Rev. Inryu officiating for an Arlington Va wedding in September 2015
Our resident priest Rev. Inryu officiated for a recent outdoor wedding in Arlington VA. We set up a simple Altar on a small table.
As part of the ceremony those in attendance were asked to close their eyes and take a moment to bring full attention to the current moment. Feeling their bodies, the air around them, the sounds in the environment and to observe their breathing. We then shared a moment of silence to settle into the beauty the moment and place.
The couple vowed to take refuge in Awakening, Truth and Community.
The vowed to support and cherish life, to live generously with an open heart, to remain faithful in relationship, to communicate honestly and simply, to treat all beings and each other with dignity and respect, to work for the benefit of others, to be humble, to not hand on to grudges or angered and to awaken to their connection to all life.Rev. Inryu has been the official celebrant for weddings in Maryland, Virginia, Georgia and Washington DC. She is a registered officiant with the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The photos above are from Phyllis Petronello Photography
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Here is the link to join us via the cloud zendo at 7PM for the All Beings Zen Sangha evening program. Tonight we will have a short service before one period of Zazen. We will then have a “Way Seeking Mind” Talk by Kinki ShinSei (Joyful Spirit Deep Vow) Ilaria Tassi and end with the chanting of the refuges. If you would like stay after refuges and do a welcome and check-in please do
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Order of Service
Greeting by the Kokyo
Enmei in Japanese (7 times)
Heart Sutra in Chinese
25 minute period of zazen
Four Great Vows
Way Seeking Mind Talk by Ilaria Tassi
Refuges in Pali
Post service check in (please feel welcome to stay or depart as your schedule requires)
For the All Beings Zen Sangha Tuesday Teas at Two, a topic is introduced and then a few questions are proposed for discussion by those present. The Teas are online only.
We start with 5 minutes of silent tea drinking.
The dharma tea concludes at 2:45pm Eastern. All are welcome.
Saturday Feb 10 dharma tea 2-3pm ET led by Junji Rui Sun, on the topic of “Visiting 3 Buddhist temples in China: peeling back thousands of years of history”.
Event is in person and online. Use this link to join. if asked for a password use 976779.
Those joining in-person will enjoy some Pu’er tea Junji brought back from China, with opportunity to take some tea home.
Tuesday February 6, 2024 2p Dharma Tea at Two – led by Beata Stylanios on the topic of “Widows and widowers in our midst and the gift of flowers” online only
For the All Beings Zen Sangha Tuesday Teas at Two, a topic is introduced and then a few questions are proposed for discussion by those present. The Teas are online only.
We start with 5 minutes of silent tea drinking.
The dharma tea concludes at 2:45pm Eastern. All are welcome.
Tuesday January 30, 20242pDharma Tea at Two – Ryokan: Great Fool (良寛大愚)- Led by Marcella Wolfe. online only
to join use this link. If asked for a password use 386593. You can also go to www.allbeingszen.org home page to sign in.
For the All Beings Zen Sangha Tuesday Teas at Two, a topic is introduced and then a few questions are proposed for discussion by those present. The Teas are online only.
Tuesday January 23, 2024 2PM-2:45PM – Dharma Tea at 2pm led by Emyo Grace Mcclain on “Residential Life at Zenshinji” aka Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. to join use this link. If asked for a password use 386593. You can also go to www.allbeingszen.org home page to sign in. Emyo Grace
For the All Beings Zen Sangha Tuesday Teas at Two, a topic is introduced and then a few questions are proposed for discussion by those present. The Teas are online only.
We start with 5 minutes of silent tea drinking.
The dharma tea concludes at 2:45pm Eastern. All are welcome.
NOTE morning activities canceled due to icy road and sidewalk conditions. Zen Sewing will take place later in the day as the travel conditions improve. Please plan to meet in the library at 1860 Clydesdale Place unit 405 at 1:30pm
Inryū Sensei will offer two poems to explore our feelings about the wars which are currently happening. Please come for a supportive sharing and deep listening experience.
Photo courtesy of the National Bell Foundation (taken at the dedication of a 18th century Honshō bell gifted to the U.S. National Arboretum on 1/1/24)
Dharma Tea on Tuesday: 2pm Dharma Teas resumes today January 2, 2024. Inryū Sensei will offer explanation and photographs of the purification and dedication of an 18th century Japanese Zen Temple Bell. The installation was at the National Arboretum in Washington DC on January 1, 2024.
For the All Beings Zen Sangha Tuesday Teas at Two, a topic is introduced and then a few questions are proposed for discussion by those present. The Teas are online only.
We start with 5 minutes of silent tea drinking.
The dharma tea concludes at 2:45pm Eastern. All are welcome.
Rev. Inryu has been the official celebrant for weddings in Maryland, Virginia, Georgia and Washington DC. She is a registered officiant with the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Emyo Grace
