Weekend of Dec 14-15 Chiryu Gakuin changes

Due to the snow that we have today and possibly tomorrow, we will do the following:

12/14 @4:30pm CG makeup will be CANCELLED; 

make-up by appointment (please contact Mr. Yoshida for rescheduling)

12/15 @10am CG lectures is as scheduled, 

but will have a snow day make-up scheduled for 12/28 @8:50am

Thank you and have a safe weekend everyone!

announcements Nov 27

1)      Replays of major services upon request

Currently, we have the Festival of Oneness, Saisho Ceremony at Yuon Center, Saito Homa (all of them the FULL version from Japan) as the services that practitioners can request to see at both the NY temple and the Shinnyo Center.  Please contact the temple office at either location to make an appointment.

2)      Service and event times at the Shinnyo Center

We are exploring the options of what works best for times for the evening events, both for the public (i.e. guided meditation and Shinnyo Meditation) as well as for the practitioners (services, Chiryu Gakuin lectures, GDM video viewings)

For this reason, you may have seen the times change in November and December; please let us know if you have any thoughts on the times.  We do plan to review them, and reassess the start times starting in the month of January.

Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause for the time being!

3)      Sesshin Training at the Shinnyo Center

We have started to introduce dates where we have Sesshin by Reservation.  In addition, we will be making private sesshins available at services whenever possible, including up to Kantei.  Please contact the temple/center or check our blog for updates.

SUN DEC 1 sesshin is available to KANTEI (no reservations necessary)

4)      Moving from the BLOG to a new WEBSITE

Some of you might have already seen and are using the site, but we have a webpage that has been made for the Shinnyo Center that will serve also as the place where practitioners can access the most updated schedules (for both the temple/center) as well as announcements previously seen on the blog. 

The schedules are accessible to anyone, but the blog screen is password-protected.  In order to access this page, please do the following:

Go to the http://www.shinnyo-ny.org/ page and click on “sign in” which is at the top right of the screen.

If this is your first time, you will need to register to create your own login info.  Please click on “register” and follow the instructions.

Once you have registered, you should be able to log in on the “sign in” page with your username and password.

When you have logged in, you can access the “members page” at the top right of the screen.  You will be able to see the most recent updates and info on that page.

Nov Schedule change

Hello Everyone,

This is to inform you that the November Reino Bodai-e date has been changed due to the Visiting Reverend's schedule. We do apologize for any inconvenience this change might have caused you.

Please refer to the attached revised schedule. Changes are marked with yellow markers.

Shoza on November 10 is for those who are sitting for Reino eza only.

Thank you very much for your understanding.

Gassho,

New York Temple Office

皆様

いつもお世話になります。

１１月の霊能菩提会の日程が布教師の都合によ急遽変更となりました。

関係の皆様には大変ご迷惑をおかけしますが何卒ご了承ください。

変更部分は黄色のマーカーで示してあります。

なお、１１月１０日の初座は霊能のみとなります。

合掌

New York事務局

 

 

Initiation 2 & 3

Shinnyoen-NY: November Schdule

updates on things at the MTC (a/k/a Shinnyo Center)

   1)      Oct 10 & 17: Sesshin by Reservation

Will be up to Sodan Sesshin.  Please contact the center for reservations.

   2)      Chiryu Gakuin introductory lectures

Will be made available during open hours at MTC in the basement “theater room”

   3)      Replay of major services

Will be made available in the lobby area at MTC each month.  For available videos, please contact the center

   4)      Changes for starting times of various events

Will be made starting in NOVEMBER, including the meditations and prayer gatherings.  For details, please check the www.shinnyo-ny.org website

   5)      www.shinnyo-ny.org website 

      Will soon be used exclusively as our temple/center website, replacing this current blog.  It already has the temple and center schedules (in PDF format), as well as a log-in page for member-only information, where we will continue to keep updates as you've seen on this blog.

If you have not already done so, please visit the site and explore!

