Continuing Traceless Practice Without End
“The lotus arises from all its impediments. It actually needs the impurity of the water for its nourishment. In the same way, in our own personal development, we can’t just work with what we like about ourselves. We have to work with our muddy water. We have to work with our problems and hang-ups because that’s where the action is.” Zen Master Bernie Glassman.
Dharma River Ango Info
Spring 2024 Ango Dates: January 28 – April 14, 2024
Time(s): Full Day Zazenkai (extended practice period) held in person.
DHARMA RIVER (MN)
Ango Entry- January 28- 8:00 am Central Time
Full Day Zazenkai Extended Practice Days:
January Zazenkai –
January 28- 8:00am – 2:00pm Central Time
February Zazenkai – February 25- 6:30am – 2:00pm Central Time
March Zazenkai – March 24- 6:30am – 2:00pm Central Time
Cost:
$100 suggested donation –
Donation supports light breakfast in February and March and all teachings and programming offered in conjunction with Ango. Please bring lunches for zazenkai days.
Please reach out if you need financial assistance or if you would like to set up a payment plan.
Contact Kisho with any questions-kishoroshi@zengarland.org
Ancient Oaks Ango Info
Spring 2024 Ango Dates: January 28 – April 14, 2024
Time(s): Full Day Zazenkai (extended practice period) held in person.
ANCIENT OAKS (GA)
Ango Entry- January 28- 9:30 am Eastern Time
Full Day Zazenkai Extended Practice Days:
January Zazenkai – January 28- 9:30am – 3:30pm EasternTime
February Zazenkai – February 25- 9:30am – 3:30pm Eastern Time
March Zazenkai – March 24- 9:30am – 3:30pm Eastern Time
Cost:
$100 suggested donation
Please reach out if you need financial assistance or if you would like to set up a payment plan.
Contact Genmitsu with any questions-
genmitsuroshi@zengarland.org
To join this extended training period, participants should be prepared to:
• Commit to part-time or full-time attendance of the zazenkais (extended practice period).
• Commit to a multi-dimensional study, using the Zen Garland Vows (see below), and personalizing an Ango plan designed by you and discussed with a Zen Garland Teacher.
• Commit to a service project for the duration of Ango.
Commitments to Zen Garland Vows: The idea in establishing your commitments is to set realistic goals to help strengthen and deepen your personal practice, which allows you the chance to experience how your practice interweaves with your everyday life.
The Zen Garland Order Vows
I vow to take refuge in the Buddha
I vow to take refuge in The Dharma
I vow to take refuge in the Sangha
I vow to realize and release what is unwholesome;
To realize and cultivate what is wholesome;
To purify my way of being:
To embody this as the teaching of all Buddhas.
I vow to embrace each moment with Not-Knowing, the Practice of Presence and Service as a way of being.
I vow devotion to Zazen, and to manifesting a field of benefaction.
I vow to transform greed, anger, ignorance, and suffering into wisdom and compassionate action.
I vow to speak from the heart, to listen wholeheartedly, and to seek the wisdom of council.
I vow to cultivate respect and dignity in all relationships.
I vow to use discernment from a perspective of unity and to nurture a culture of cooperation.
I vow to seek what is needed responsibly, to share generously, to work well with what I have, and to take only what is freely given.
I vow to promote solidarity and a just economic order.
I vow to care for the sacred elements – earth, water, air and fire, and to help heal all forms of matter and energy that co-create our precious earth and universe.
I make these vows in oneness with the Zen Garland Community and cultivate its practices for the welfare of all creation.
* You are welcome to attend any of the zazenkais without participating in the other aspects of Ango.