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At the end of October it is common in Zen temples across the states to perform the ceremony of Seijiki, making offerings to the hungry ghosts.
This ceremony is derived from a Chinese Buddhist Sutra involving Ananda, the Buddha and the King of the Hungry Ghosts, a condensed version I am including below.
Ananda was meditating in the forest when...
Blessings!
My sanghas are currently practicing autumn Ango, a period of more intensified practice together in community. Here in Columbus the Mud Lotus Sangha did a half-day retreat, which consisted of five hours of zazen and walking meditation. We sat for 50-minutes, walked for 10 minutes and then repeated for a full afternoon. Sitting in the silence of mind’s nature a...