Oct 2 6:30pm at MTC- Special Lecture: “The historical development of the veneration of the Buddha’s statue and the significance of the Shinnyo Busts”

This lecture introduces the history of venerating Buddha’s objects, stupas and Buddha images– how it began and how it developed. Then it talks about applying the historical perspective to the significance of the Shinnyo Busts.

Rev. Haru Inouye will be the guest lecturuer.

Shinnyo Lantern Floating for Peace replays online!

The video from the closing ceremony of the Shinnyo Lantern Floating for Peace is available for view on the following link for 60 days:
www.bealightforpeace.org

Feedback from the Lantern Floating etc?

We will have Mr. Kaz Kubo, one of the chief coordinators of the events (Lantern Floating for Peace, Shinnyo Celebration on the Equinox) at the NY temple on Sat Sept 28 to listen to any feedback from those who participated in the past weekend's events.
He is scheduled to be around all day, so please feel free to catch him and share your thoughts/suggestions/opinions to make our future event even better!

Thanks!

Thank you to all for your help!

To: leaders and practitioners in the Shinnyo Sangha in/and/around the NY temple

I just wanted to send a short “thank you” message to all of you who made this past weekend’s series of events memorable ones for those who could join us for them.

Without the support, cooperation, and leadership you’ve shown, I don’t think we could have done what we achieved together.

It is truly a blessing and an honor to have had the opportunity to welcome the “entire world”(!) in NY with you all, and to start marching forward in spreading friendship and harmony around us along side our spiritual leader Keishu Shinso!

As she now heads back to Japan, I look forward in our continued partnership and collaborations to truly do “our part” and support Her Holiness through our actions!

In ONE HEART,

Eitaro

Thank you message from the Gohoshi Team Leaders at Central Park

Dear Gohoshi Member,

We would like to express our deep and sincere appreciation to you for all your hard work at the Lantern Floating Ceremony. It was a wonderful day and evening and it would not have happened without your efforts and achievement. We accomplished a great number of things on Sunday starting with setting up the workshops area, greetings hundreds of visitors from Japan and Overseas, greeted and helped close to 1,000 visitors from the public and then amazingly assembled over 800 lanterns and gift bags for the guests of the actual ceremony in only 45 minutes! Throughout it all, you kept up a big smile, greeted people warmly and presented a wonderful “face” of Shinnyo-en New York. For that we are truly grateful and deeply thankful. In the future, if the US Government or the City of New York needs something to be done, they should call on us if they want a professional and quality job!

So, thank you again for your kindness and wonderful spirit of collaboration. It was an outstanding achievement.

Sincerely,

Sae Kim and Chris Forte

Oct Schedule - White Plains

Oct Schedule - Washington DC

Revised September Schedule



Changes are made as follows:
Addition: Sep 26 11am- Shinnyo Cerebration on the Equinox-Replay
7pm Sesshin by reservation





Initiation 1

Gohoshi opportunities during the "Meet / Feel / Awaken" exhibit!

We have a gohoshi signup counter (as you see above) on service days at both the White Plains Temple and our Shinnyo Center in Manhattan (a/k/a MTC) for the duration of Sept 20-Oct 14, when we welcome the busts of the Shinnyo Parents and Two Dojis to the temple.  Many spaces still open to sign up!

You can also sign up for gohoshi online on the link below:
http://www.shinnyo-ny.org/
(bottom of the page where it says, "MEET/FEEL/AWAKEN: ENCOUNTERING THE SHINNYO-EN MASTERS IN NEW YORK"

update on the new website etc.

We have been working on a relocation to a new website from this blogspot address.
The site is not complete, but is already up:
http://www.shinnyo-ny.org/
The new site will act primarily as an information center for activities and events held at our Shinnyo Center in Manhattan (or MTC), but has updated schedules for the White Plains Temple as well.

We are also preparing to have a log-in page where all the information currently on this blogspot site will be made available.

In addition, we have started a new Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/shinnyoNYC
We will have updated info on upcoming events at our Shinnyo Center here.

Please go and take a look at this sites when you get a chance!

