Shohaku Okumura on Shobogenzo Bussho

== Announcements ==

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Things to know during the event

  • The Zoom room will open each day about 10 minutes prior to the first period of zazen.
  • The Zoom room will close during meals, soji, and study periods (see the times marked in blue on the schedule). It will re-open about 10 minutes prior to any zazen or lectures following these.
  • If you need help getting into the online segments or have other technical questions related to the event, please email genzo-e tech. If something happens in the middle of an online segment and the connection is lost on our side, wait five minutes or so and then try to sign back into the meeting. If necessary, updates will be posted to this page.
  • Participants will be unable to unmute themselves except during Q&A sessions. If you need to communicate with us, use the chat function or send us an e-mail.
  • There will be nine lectures, as usual, with the last lecture on Monday morning. If one of these cannot be held as planned for technical reasons, an additional lecture session will be held Monday afternoon.
  • Okumura Roshi will be taking questions only after the morning lecture each day. If you have a question about the text or about something he's said, please reserve it until that time. After each morning lecture, participants will be invited to use the “raise hand” function within Zoom, which will automatically put you into a first-come, first-served queue. The co-host will unmute participants to ask questions in the order in which they raised their hands. Questions from local participants will also be entertained. 
  • All of Okumura Roshi's lectures are recorded as a matter of course and archived by our Dogen Institute for eventual later release or for transcription into books and other publications. Recordings of the lectures will not be available during the event, but will be available to participants after the close of the genzo-e for a period of one month. This is primarily a matter of limited human resources; the crew that operates the event is very small and largely volunteer. We don't have the personnel to process recordings during the retreat and make them immediately available.  

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​SCHEDULE
Times are Eastern Time in the US. Items in blue are in-person only and our Zoom room will be closed during these times

Opening Evening (May 4th)
7:10 Zazen  
8:00 End of day

Full Retreat Days (May 5th-8th)
04:40 am Wakeup
05:10 Zazen
06:00 Kinhin
06:10 Zazen
07:00 Breakfast
07:30 Soji (temple cleaning)
08:00 Break
09:00 Lecture
10:30 Question & answer
10:50 Break
11:10 Zazen
12 pm Lunch/Break
12:40 Study period
02:00 Lecture [*Note this is earlier than the previous virtual Genzo-e]
03:30 Break
04:10 Zazen
05:00 Kinhin
05:10 Zazen
06:00 Dinner/Break
07:10 Zazen
08:00 End of Day

Closing Day (May 9th)
05:10 Zazen
06:00 Kinhin
06:10 Zazen
07:00 Breakfast
07:30 Soji (temple cleaning)
08:00 Break
09:00 Lecture
10:30 Question & answer
End of retreat
Listen to the recorded lectures
Recorded lectures will be added here for a period of one month following the conclusion of the retreat.
Lecture 1 (May 5th AM)
Lecture 2 (May 5th PM)
Lecture 3 (May 6th AM)
Lecture 4 (May 6th PM)
Lecture 5 (May 7th AM)
Lecture 6 (May 7th PM)
Lecture 7 Part 1 (May 8th AM)
Lecture 7 Part 2 (May 8th AM)
Lecture 8 (May 8th PM)
Lecture 9 (May 9th AM)

Items to download

Translation of Shobogenzo Bussho (in .docx and .pdf format)
shobogenzo_bussho__part_1__final.docx
File Size: 42 kb
File Type: docx
Download File
shobogenzo_bussho__part_1__final.pdf
File Size: 287 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File
Other Documents
Chant sheet
genzo-e_chants_2021.pdf
File Size: 39 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Want to continue working with texts like Bussho?

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Our Dogen Institute is always interested in talking with those who'd like to volunteer as listeners, transcribers, editors, traffic managers, designers or other roles involved in turning Okumura Roshi's teachings into publications in a variety of forms.

Volunteers report finding their work extremely rewarding, providing an opportunity for give-back, and for study.  There are many exciting and varied projects underway in which you can participate from anywhere in the world. 

The Dogen Institute provides educational opportunities for all who are interested in the study of Dōgen Zenji and his teachings.  Its primary mission is to make available  Okumura Roshi’s life work on Dōgen.  His translations, commentaries, and lectures are offered through books, audio, video, and web based materials. 

A word about financial support

In response to the exceptional experience they enjoy while studying and practicing with Okumura Roshi, participants frequently feel moved to offer gifts of financial support to him, to Sanshin and to the Dogen Institute.  All such donations are greatly appreciated, especially as we recover from the pandemic shutdown when so much of our programming was cancelled.  Without the usual physical dana jars in which funds can be placed, we've enabled giving in different ways.

Gifts to Okumura Roshi:
Go here to contribute to the Abbot Retirement Plan Fund or to make a direct donation online to Okumura Roshi.  You may also send a check to Shohaku Okumura at 1726 S. Olive St., Bloomington, IN  47401.  Please do not make contributions to Sanshin and ask that they be redirected or passed through to Okumura Roshi.  Under the board's financial policies, it can't be done and your gift will remain with Sanshin.  You must give to Okumura Roshi directly, and these gifts are not tax deductible. 

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Thank you for your generous support, and for your practice!
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