In the buddha way, you should always enter enlightenment through practice.
You should know that arousing practice in the midst of delusion, you attain realization before you recognize it.
"...is a very simple practice. You don’t need to complicate it at all; you simply face the wall, even if it’s 20 minutes...you take that time to be present to your life. It’s so important! Bodhidharma devoted his life to it."
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Zoom link for Wednesday meditation
The Lincoln Zen Center remains temporarily closed in light of current health concerns surrounding COVID-19.
In the meantime, join us for meditation online on Zoom at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays. Meditation will include one 25-minute sit followed by a five-minute walking meditation. Join us on Wednesdays by clicking the Zoom link.
Meeting ID: 737 6491 6452
Passcode: j36MAJ
Monday Evening Online Meditation
We started offering an additional online meditation every Monday at 6pm in the same format as the Wednesday evening online meditation. The Zoom link will be announced prior to the meditation.
UPDATED CHANTS
As a reminder, please note that meditation at the Zen Center will now involve reciting the Verse Of Atonement before the first seated meditation:
(recited three times, hands in Gassho)
ALL MY ANCIENT TWISTED KARMA
FROM BEGININNGLESS GREED, HATE AND DELUSION
BORN OF BODY, SPEECH, AND MIND,
I NOW FULLY ATONE.
Following seated meditation and before the dharma reading, we will recite the Verse Before The Dharma Talk:
(recited three times, hands in Gassho)
THE DHARMA IS VAST AND SUBTLE
WE NOW HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR IT,
STUDY IT, AND PRACTICE IT.
WE VOW TO REALIZE ITS TRUE MEANING.
Before closing each meditation session, we recite the Four Bodhisattva Vows:
(recited three times, hands in Gassho)
CREATIONS ARE NUMBERLESS,
I VOW TO FREE THEM.
DELUSIONS ARE INEXHAUSTIBLE,
I VOW TO TRANSFORM THEM.
REALITY IS BOUNDLESS,
I VOW TO PERCEIVE IT.
THE AWAKENED WAY IS UNSURPASSABLE,
I VOW TO EMBODY IT.
The Four Bodhisattva Vows will be followed by the Evening Verse, recited once by the doan:
LET ME RESPECTFULLY REMIND YOU:
LIFE AND DEATH ARE OF SUPREME IMPORTANCE.
TIME PASSES SWIFTLY BY AND OPPORTUNITY IS LOST
LET US AWAKEN, AWAKEN - TAKE HEED
DO NOT SQUANDER YOUR LIFE
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