September Schdile@MTC

Upcoming Guided, Lunch time Meditation & Shinnyo Lecture at the Shinnyo Center

A few corrections on the schedule for the Shinnyo Center (www.shinnyo-ny.org) regarding some upcoming events as follows:

AUG 4th (SUN): Guided Meditation @ 2pm.  (Previously, the schedule read "Saturday" 8/4 in error.  Please note it is indeed "Sunday" 8/4.

AUG 6 (TUE): The Shinnyo Lecture will begin at 7pm.  (Previously the schedule read 8-9pm pm in error.)

These events are open to all.

June 18 and 19 related updates

Hello everyone-

Today (June 18) marks the 19th anniversary of the Shinnyo-en temple in NY (White Plains)

Tomorrow (June 19) is the long-awaited re-opening of the Manhattan Training Center.

We will restart with a prayer gathering at 7pm, with chanting by the visiting reverend, dharma talk by Eitaro, followed by sesshin (up to Kojo Sodan).

For preparation purposes, please note that the NY temple will be closed all day on June 19 (though staff will be available by calling the temple phone#).

If anyone is interested in doing any last-minute gohoshi, please come by the MTC anytime after 12pm on June 19.

Thanks again for your patience and support~

Additional gohoshi day at MTC June 18

Thank you to those who came out to help with gohoshi support at the MTC today!

We have decided to have another day of gohoshi on

Tues June 18 from 4pm-7pm. 

We will be doing cleaning, and preparations of the main altar room etc. 

Kentaro, Qalvy and Izumi will be on site to assist all who come. 

Added GOHOSHI opportunity at MTC Mon June 17 4pm-7pm

Please come join us on Mon June 17 from 4pm-7pm if you would like to do some gohoshi towards the re-opening of the MTC!  We will be doing cleaning, moving some furniture etc.

Gohoshi at MTC today (6/14) extension!

Hi all- if people would like to come early for gohoshi, the staff will be at MTC all day!

Thanks again for all the gohoshi support!!!

furniture building GOHOSHI at MTC (FRI JUNE 14 4pm-7pm)

Hi all- thanks to those who came to help with the assembly of furniture etc. at MTC this evening!

We are one step closer with your assistance!!!

We will again be gathering to do some more assembling on Friday from 4pm-7pm.

We especially need help with assembling IKEA furniture, so those who are good with IKEA items, please join us!

MTC - July Schdule

NY - July Schedule

June Schedule @White Plains

Sesshin Meditation available at Washington D.C. outside venue APR 20 & 21

Sesshin meditation up to Kojo Sodan level is available at our outside venue in D.C. (at the Key Bridge Marriott) this weekend on Saturday, 4/20, at 11am, 1pm and 3pm.  This is in addition to the sesshin meditation that will be held after the 11am service on Sunday, 4/21.    

Continued prayers for people in Boston

Hello Boston Sangha- we’re continuing to extend prayers for the safety of all in the greater Boston area with eveyrthing that has ensued over the night and into today.

Please continue to follow instructions of city/government officials, and also stay in good communication with one another.

Should you feel the need, please contact us at the NY temple at (914) 421-1111, and the staff will be happy to speak to you.

Needless to say, these are trying times… Whenever possible, we would like to continue praying in “one heart” with Her Holiness Keishu Shinso for everyone’s safety, by ways of reciting the sandai in our hearts, chanting, etc.

We will continue to do the same in NY.

Eitaro

Prayers for the victims and those affected by the bombings in Boston...

To our Shinnyo family in the Boston Area:

We are truly saddened by the incident; and at the same time, are sending prayers each morning and night for the repose of the victims, as well as for the swift recovery of all those affected by the bombing.

During the monthly merit transfer service last night, we started with a moment of silent prayer, then followed with the sutra chanting for various spirits, including for the victims of the bombing.

As difficult a time as this may be, we hope for all of us, as Shinnyo practitioners, to have the strength to focus on what we can do in our given place and condition the best way possible.

