Vienna Centre

[Tsuyoshi Mogi]

AKTUELLES vom Verein UNI

Wir möchten Sie noch kurz über die Aktivitäten im ersten Halbjahr informieren. Durch die Erdbeben, Tsunamis und der anschließenden Nuklearkatastrophe lag unser Schwerpunkt natürlich in Japan.

In unseren Flugblättern können Sie sich noch genauer darüber informieren:

Auch die Medien haben über die Situation viel berichtet. Über die Tao Sangha Japan war es möglich, ohne Umwege die Spendengelder direkt zu den Menschen zu bringen. Sie haben soviel Leid erfahren, kämpfen tagtäglich mit den Auswirkungen und müssen sich noch für lange Zeit um ihre Existenz sorgen.

Mit Ihrer Hilfe konnten wir für die Opfer insgesamt Euro 7642,- an Ryokyu und Mayu Endo übergeben. Hier die Übersetzung eines Schreibens aus Japan, das auch an Sie persönlich gerichtet ist.

Lieber Spender, lieber Verein UNI Österreich!

Vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe in den japanischen Katastrophengebieten.

Wir unterstützen zwei Städte, und bringen Güter und auch Nahrung zu 500 Personen in 7 Schutzräumen. Die Menschen leben dort hauptsächlich von Reis und Brot.

Ein weiterer Ort, den wir betreuen ist eine ganze Stadt, die auf Grund der Kernschmelze evakuiert werden musste und wir haben vor Ort ein Zimmer fix für die Shiatsu-Klinik adaptiert. Das Lager ist eine Stunde von Tokio entfernt und wir entsenden 4mal in der Woche Tao Shiatsu Schüler und Praktiker, die regelmäßig Behandlungen geben.

Wir alle sind dankbar für Ihre Unterstützung

Nam Amida

Ryokyu

Mit diesen Zeilen verabschieden wir uns in die Sommerpause. Wir melden uns im September mit neuen Aktivitäten und auch Berichten von den verschiedenen Projekten wieder zurück und wünschen Ihnen einen wunderschönen, erholsamen Sommer.

Das Team vom Verein Uni Österreich

http://www.taosangha.at/2011/07/12/aktuelles-vom-verein-uni/

[Tsuyoshi Mogi]

Report of GUC Austria

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http://www.taosangha.at/2012/05/03/dankesschreiben-vom-verein-uni/

News from the UNI CLUB

LOVE CLUB MEMBER OF THE UNI

You have given us your trust in the previous year and it was possible to help us work together, to people in need.

Thank you SO MUCH!

People in Japan were affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster and the earthquake in particular and it is due to the damages be for many years.

Living in Japan Tao Shiatsu Master and founder of GUC (Global university community) - Ryokyu Endo and Mayu Endo his wife coming back to Austria and Europe.

The Board has decided in a meeting that the account of the Association UNI € 2000.00 to be taken to the income from the fund-raising. We were able in May 2011 handed over the amount of € 4542.00 to the fullest confidence directly to both of them.

It was a big appeal for donations last year for the poverty population in Africa tormented by "Nachbar in Not".

We are thrilled that so many people want to make something together.

We also were able to bring a contribution of 700,00 €.

Now a short - YEAR REVIEW

Events and fundraisers:

January 2011: fundraiser of the students / teachers of the Interior and CPR Rankweil for Japan

April 2011: UNI - Shiatsu in Linz for Japan

April 2011: fundraising in Linz for Japan

April 2011: Fundraising for the teacher of Strebersdorf Japan

May 2011: Solicitation of Funds from the yoga class in Korneuburg for Japan

Auwiesen Shiatsu in Japan and the parish of Linz - UNI: May 2011

May 2011: UNI - Shiatsu Vienna for Japan

May 2011: Price and Jassen fundraiser in Dornbirn for Japan

August 2011: Fundraising for Africa

September 2011: Fundraising for Africa

Donations Overview 31 December 2011

Income from donations / sponsorships € 2,135.00

Revenue from membership € 1,255.00

Income from donations for Japan € 2,797.89

Income from donations for Africa € 700.00

Total revenue 2011 € 6,887.89

Donations - spending € 5,242.00

Bank charges € 139.00

Advertising agency and € 212.28

Total resources in 2011 € 5,593.89

Ongoing information and updates you can also www.taosangha.at read.

