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SUMMARY:Full Moon Ceremony\, CC 10/27
DESCRIPTION:SFZC’s Beginners Mind Temple/City Center invites you to join us for these special ceremonies\, as well as to be aware of the changes to our regular schedule. For more information\, call 415.863.3136\, or email ccoffice@sfzc.org. \nEach month at the full moon\, the community gathers to renew our Bodhisattva vows. All are welcome. This is a formal ceremony including chanting and full bows. If it is your first full moon ceremony or you are unfamiliar with the forms\, please follow others in offering incense or flower petals before entering the Buddha Hall and be sure to take a chant card. \nResources\nListen to a recording of a full moon ceremony\nFull Moon Bodhisattva Ceremony text (PDF)
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/full-moon-ceremony-cc-10-27/
CATEGORIES:Ceremonies
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SUMMARY:Sejiki Ceremony\, CC 10/30
DESCRIPTION:Sejiki is a traditional Japanese Zen Buddhist ceremony for the spirits of departed ones. This powerful ceremony summons forth all restless spirits and pacifies agitation and violence within and without. It includes a reading of the names of close friends and family members who have died. \nWhile similar ceremonies are held in Japan during Obon\, San Francisco Zen Center has traditionally held Sejiki around Halloween\, a secularized religious tradition that acknowledges the dead and their continued connection to the living. \nThere is a moment in the ceremony when the names of people who have died in the past year are recited. If you would like to have a name included in the ceremony\, please email the City Center Ino at ccino@sfzc.org by Tuesday\, October 28. \nCostumes are wholeheartedly encouraged but not necessary. After the ceremony\, we will host a dinner in our dining room. Please register below if you plan to stay for dinner. The suggested donation is $15.00\, payable at the door. Cash\, check\, or Venmo. \nParents: children are welcome but please note that the ceremony includes loud\, cacophonous sounds and some scary imagery. \nRead the SFZC Sangha News blog post Sejiki Ceremony at City Center for more details.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/sejiki-ceremony-cc-10-30/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261120T181500
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SUMMARY:Trans Day of Remembrance\, CC 11/20
DESCRIPTION:From the GLAAD website: \nTransgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester\, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester’s death\, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/trans-day-of-remembrance-cc-11-20/
CATEGORIES:Ceremonies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261124T064000
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Ceremony\, CC 11/24
DESCRIPTION:SFZC’s Beginners Mind Temple/City Center invites you to join us for these special ceremonies\, as well as to be aware of the changes to our regular schedule. For more information\, call 415.863.3136\, or email ccoffice@sfzc.org. \nEach month at the full moon\, the community gathers to renew our Bodhisattva vows. All are welcome. This is a formal ceremony including chanting and full bows. If it is your first full moon ceremony or you are unfamiliar with the forms\, please follow others in offering incense or flower petals before entering the Buddha Hall and be sure to take a chant card. \nResources\nListen to a recording of a full moon ceremony\nFull Moon Bodhisattva Ceremony text (PDF)
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/full-moon-ceremony-cc-11-24/
CATEGORIES:Ceremonies
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SUMMARY:Buddha's Enlightenment Ceremony\, CC 12/5
DESCRIPTION:Ceremony follows morning zazen \nShakyamuni Buddha made a vow that he would continue to sit in meditation until he either died or found the truth. On the morning of the seventh day of his meditation\, he experienced enlightenment. This exuberant ceremony commemorates that moment and includes rhythmic drumming\, the tossing of flower petals\, and a circumambulation of the Buddha Hall. All are welcome.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/buddhas-enlightenment-ceremony-cc-12-5/
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