2022年02月16日
Soto Zen Mission in Canada カナダにおける曹洞宗布教の開始
Soto Zen Mission in Canada カナダにおける曹洞宗布教の開始
２０２０年３月以降、北アメリカの諸々の禅センターはコロナ禍活動を大幅にオンラインへと以降。対面式での活動が制限される一方、広大な国土をもつアメリカならではのニーズだったのか、各州、近隣諸国などから勉強会や参禅会などにオンラインで参加するケースが急激に増加し、禅センターの繋がりにも大きな変化がみられる。
昨年７月以降、モンテベロの曹禅寺に拠点を移し、日系の仏教徒・非日系の仏教改宗者らへの活動をより広く行うようになった。
その中で、アメリカ人の徒弟のうち１名が安居修行・伝法を終了、１名が伝法を終了。
残りの２名の立身、法戦式がコロナで先延ばしされる中、更に４名が岡山県洞松寺での修行を希望し、出家得度をすることとなった。これで人数は合計９名。
そのうちの一名は、当初より開教を志していたカナダに在住。アルバータ州エドモントン市とレスブリッジ市にてロッキーマウンテン禅コミュニティーを創設。２０２２年１月に理事も選出され、正式に法人として登録。ガイディングティーチャーとして晴れて自分自身もカナダのサンガの仲間入りを果たした。
今後は、カリフォルニアにある曹禅寺の強化と合わせて、カナダでの開教の突破口となるであろうロッキーマウンテン禅コミュニティおよびレスブリス市の日加友好庭園を軸に活動を展開する。さしあたって、今年７月にはカナダ人の徒弟の得度をカリフォルニアにて正式に行い、８月には現地のメンバーへの略式の授戒をする予定。
中米やアメリカ国内からも声をかけてもらっているが、力を分散することなく要となる曹禅寺コミュニティーとロッキーマウンテン禅コミュニティーの二箇所を拠点として伝道活動に専念をしていく。
２０２０年３月以降、北アメリカの諸々の禅センターはコロナ禍活動を大幅にオンラインへと以降。対面式での活動が制限される一方、広大な国土をもつアメリカならではのニーズだったのか、各州、近隣諸国などから勉強会や参禅会などにオンラインで参加するケースが急激に増加し、禅センターの繋がりにも大きな変化がみられる。
昨年７月以降、モンテベロの曹禅寺に拠点を移し、日系の仏教徒・非日系の仏教改宗者らへの活動をより広く行うようになった。
その中で、アメリカ人の徒弟のうち１名が安居修行・伝法を終了、１名が伝法を終了。
残りの２名の立身、法戦式がコロナで先延ばしされる中、更に４名が岡山県洞松寺での修行を希望し、出家得度をすることとなった。これで人数は合計９名。
そのうちの一名は、当初より開教を志していたカナダに在住。アルバータ州エドモントン市とレスブリッジ市にてロッキーマウンテン禅コミュニティーを創設。２０２２年１月に理事も選出され、正式に法人として登録。ガイディングティーチャーとして晴れて自分自身もカナダのサンガの仲間入りを果たした。
今後は、カリフォルニアにある曹禅寺の強化と合わせて、カナダでの開教の突破口となるであろうロッキーマウンテン禅コミュニティおよびレスブリス市の日加友好庭園を軸に活動を展開する。さしあたって、今年７月にはカナダ人の徒弟の得度をカリフォルニアにて正式に行い、８月には現地のメンバーへの略式の授戒をする予定。
中米やアメリカ国内からも声をかけてもらっているが、力を分散することなく要となる曹禅寺コミュニティーとロッキーマウンテン禅コミュニティーの二箇所を拠点として伝道活動に専念をしていく。
Posted by Gyokei Yokoyama at
14:49
2022年02月04日
Walking through the Pandemic
Sozenji Temple Newsletter August 2021
Sozenji Buddhist Temple in Montebello City, California, USA
3020 W Beverly Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640
Tel (323) 724-6866
Email: sozenjibuddhisttemple@gmail.com
Website: www.sozenjibuddhisttemple.weebly.com
Zoom ID for ALL Service and Practice: 8111889419
Soto Zen Mission in Canada started in the summer of 2021
Rokcy Mountain Zen Community, Edmonton and Lethbridge, Alberta Canada
Soto Zen Mission at Sozenji Buddhist Temple, Montebello, USA
Soto Zen Mission in Los Angeles and other parts of North America
Gassho,
Gyokei Yokoyama
3020 W Beverly Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640
Tel (323) 724-6866
Email: sozenjibuddhisttemple@gmail.com
Website: www.sozenjibuddhisttemple.weebly.com
Zoom ID for ALL Service and Practice: 8111889419
Sozenji Buddhist Temple in Montebello City, California, USA
3020 W Beverly Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640
Tel (323) 724-6866
Email: sozenjibuddhisttemple@gmail.com
Website: www.sozenjibuddhisttemple.weebly.com
Zoom ID for ALL Service and Practice: 8111889419
Soto Zen Mission in Canada started in the summer of 2021
Rokcy Mountain Zen Community, Edmonton and Lethbridge, Alberta Canada
Soto Zen Mission at Sozenji Buddhist Temple, Montebello, USA
Soto Zen Mission in Los Angeles and other parts of North America
Gassho,
Gyokei Yokoyama
3020 W Beverly Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640
Tel (323) 724-6866
Email: sozenjibuddhisttemple@gmail.com
Website: www.sozenjibuddhisttemple.weebly.com
Zoom ID for ALL Service and Practice: 8111889419
Posted by Gyokei Yokoyama at
04:11
2021年07月18日
Buddhist Mission in North America July 2021 北米国際布教の記録
Sozenji Temple Newsletter July 2021
Sozenji Buddhist Temple in Montebello City, California, USA
3020 W Beverly Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640