With gratitude and confidence for all

The association UNI team

[hla kyaw]

Dear.Tsuyoshi Mogi San Thank you so much for sharing about UNI Club. Namu Amida Rajo --- On Sun, 5/6/12, Tsuyoshi Mogi <tao...@mac.com> wrote:

[Lee Sheng Maria Sun]

Dear All, 

Thank you Mogi San and Austria Sangha for sharing your Uni activities and last year expenditure . We  think it"s great that you are giving us good expanple to make everything clear and more transparent.

Namu Amida Butsu

lee

[Ana Belen Rodilla]

Thank you for sharing it is very impressive, very well done  Nam Amida Belén --- El dom, 6/5/12, Tsuyoshi Mogi <tao...@mac.com> escribió:

[Deb Bachmann]

Dear All,

This is wonderful to read, to get the larger picture for the year.  Thank you for this example of sharing about Uni activities and funds with the big Love and Thank you.  Great!

and we can never thank Mogi enough for his sharing heart.

Namu Amida Butsu

Deb

Sent from my iPad

Deb Bachmann

Tao Sangha Madison

(608) 257-4663

[Ryokyu Endo]

WOW!

Viena can do UNI Charity festival next year for sure!

2012/5/8 Ana Belen Rodilla <bele...@yahoo.com>

[hla kyaw]

Dear, All Thank you so much for sharing with all about UNI activities. And also good news that next years UNI Charity festival going on in viena. It is great. Namu Amida Butsu rajo --- On Mon, 5/7/12, Ryokyu Endo <ryokyu...@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Ryokyu Endo <ryokyu...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Vienna Centre To: tao-s...@googlegroups.com

[Alex Pereklita]

This is awesome!

The heart and organization of everything!

Thank you Tao Sangha Austria!

---

From: Ryokyu Endo <ryokyu...@gmail.com>
To: tao-s...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:25:26 AM
Subject: Re: Vienna Centre

[alex]

Namu Amida Butsu

[Karin Rueggeberg]

Vielen Dank fuer den Bericht Team Oesterreich, tolles Projekt, tolle Zusammenarbeit.

Namu Amida Butsu,
karin in Toronto

2012/5/8 alex <alextao...@yahoo.ca>

[豊田悠貴]

Thank you very much Vienna. Great work.

It is a wonderful model for annual report for everywhere.

 Namu Amida

Yutaka

2012/5/8 Karin Rueggeberg <rueggebe...@gmail.com>

[Tsuyoshi Mogi]

Holiday in Vienna

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Holidays in Vienna

: 2012/05/24 Categories journey

On earth, would not the first time in many days? I take a holiday of the day? Just three weeks left Japan. Did not have a day off until now. But Ya oh well. Anyway, the workshop in Vienna Buddha, Tao Shiatsu, and humor is the way he finally ended last Sun.

Anyway, this was the Vienna of a lot of things really overlap.There was a lot of things very well. Actually, he wrote about its contents, has been erased now. However, below is only for leave.

It may come also who you know ", is a sense of religion, such as us Japanese, to humans (cultures non-Buddhist) is the world is sometimes not even imagine. Where one of the local non-Asian.

If you go to church to pray, at the shrine is a Kashiwade out, in the temple fit the hand. These series of acts, we wonder that the Japanese people is nothing.

However, Christianity and Judaism was a heretic oppression, punishment of idolatry was stoning, no such mental structure. Is the best and only religion of his fathers, and the other is thinking like that it's bad karma religion, to teach such a thing in this day and age, I think sin. "

I would Bukkake, the mystery of serious culture theory. The following is just a return to the diary.

<Alice! "I will have fun, humor What road." Buddha of this workshop, made a deep spiritual experience. Western is also a doctor. >

<Streets of Vienna>

<"Bar" cartoon on the theme of Japanese animation>

Next year, so do international tournament in Thailand Tao Shiatsu, seek the cooperation of the tournament because, after the workshop congenial way, was married to a Thai woman, went to meet friends (Sangha members) Oliver. (For example, introduction of the venue and, for child care, babysitting referral)

<In the upper left wife, your husband is the upper right corner>

In the evening, Oliver and Alice took me to the Jazz club.

