Sesshin May 8-11, 2014

BAHAY DALANGIN WILL BE holding a sesshin beginning on Thursday, May 8, through Sunday, May 11, 2014 at the Nathan House. Sesshin literally means "touching the heart-mind" and is a period of intensive meditation (zazen). By reducing everyday activities and distraction to a minimum, sesshin offers an opportunity to increase our focus on practice and thus to experience our true nature.

Accommodations

In this spirit, we will be conducting this sesshin with the barest necessities. All participants will be accommodated in group rooms (4 to 6 pax to a room) and will sleep on the floor using their own beddings or using our zafus and zabutons (meditation cushions). You will have a choice between an air-conditioned group room or a non-aircon group room. All toilets and baths will be communal.

Oryoki

All our meals during the sesshin will be done in the Oryoki tradition. Oryoki means "just enough" and is a meditative form of eating that emphasizes mindfulness, precise movements, and simplicity. The practice helps us be aware and show gratitude for the effort of those who prepare the food and also for the life system out of which it came to us. To learn more about Oryoki, view this video (courtesy of Dharmafield sangha). For those interested, we will be conducting Oryoki orientation sessions on May 4 at  Nathan House at 3:30-4:00 PM and on May 5 at 7:30-8:00 PM at the ELJ zendo.

Call to Samu

To prepare for Nathan house for the sesshin, we are calling all members (whether you are joining the sesshin or not) to an afternoon of samu on May 4 at Nathan House at 2:00-3:30 PM (right before Oryoki orientation and yoga session). Samu refers to physical work that is done with mindfulness as a simple, practical, and spiritual practice. We will prepare the oryoki bowls, clean the cushions, and prepare the rooms and zendo.

To Register

Only 15 slots are available for the sesshin and priority will be given to full-time participants. Deadline for confirmation of full-time participants is on April 30. If there are still slots available, part-time registration will be accepted until May 3. 

For Full Time

Check in time on May 8 is at 8 AM.

Check out time on May 11 is at 3 PM.

Sesshin Fee P2,300 only

For Part Time A

Check in time on May 8 is at 8 AM.

Check out time on May 9 is at 6 PM (before dinner)

Sesshin Fee 1,700 only

For Part Time B

Check in time on May 9 is at 6 PM (for dinner)

Check out time on May 11 is at 3 PM

Sesshin Fee 1,700 only

Register by sending an email to bahaydalangin@gmail.com or by sending an sms to your jiki with the following information:

Name:

Full-time/Part time?

Will you need a chair during the sesshin?

Will you be joining the oryoki orientation on May 4 or May 5?

Will you be joining the samu session on May 4?

Please Bring

Pillow and sleeping bag or beddings

Bath towel

Bathrobe

Dark or white, non-patterned loose-fitting clothing

Snacks (we will not serve snacks)

Three-in-one instant coffee (if you drink coffee)

Drinking cup

Toothbrush & toothpaste

Shampoo

Soap

Holy Week 2014 Sits at Sta. Ana Zendo

For those who would like to spend some time in meditation this Holy Week, we will be having free sitting at the Sta. Ana zendo:

• Start Maundy Thursday, April 17, after lunch
• End Black Saturday, April 20, after lunch

Free sit means you may come, sit, and leave when it is best for you. Sister Sonia will be at the zendo and will sit with anyone who comes.

Please bring your own baon and some extra to share.

For those who cannot come to Sta. Ana, please sit where ever you are and be one with us in spirit.

Gassho.

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New Zazenkai Schedule for March 2014

PLEASE NOTE THAT the Zazenkai originally scheduled for March 15, 2014 will be held instead on March 22, 2014 at 9 AM, Herma Building, 94 Scout Rallos, Barangay Sacred Heart, Kamuning, Quezon City. Regular schedules, that is every third Saturday of the month, resumes after March.

Official Bahay Dalangin Email Address

TIME HAS COME FOR us to distinguish between news that comes from members of our sangha and those that come from the leadership of Bahay Dalangin. This is to prevent confusion in our messages. From now on, all official correspondence will come from the email addressbahaydalangin@gmail.com.

Please be guided by the following:

• Schedule announcements, new directives, and official posts will be sent from this address: bahaydalangin@gmail.com

• You may also course your questions about formation or administrative concerns directly to bahaydalangin@gmail.com, instead of posting them to the yahoo group at large. The person in charge will reply to your concern directly.

• Information shared in the bahaydalangin yahoo group that does not come from the bahaydalangin@gmail.com account reflect the opinions and thoughts solely of the member who sent it and not of Bahay Dalangin as an institution.

Fr. Momoy's Healing Service and Mass schedule...

December 7 vigil in commemoration of the Enlightenment of Buddha and the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Hi Sangha!

In just a five more days, we will be holding our December 8 vigil to commemorate the enlightenment of Buddha and the feast of the Immaculate Conception. We strongly encourage you to take part in this vigil. Here are a few reminders:

• Please confirm your attendance with your jikis and submit the names of guests you have invited. Deadline for confirmation is on Wednesday, December 4, 2013.
• Please indicate if you will be staying overnight.
• For those who will not be staying overnight, kindly inform your jiki if you plan to return for the 8 AM mass on December 8.
• Our names and the names of our guests will be submitted to the ELJ Communications Center security. There will be no need to surrender an ID. Just approach the guards at the turn-style and give your name.
• First sit will be at 7:30 PM and Orientation will be at 8 PM. Kindly make sure that your guests are already sitting in time for the orientation. For guests who will be coming in late, jikis will be assigned to give separate orientations.
• Please have dinner before coming to the sit.
• Light snacks will be served at 8:30 PM and at midnight.
• For those who will be staying overnight, the training hall has been reserved for those who want to rest/sleep. Please be ready to sleep on the floor. You may want to bring a sleeping bag and/or blanket. 

 

INVITATION 

Rohatsu is Japanese for “eight day of the twelfth month” — 8th of December.

It is the day we remember the enlightenment of Buddha.

It is also the day we celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Bahay Dalangin invites you to an overnight vigil or yaza to mark this special day.

Vigil begins at 7:30 PM on December 7, 2013

and will culminate with a Healing Mass at 8 AM on December 8, 2013.

Vigil will be at the Meditation Hall, ELJ Communications Center, Floor A.

While we are encouraged to sit through the night, sitters who wish to rest from midnight to dawn can use the adjoining conference room to sleep.

Light snacks will be served at 8:30 PM and at midnight.

Breakfast will be served.

Let us come together in gratitude and compassion.

Let us come home to our Master Within.

Kindly confirm your attendance through your jikijitsu or through your friend in the Sangha.

Yaza Schedule
Dec 7 Saturday 7:30 PM - Sit 8:00 - Orientation 8:30 - Light Snacks 9:00 - Sit/Dokusan 10:30 - Teisho 11:15 - Sit/Dokusan 11:45 - Appointment 12:00 MN - Light Snacks	Dec 8 Sunday 12:30 AM - Free Sitting or Sleep 6:00 - Sit/Dokusan 7:00 - Breakfast/Sharing 8:00 - Mass 9:00 - Depart