In One Heart,

Eitaro Hayashi

Temple manager

Shinnyo-en New York

Keishu Shinso's Birthday Celebration!

As announced today after the service, we are having a special celebration for Her Holiness Keishu Shinso's birthday on SUN APR 21 at the NY temple.

GENERAL INFO
“Keishu Shinso’s Birthday Celebration”

Sun Apr 21 after sesshin, in the Harmony Room

-Potluck style lunch

-sharing of messages and stories about experiences with Keishu Shinso

-musical performances

FOR THOSE COMING TO THE CELEBRATION:

Please bring food (we will have a potluck lunch) to share, as well as messages, stories, and even musical skills to our celebration. 

FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO HELP ON THE DAY:

Please gather for the temple cleaning, at which time we will give more specifics on how to help.

FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND:

You can still be part of the celebration!  Please write down and send back your messages/vows on the invitation/message cards, which will all be collected and offered at the Buddha altar.  Digital copies of the cards can be accessed through your lineage parent, local meeting coordinator(s), and/or temple office.

May 2013 NY Schedule

Chiryu Gakuin (Dharma School) updates for New & Advancing students

For new and advancing students, announcements have been posted on the Dharma School (Chiryu Gakuin) bulletin board at the NY Temple.  In case you are unable to check these announcements in person, please feel free to contact us at the temple office for more details on your upcoming status.  Thank you.

replays of the FESTIVAL OF THE EVER-PRESENT 2013 at NY temple

In light of the important announcement made by Her Holiness at the Festival of the Ever Present, we decided to make REPLAYS of the video highlights from this service available on an ON-DEMAND basis at the NY temple.

The video is 37 minutes long and is available in English and Japanese.

Please contact the NY temple office to reserve time to see this video.

Community Service in Boston, Saturday, April 13th

Special Service in Thailand on April 25th

In Commemoration of the Dedication of
the Great Maha Ratchamongkol Pagoda
at Wat Paknam in Thailand:
Prayer Ceremony to Foster Peace and Friendship

**Prayer Request for this service will be accepted till

Saturday, May 4

（The day of viewing this service in New York）

 

Service Night Event at the Manhattan Training Center (MTC) on Jan. 29th

http://www.sef.org/2013/03/shinnyo-en-members-come-together-in-the-manhattan-training-center-to-serve-others-by-participating-in-the-six-billion-paths-to-peace-service-night/

New York Schedule as of 3-18-2013

Hello everyone,

Please note that there has been a few changes to the April schedule:
Kantei Sesshin has been changed to Tokubetsu Sesshin.

  

   

Washington DC: April Schedule

Send your message to Master Shinjo, Co-Founder of Shinnyo Buddhism

Community Event in Boston

Upcoming Event in NY

Lantern Floating in New York: DATE: September 22nd   Place: “Wollman Rink” in the Central Park, Manhattan New York (Details will be announced later) ·

"Guided Meditation" after some weekend services: This will be an open session to all who come to services, but particularly for guests at services (before they become members and start to receive sesshin), who may be curious and interested in meditation. We plan to try this out in March and April on selected weekend dates, with the first such date being Sat Mar 30 (after the Spring Higan Service). It will be much like the period of meditation everyone experienced in Winter Training, and will be held in the main altar room (Gohozen) right after the service.

"Shinnyo Meditation" : This is also an open opportunity for guests to experience an even deeper level of meditation than the "guided meditation," which is conducted by some of the spiritual guides. It is like a sample of "sesshin training" that practitoners take part, but geared especially for the general public. The next such opportunity will be Sat Apr 27 at 2pm. Registration will soon be made available through the temple office.

"Leaders' meeting" : We will have a special session integrating the lineage parents and the (associate) dharma teachers to discuss key points for our practice in a group setting. We would like to have the first such opportunity on Sun Mar 31 (after sesshin) in place of the Lineage Parents meeting. The topic of discussion will be "Going towards September 2013: Lantern Floating, Higan Service, and the welcoming of the Sacred Busts."