By the way, came every day until this is only of the Sangha, and basically does not change what you are doing in Japan.

Also came to Vienna, always, do not go and only hotel and restaurant Tao Sangha Center. So feel (if there is no time), but went to somewhere was not at all. On this night, feeling the first time, that came to was somewhere. Drinking three people, two hotels also had the ladder. Thanks! Is.

Holiday finally came. A little sleep in the morning, afternoon was devoted to washing. Terrible looking around, get to the laundromat.

How do I do, I do not know, in middle-aged man Rashiki Indian, was taught while doing kindly things. I companions of Asia! Thank you! By the way, is said to be free detergent.

Uncle Rashiki Indian philosopher, such as appearance, in a solemn atmosphere, was hard at work washing without uttering a word. In the homeland, we would surely not such a thing. Melancholy of back taxes was good also.

The next day, people of the Buddhist Association Austria Yara, Yara South Korean monk, and meet people in Nepal.In the Tao Sangha Center, and that the exhibition and lectures.

Nichiren Shonin and talked about the Lotus Sutra. Nepal had to say and people have written of Dr. DT Suzuki. I was saying that the Buddhist Association of Austrian woman Elizabeth, and I went to Japan and our saint was once Fujii Sun also interesting.

The day before leaving for the Netherlands, quite busy. Also have to consider the contents of the workshop in Amsterdam,,,,,.

As I wrote in Vienna and was difficult, as a matter of fact, it began a deep spiritual experience at the workshop nembutsu many people to conclude, "Good Year, was good."

[hla kyaw]

Dear, Mogi San Thank you so much for sharing about Holidays in Vienna. Namu Amida Butsu Rajo

--- On Wed, 5/23/12, Tsuyoshi Mogi <tao...@mac.com> wrote:

From: Tsuyoshi Mogi <tao...@mac.com> Subject: Re: Vienna Centre To: tao-s...@googlegroups.com

[Ryokyu Endo]

sorry guys!  messy google english transration...

2012/5/24 hla kyaw <hlakyaw...@yahoo.com>

[lee sheng maria sun]

thank you very much for the report  from Austria. Thank you Mogi san.

thank you Endo Sensei, really appreciated your blog with Austria . Even though google translation not great, still got a sense of deep spiritual experiences of Nembutsu for many people. and hope your laundry experiences was a good one. :-)

Nam Amida

lee

[Ana Belen Rodilla]

Thank you for this report and pictures, very nice! Nam Amida Belén --- El jue, 24/5/12, Ryokyu Endo <ryokyu...@gmail.com> escribió:

De: Ryokyu Endo <ryokyu...@gmail.com> Asunto: Re: Vienna Centre Para: tao-s...@googlegroups.com

[Alex Pereklita]

 

 

 

 

The purpose of Mahayana Buddhism is to provide absolute happiness and joy through the wisdom of Buddha and the infinite spirit.

 

Tao Sangha is a place where the ideal teachings of Mahayana Buddhism manifest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                      Index

Chapter 1

Training system

(1) What is the Tao Sangha training?

(2) What kind of training?

(3) What is the schedule like at the temple?

(4) Two type of Betsu-ji

Chapter 2

The outline of Tao Sangha community

(1) What type of members?

(2) What kind of ceremony and activities in Tao Sangha ?

(3) Uniqueness of community philosophy

(4) What kind of diet is recommended in Tao Sangha ?

(5) How Tao Sangha is managed ?

(6) How is Tao Sangha’s finance ?

Chapter 3

Joining and becoming Buddha pupil

(1) Joining Wadaji Tao Sangha

(2) To Receive OKAMISORI KI KYO SHIKI initiation

(3) After receiving OKAMISORI KI KYO SHIKI intiation

(4) Admission and Withdrawal

 

Chapter 4

3 kind of devotion

(1) How Tao Sangha percept devotion ?

(2) What kind of idea is based on devotion system ?

(3) How did we named as Musa Boddhisatva club ?

(4)  How Buddhism percept donation ?

 

Chapter 5

Creating Tao Sangha

(1) What is Tao Sangha ?

(2) How Tao Sangha started

(3) What Tao Sangha Can Give to our life

(4) What is Sangha Village ?

