{"id":901,"date":"2015-07-01T13:22:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T13:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenwest.ca\/site\/?p=901"},"modified":"2016-06-13T13:26:35","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T13:26:35","slug":"zenwest-newsletter-july-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenwest.ca\/site\/zenwest-newsletter-july-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Zenwest Newsletter – July 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Newsletter for July, 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Some Big Events in July<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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JUKAI <\/strong><\/div>\n

Otherwise known as the “Commitment Ceremony<\/a>.” This will be held on Sunday, July 12, at the Interfaith Chapel at UVic. The ceremony starts at 10:00 am.
\nBarry Philips, Luke Rogers, and Alex Whitehouse will receive the Buddhist Precepts as Householders<\/a>.
\nMatt Kelly will receive the Buddhist Precepts as a Postulant (meaning that he will be training to become an Elder<\/a>).
\nKid\u014d deRosenroll and Hoyu Boulter will become Elders<\/a> in the Zenwest Sangha.
\nAfter the ceremony, there will be a reception at Archipelago Marine Research, 525 Head Street, Esquimalt. That reception will end at 4pm. Maps and directions will be available at the ceremony. If you’re attending the reception, please RSVP to Kid\u014d at geoffderosenroll@gmail.com<\/a>.
\nHere’s a jaunty little tune, “Jukai Day<\/a>,” composed and performed by your humble editor Ky\u014dk\u016b for a Jukai back in 2010.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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SESSHIN
\nJuly 19-26<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
The Seven-Day Summer Sesshin <\/a>at Zenwest\u2019s Red Flag\u00a0Mountain Temple in Sooke is a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in intensive residential Zen practice, and to participate in co-creating our Sangha\u2019s space.
\nFor more information, including prerequisites for participation, the possibility of part-time participation\u00a0and other matters, please click on the link above.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Devices turned in at the start of Sesshin. Yes, it’s an old photo. How soon these devices look quaint, eh?<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Member & Associate Feedback Survey
\nPlease keep an eye out for this upcoming survey.
\nYour feedback would be greatly appreciated.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The annual member and associate feedback survey\u00a0<\/span>invitations will be sent out on Friday July 10, 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are asking for general feedback, programme feedback, and feedback on\u00a0<\/span>our abbot. Please think about the things that you love about Zenwest, and\u00a0<\/span>the things you\u2019d love to change, because we want to hear about both! Your\u00a0<\/span>survey will remain open and available to edit until you hit the \u201cdone\u201d\u00a0<\/span>button, or until August 16, 2015 at 11:59pm\u2014whichever comes first\u2014so\u00a0<\/span>please take your time and help us make Zenwest better and better.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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July 12: Commitment Ceremony<\/a>
\nJuly 18: Zenwest Workday (Kokizan-ji 9:00am\u201412:00pm)
\nJuly 19\u201426 Sesshin<\/a>
\nJuly 29\u2014Aug 14 Abbot’s Holiday (Tuesday sits will continue.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Eko Goldberg brought this to our attention. Here’s the link for more information:
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Kend\u014d Ralfs with coffee and octopus.
\nYour humble editor would like to make the irrelevant\u00a0random photo of some member a regular feature.
\nPlease submit your irrelevant\u00a0random photo of you doing something irrelevant and random to news@zenwest.ca<\/a>. You can explain the photo or not, as you choose.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Copyright \u00a9 2015 Zenwest Buddhist Society, All rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Zenwest Newsletter mailing address is:<\/strong>
\nnews@zenwest.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

For other inquiries and Zenwest business:<\/strong>
\noffice@zenwest.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

To see the full schedule in all its glory, click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jukai
\nSession July 19-26
\nMember & Associate Feedback Survey
\nEcoSattva Training – Sept 13 – Nov 15
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