Tel (323) 724-6866
Email: sozenjibuddhisttemple@gmail.com
Website: www.sozenjibuddhisttemple.weebly.com
Zoom ID for ALL Service and Practice: 8111889419
ANNOUNCEMENT
Sozenji Obon:Seijiki-e Service, Manto-e Service, and August Shotsuk iService
Sozenji will have its annual Obon service on August 1st from 2 pm both in person and online on Zoom at https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8111889419. Everyone is welcome!
Please send us the order for Manto-e lanterns for your deceased family at sozenjibuddhisttemple@gmail.com by July 23rd.
Each name is hung with each lantern ($10 each)
Please send a check to Sozenji Buddhist Temple at 3020 W Beverly Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640.
Mrs. Kimiok Yamato's First Anniversary Memorial Service
Saturday, July 10, 2021
We gathered at Sozenji temple both in-person and online on Zoom to remember Mrs. Kimiko Yamato with her family.
I officiated the service with Rev. Daiki Toho of Zenshuji temple in Los Angeles.
Mr. David Isobe, the president of Sozenji Buddhist Temple Board, presented the plaque to Stacy and Masako in recognition of the devotion and commitment of Mrs. Kimiko Yamato. The plaque is now placed in the main hall for the members to remember her and her dedication to the otera (temple).
Sozenji July Shotsuki Memorial Service held both in-person and online on Zoom
Sunday, July 11, 2021
I was able to conduct the monthly Shotsuki memorial service with Shuraku Stuard at Sozenji both in-person and online. The Nagato family, Lincoln, Lisa Mike, and their son came to join us. Ms. Miyo Minato prepared refreshments for us to enjoy outside in the courtyard. Thank you for joining us!
Soto Zen Mission in Canada was launched with Mr. Aaron Roth in Edmonton.
Rocky Mountain Zen was launched by Aaron Roth who has been sharing Zen practice both at Nikka Yuko Japanse Garden in Lethbridge and Edmonton. I will visit him this summer to officially recognize him as the first student in Canada and support his activity for the collaborative project of Rocky Mountain Zen in Alberta, Canada, and Sozenji Buddhist Temple in California, USA.
I look forward to working with him to further spread the teachings of Soto Zen Buddhism both monastic and lay settings in Canada from both Japan and the US with all the resources and friendships that I have been nurturing since the beginning of my priesthood.
I will be offering a dharma talk this coming Tuesday on July 20th from 5:30 (PST) for the Rocky Mountain Zen group.
You can join us at https://us04web.zoom.us/j/4015707004
Password: zazen
Rocky Mountain Zen Group also offers practice on Sundays from 8:00 (PST) and Tuesdays from 5:30 (PST)
IMPROVEMENT
Mr. David Isobe, the president of the Sozenji board, has been working very hard to help me settle in Sozenji temple after I left Long Beach Buddhist Church at the end of June. From the legal aspect and my transition to Montebello to the graffitis on the buildings, he has been taking care of various things concerning Sozenji temple. Thank you very much for all your hard work, David!
FRIENDS OF SOZENJI TEMPLE
Sozenji recieved donation of Buddhist Art from the neighbor Teresa and also a picutre of a lotus from Shuraku' which his mother, Victoria, took before she passed away this year.
Ms. Ann Tanouye has brought flowers to Sozenji temple for our service. I can offer the flowers to the buddhas and ancestors.
