in 70 years.
Hopefully this will give you a chance to drop on by and enjoy this quiet place in these noisy times.
Attendance are up just a bit and donations are down.
Nothing in the cry of cicadas
suggests they are about to die
Basho
If you only see one astronomical event this year, make it the November supermoon, when the Moon will be the closest to Earth it’s been since January 1948.
During the event, which will happen on the eve of November 14th
the Moon will appear up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than an average full moon. This is the closest the Moon will get to Earth until 25 November 2034, so you really don’t want to miss this one.
it’s going to look the biggest it has in nearly seven decades
“From morning till night, we should never rely on a single thing.”
Obaku
(Huang Po)
JEMEZ BODHI MANDA Upcoming events
Community/Sangha Meeting: Saturday
11/12 at 9am
Board of Trustees Meeting: Sunday 11/13 9am
Teishin's 49th Day Memorial Service: Friday 11/18 at 9:16am followed by a potluck lunch
Arrival Day for Rohatsu: Saturday November 19 Departure Day: Sunday November 27 by early afternoon Cost for Rohatsu: $300
You are welcome to arrive a few days before and stay a few days afterward.
Rohatsu With Koshin Osho
November 19 - 26
What better place to
"Make time to hear, feel, experience, realize…silence."
Making relationship with everything around you while serving as an officer
Why do we use so many different percussion instruments during zazen? Do they all have a purpose? Or do they have a dual purpose? Your service to the Sangha is a great gift. Join in on a conversation and practice that will help us all to deepen our personal practice and that gift.
November 29, 2016
A one night mini-session
General discussion
Some very short readings
Hands on practice
Schedule
5:30 pm – thirty minutes of Zazen
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Shoji
The Han
Serving tea Jikijitsu
Inkin
Posture
Buddhist Movie Night Friday December 2nd 6:00pm featuring
AZC is funded entirely by the donations of our sangha members
and the support of those who strive, as we do,
to help others see their worlds a bit more clearly.
We welcome your support.
Gassho.
Albuquerque
