Dear Jikoji Sangha,
Please be aware that Jikoji has cancelled all public events and gatherings, starting March 10 through April 5, 2020.
We are taking this unprecedented step out of concern for the health and safety of our community, in an effort to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease. We will continue to monitor this rapidly changing situation and will be reevaluating as circumstances warrant. Please check back here for any updates.
Note that this cancellation of public events includes our regular Sunday Program, the Wednesday evening Book Discussions, the March 29 Science & Buddhism meeting, and our annual Tanjo-e sesshin.
At this time, individual guests are still welcome to book personal private retreats through our Reservations page.
We appreciate your understanding and continued support.
May all beings be healthy and happy.
Jikoji Zen Center
CANCELLED: Wednesday Night Book Discussions
Join us this Wednesday, March 18 at 6 pm
Part of our Practice Period
Wednesday Evenings:
Dinner, Discussion, Meditation.
Our 2020 Practice Period (Ango) of more intensive practice includes weekly Wednesday evening book discussions – Feb 19, Feb 26, March 4, March 11, March 18, March 25 – on our study text, Dale S. Wright’s The Six Perfections: Buddhism & the Cultivation of Character. Our Shuso (head student) for Practice Period will be Connie Ralls.
Wednesday, March 18, we will look at Chapter 5, “The Perfection of Meditation,” on traditional and contemporary Buddhist views on meditation.
OUR STUDY TEXT
In classical Mahayana Buddhism, the “six perfections” – pāramitā – define the meaning of human enlightenment. Buddhist enlightenment is understood to be a particular way of being in the world, a way of being in which six distinct dimensions of human character have been cultivated to the level of excellence—generosity, morality, tolerance, energy, meditation, and wisdom. In this book, Dale Wright explores each of these six dimensions of character and the kinds of self‐cultivation that Buddhists correlate with them in order to assess the “six perfections” as ethical ideals suitable for contemporary global culture.
If you would like to be part of the practice period but are unable to join in daily practice at Jikoji, participating through home practice is an option. Our Shuso (head student), Connie Ralls, can offer guidance in setting up a daily practice at home. Please write info@jikoji.org for more information.
OUR SCHEDULE
(subject to minor change)
Mornings: Mon – Fri
5:30 am am wake up
6:00 am zazen
6:40 am kinhin
6:50 am zazen
7:20 am service
7:30 am study or soji
8:00 am breakfast
Evenings: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
7:40 pm bell
7:45 pm zazen
8:25 pm Three Refuges (Pali)
8:30 pm end
Wednesday evenings
Feb 19, Feb 26, March 4, March 11, March 18, March 25
6:00 pm light potluck dinner
6:30 pm book chapter discussion
8:00 pm zazen
8:30 pm end