March Schedule - as of 3-7-2013

ROBE WEARING for the SHINCHOJI HOMA Feb 17

Sorry for the info to come last minute, but we wanted to inform you that there will be ROBE WEARING for the SHINCHOJI HOMA.

ご連絡が遅くなりましたが、明日の真澄寺護摩供は法衣着用となります。

March Schedule - NY Temple

March Schedule - Washington DC

February Schedule as of 2-8-2013

ALERT: FEB 9 service cancellation and rescheduling

Due to the snowstorm, we have decided to cancel the service and all meetings scheduled for Sat Feb 9 at the NY TEMPLE, and will be moving them all to a new date of Sun Feb 17.
This includes the Chiryu Gakuin (CG) introductory lectures that were scheduled, and also means that we will be extending the due date to submit the CG entry applications to Feb 17.
大雪の関係上、２月９日（土）NY精舎での法要と会合を全て中止とし、２月１７日（日）に移動することに致しました。智流学院入門コースにおいても同じく９日から１７日へ移動と致し、入行願書の締め切りも１７日まで延長させていただきます。

Additionally, we will have a replay of the Shinchoji Homa at MTC on Thurs Feb 14 at 7pm (replacing the Prayer Gathering).

また真澄寺護摩供の拝聴を更にMTCでも設けさせていただきます。日時は２月１４日（木）午後７時となります（一如祈念と入れ替え）。

 With that said, the due date to submit the HOMA forms towards the Shinchoji Homa has been extended to Feb 17.

つきましては真澄寺護摩供に向けてのお護摩の申し込みも２月１７日までとなります。
 

As for the weekend services at the KEY BRIDGE MARRIOTT in the Washington DC area, there are no changes to the schedule.

尚、今週末のワシントンDC外部会場修行（KEY BRIDGE MARRIOTTにて）に於いては予定通りとなります。

 

Hope you have a safe and warm weekend!

 

Winter Storm update

Due to the imminent winter blizzard that is to hit theNortheast starting tomorrow, we are reevaluating our schedule for the serviceand other activities on Sat Feb 9 (Homa at Shinchoji).

We will give you a follow-up announcement on what willhappen by 2pm Friday.

東部地域に向かっている大雪予報に備え、只今２月９日の法要（真澄寺護摩供）その他の行事についての予定を検討中です。

明日午後２時までにはその結果をブログにて発表させていただきます。

MTC Renovation work マンハッタン布教所改修工事について

As part of our efforts to welcome the “many buddhas” here in NY, we are also going to begin renovations at the MTC soon. We will be closing the center during the renovation period; and once we re-open, we plan to offer more activities than in the past, with an emphasis on events catered to the public. This is one of our efforts to begin identifying our sanctuaries to be more than a place for practitioners of the teachings, a “SHINNYO CENTER” where people in society can touch upon the heart of the Shinnyo Parents and Two Dojis in various ways.
様々な「み仏様」をここNYでお迎えする準備段階の一つとして、MTCの改修工事を行うことになりました。工事中はMTCでの修行は一旦中断しますが、改修後には行事も今の信徒向けの修行のみではなく、一般の方を対象としたイベントを中心として展開していく予定です。所謂、現在の依処を「真如センター」として、より多くの方が真如双親様･両童子様のみ心に触れていける場としてまいりたいと思います。

2013 Winter Training guidance (excerpted) in English

The winter training guidance has been uploaded onto the OYASONO.org site.
Please use the usual log-in process.
https://www.oyasono.org/bulletin_article.html?sv_did=42&issid=23

Viewings of the Winter Training 2013 Sermon

by HH Keishu Shinso (delivered on January 27 at the Ogen Center in Japan)

 

 

White Plains

Sat Feb 2:    12:30pm

Sun Feb 3:   11am

              Mon Feb 4: after sesshin

              Sat Feb 9:    after sesshin

 

MTC

Sat Feb 2:    2pm

Wed Feb 6: 7pm

For viewings in areas other than NY, please consult your local meeting coordinator.