Venerable Pichai visits Sozenji temple sometimes.
Fourth of July at Sozenji Buddhist Temple
We appreciate any amount of support for Sozenji temple through Paypal (suggested donation $5 - $10)
at sozenjibuddhisttemple@gail.com.
Thank you for your continued support and friendship!
Gassho,
Gyokei Yokoyama
3020 W Beverly Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640
Tel (323) 724-6866
Email: sozenjibuddhisttemple@gmail.com
Website: www.sozenjibuddhisttemple.weebly.com
Zoom ID for ALL Service and Practice: 8111889419
Sozenji Buddhist Temple in Montebello City, California, USA
3020 W Beverly Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640
Tel (323) 724-6866
Email: sozenjibuddhisttemple@gmail.com
Website: www.sozenjibuddhisttemple.weebly.com
Zoom ID for ALL Service and Practice: 8111889419
ANNOUNCEMENT
Sozenji Obon:Seijiki-e Service, Manto-e Service, and August Shotsuk iService
Sozenji will have its annual Obon service on August 1st from 2 pm both in person and online on Zoom at https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8111889419. Everyone is welcome!
Please send us the order for Manto-e lanterns for your deceased family at sozenjibuddhisttemple@gmail.com by July 23rd.
Each name is hung with each lantern ($10 each)
Please send a check to Sozenji Buddhist Temple at 3020 W Beverly Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640.
Mrs. Kimiok Yamato's First Anniversary Memorial Service
Saturday, July 10, 2021
We gathered at Sozenji temple both in-person and online on Zoom to remember Mrs. Kimiko Yamato with her family.
I officiated the service with Rev. Daiki Toho of Zenshuji temple in Los Angeles.
Mr. David Isobe, the president of Sozenji Buddhist Temple Board, presented the plaque to Stacy and Masako in recognition of the devotion and commitment of Mrs. Kimiko Yamato. The plaque is now placed in the main hall for the members to remember her and her dedication to the otera (temple).
Sozenji July Shotsuki Memorial Service held both in-person and online on Zoom
Sunday, July 11, 2021
I was able to conduct the monthly Shotsuki memorial service with Shuraku Stuard at Sozenji both in-person and online. The Nagato family, Lincoln, Lisa Mike, and their son came to join us. Ms. Miyo Minato prepared refreshments for us to enjoy outside in the courtyard. Thank you for joining us!
Soto Zen Mission in Canada was launched with Mr. Aaron Roth in Edmonton.
Rocky Mountain Zen was launched by Aaron Roth who has been sharing Zen practice both at Nikka Yuko Japanse Garden in Lethbridge and Edmonton. I will visit him this summer to officially recognize him as the first student in Canada and support his activity for the collaborative project of Rocky Mountain Zen in Alberta, Canada, and Sozenji Buddhist Temple in California, USA.
I look forward to working with him to further spread the teachings of Soto Zen Buddhism both monastic and lay settings in Canada from both Japan and the US with all the resources and friendships that I have been nurturing since the beginning of my priesthood.
I will be offering a dharma talk this coming Tuesday on July 20th from 5:30 (PST) for the Rocky Mountain Zen group.
You can join us at https://us04web.zoom.us/j/4015707004
Password: zazen
Rocky Mountain Zen Group also offers practice on Sundays from 8:00 (PST) and Tuesdays from 5:30 (PST)
IMPROVEMENT
Mr. David Isobe, the president of the Sozenji board, has been working very hard to help me settle in Sozenji temple after I left Long Beach Buddhist Church at the end of June. From the legal aspect and my transition to Montebello to the graffitis on the buildings, he has been taking care of various things concerning Sozenji temple. Thank you very much for all your hard work, David!
FRIENDS OF SOZENJI TEMPLE
Sozenji recieved donation of Buddhist Art from the neighbor Teresa and also a picutre of a lotus from Shuraku' which his mother, Victoria, took before she passed away this year.
Ms. Ann Tanouye has brought flowers to Sozenji temple for our service. I can offer the flowers to the buddhas and ancestors.
Venerable Pichai visits Sozenji temple sometimes.
Fourth of July at Sozenji Buddhist Temple
We appreciate any amount of support for Sozenji temple through Paypal (suggested donation $5 - $10)
at sozenjibuddhisttemple@gail.com.
Thank you for your continued support and friendship!
Gassho,
Gyokei Yokoyama
3020 W Beverly Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640
Tel (323) 724-6866
Email: sozenjibuddhisttemple@gmail.com
Website: www.sozenjibuddhisttemple.weebly.com
Zoom ID for ALL Service and Practice: 8111889419
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