PZI Events Calendar
W E L C O M E to the PZI Events Calendar! Here you will find all upcoming events and registration links for PZI Zen Online retreats, sesshins, and weekly meditations & talks. Search by individual event, day, or month. Save to your Google Calendar or iCal Calendar. No experience required to participate. Questions? Contact Corey Hitchcock.
F E A T U R E D
SUNDAY Zen: with John Tarrant on June 11
MONDAY Zen Luminaries: Next Guest Ocean Vuong in conversation with Jon Joseph on Sept. 18
INTO SUMMER Open Temple is here! May 1–June 30
FALL Open Mind Retreat: with John Tarrant & Tess Beasley, Sept. 7–10: SAVE THE DATES
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SUNDAY ZEN: The Universe Is In A Tea Bowl – with John Tarrant & Friends
May 28 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Free – $10
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I heard a friend was having a difficult time and called to check in. I found myself saying encouraging things: “Don’t blame yourself, don’t blame others either, you’ll never find your way through by doing that.” Then I thought, oh no, l’m giving advice, a sincere movement but not really satisfying.
A phrase from a calligraphy in one of the sub-temples of Daitokoji appeared in my mind:
The universe is in a tea bowl.
This phrase seemed like an open window. The view became larger.
We are lost many times in our lives. I suppose that is what suffering is: The feeling that we lost our wallet, the person we depended on, or the mind we are used to. These are all a matter of identity, and it’s nice to get them back, but who knows, maybe it’s a hindrance too.
The universe is in a tea bowl.
Wandering through the temple rooms of Daitokuji, I saw sayings such as “Buddha is your thoughts and feelings.” Then I saw a sign pointing to a path into the trees, saying, “Go into Nature and meet the Buddha.”
I liked that, too.
—John Tarrant
Meditation is not a task with a known goal. It’s something you can’t do wrong, a chance for the things of this world to come towards you and to meet you, for doors to open by themselves, and for us to see where the ancient paths lead.
Waking up is something we do together, in the online temple on Sunday. We love it when you join us.
—John Tarrant Roshi and all of us at PZI
Dana and donations are gratefully accepted.
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Sunday Zen at 10:30 am Pacific Time
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