Opening of the Outside Venue of Sesshin in Austin, Texas

Under the compassionate heart of Her Holiness Shinnyo Keishu, we are going to hold the opening ceremony of the outside venue for sesshin in Austin, Texas on February 23^rd, 2013.  This represents another new phase of Shinnyo Teaching development in the state of Texas.  We would like to invite you all to attend this event.

The event will take place in the “Bluebonnet conference room” at

Austin Marriott South Hotel
4415 S. IH-35 | Austin, Texas 78744

1-512-441-7900

www.marriott.com/ausap

Following is the event content on Feb 23^rd:

1:00 to 1:30 PM – Preparation of the hotel conference room for service and reception for sesshin training application.

1:30 to 2:30 PM – Purification rite conducted by Head Reverend Hideo Kurihara, short talk by Rev Kurihara and Teaching by the Founder or Her Holiness Shinnyo Keishu by video.

2:30 to 2:45 PM – Sesshin Training Explanation Video (15 minutes)

2:45 to 4:00 PM – Kojo Sesshin training

The Kojo sesshin application will occur before the service begin at 1:30 PM.  The offering for the kojo sesshin training is $5.00 for the members who are 19 years old and older, and $3.00 for the members who are 10 to 18 years old.

We apologize that no food will be provided at the conference room before the service.  We encourage the members to have lunch before coming to the service.  However, water will be provided.

Parking at the hotel is free.  If there is no more parking space on the ground level parking lot, there is a multi-level underground parking garage available.  Please check the link www.marriott.com/ausap for more information about the hotel.

Please let other members in your district know about this event and encourage them to make effort to attend.

If you have any further questions, please contact the temple office staff.

Thank you very much.

WT 2013 videos in English

link to WT 2013 videos in English!

Some of the Winter Training 2013 videos are now available from the above link. 

Please note that the videos are temporarily hosted by a French site for French practitioners. In order to view the videos, you need to login using the same username that you use for the https://www.oyasono.org site.  You do not need to type in anything for password.

Paying Homage in front of the Sacred Busts み像参拝について

As previously mentioned, we will be welcoming the sacred busts of the Shinnyo Parents and Two Dojis (that have been enshrined at Shinchoji Temple in the sacred site of Oyasono) to the United States.  The scheduled dates for paying homage is as follows:

以前にも発表いたしましたが、真如双親様・両童子様のみ像参拝の尊い機会をアメリカにて頂戴いたしました。各依処での参拝日は以下の予定でございます：

Hawaii                                   April 20 – May 12

Los Angeles                          May 25 – June 16

USA Head Temple              June 22 – July 14

Seattle                                   July 20 – August 11

Chicago                                 August 24 – September 15

New York                              September 21 – October 14, 2013

September 2013: Special Events in NY ２０１３年９月NYでの特別行事について

 
 

HH Keishu Shinso has announced during her Winter Training sermon (delivered at Ogen Center on Jan 27) that the Autumn Higan Service will be held at a church in NY, and the Lantern Floating Ceremony will take place in NY’s Central Park this September.  Viewings of this sermon will be made available both at the NY temple and MTC, as well as in local meeting areas throughout the East Coast. 

今年の寒修行ご瑞教（１月２７日応現院）にて継主様より、９月の彼岸会はNYの教会にて、そして同月に灯籠流しがセントラルパークにて行われるとのご発表がございました。尚、このご瑞教の拝聴はNY精舎・MTCにて、また各地の合同集会場所でも予定しております。

The 2013 Winter Training Cards

Please find English and Chinese translations of the message cards from Her Holiness Keishu Shinso given to all those who attend Winter Training 2013

 

Winter Training Website!

We have updated our Winter Training website with info such as:
-Host locations list
-"One Heart Series" events in the Middle Period
-special video posted on the Sacred Busts tour available for view

www.nywintertraining.com

NY Winter Training 2013 Middle Period Activity on January 29th. 7- 9pm @ Manhattan TC

Feb. NY Schedule

Feb. Washington DC Schedule

January Schdule as of 1-4-20113