(5)  Is Making Tao Sangha Village Possible ?

(6) What Activity Can Create Tao Sangha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 1: Training System

 

1.What training in Tao Sangha?

 

(1) Nembutu Samadhi / BENNEI KYOUGAKU/teaching

During the Meiji years (1868 through 1912) in Japan, there was a virtuous priest often referred to as a modern Buddha, called (saint) BENNEI. The truth of the Samaddhi at the heart of Mahayana Buddhism, realized by saint BENNEI, rises from connecting and unifying with the great love of the universe. Through this unification, the saint had embodied the eternal Pure Land, which goes beyond life and death. His teaching structure encompasses the cumulative 2500 years of teachings of all sects of Buddhism including Shingon, Tendai, Zen, and Pure Land. His recognition of a principal image and teachings offers the possibility to unify with all other religions, and directly connects with the enlightenment of Shakamuni Buddha.  Therefore, this is a message for the future of humanity, whose history is fraught with repeated suffering due to religious conflict.

 

To share this with everyone for a bright future is one of the wishes of Wadaji Tao Sangha, as is the practice of Nembutsu Samadhi based on the teachings of saint BENNEI, beyond the boundaries of any religion.

 

(2)Seven Fuku Nembutsu / Changing Destiny and being happy

Originally, the purpose of Mahayana Buddhism was not only for spiritual enlightenment or going to the Pure Land in the afterlife, but also to experience happiness during our lifetime. What is the key of creating a happy life? It is changing the subconscious (ALAYA conscious). How does the subconscious change? In Tao Sangha, the change is recognized by receiving the ability ‘of being happy’ by the purification of the “ALAYA conscious,” through Nembutsu and living in FUSE, “donating life”, based on Giving Heart. Destiny can be changed by praying『SEVEN FUKU NEMBUTSU』 four times a day. It is the wish of Tao Sangha to share this good destiny with everyone.

 

(3) HANNYA SHINGYO—HEART SUTRA/Spiritual EKOU

Throughout history, there have been many great writers, authors, mystics, artists, theologians and philosophers, who explored the spirit world.  Emanuel Swedenborg, (1688 ~ 1772) was one such philosopher, influencing many others, including Helen Keller and renowned Japanese Buddhist author Daisetsu T. Suzuki. Swedenborg explored the ‘in and out’ of the spirit world, and one of his theories, that of the “corresponding rule,” states that the spirits from the spirit world and from our world are “corresponding”, so our health and emotional states are affected by the heart states and situation of those spirits.

 

In Tao Sangha we also believe in the connective nature of our lives and the spirit world, and thus practice Nembutsu.  By specifically reciting the Heart Sutra, we help release our ancestor’s spirits, as well as all karmic relations from our past lives, including unsaved spirits of the whole universe, to the Pure Land.  We also pray for the continual development of the spiritual stage of the Buddhas, Boddhisatvas, and Devas in the whole universe.

 

After attending Nembutsu Samaddhi, it is not uncommon to feel deep relaxation, calmness and peace. The mind and body feel lighter, because of the direct co-relation of helping sprits with a karmic relation to us. When we pray and wish for unsaved spirits and for our karmically related spirits, Bodhisattva saves them as a reflection of our prayers, and those spirits saved are at peace by the grace of Buddha and Bodhisattva.  This reflects on our life and gives us comfort, bringing joy to our mind and body, as well protection by all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

 

(4) Ki Communication

Many ancient Mahayana Buddhist activities originated from the practitioners who were not living in the temple and additionally by some monks who had progressive ideas. These activities were also considered in some part to be a kind of Buddhist revolution. The principal of their community-based philosophy was the equality of all practitioners. Similarly, in Tao Sangha, social status is unimportant as we strive to create a community based on a ‘positive heart’ such as Giving Heart, Devotion, etc. In order to achieve this ideal, Tao Sangha has psychological counseling-like communication training called Ki Communication as a part of their training and practice.

 

(5) Ki and Heart Work / Experiencing the truth of the Universe

(Recognition of the right or wrong path)

The most important thing for students is to be able to recognize if the path they are on is the right one for them.  If someone continues training incorrectly for a long time, it can be said that they are wasting their life. Once time is past, it will not return. However, in general, we won’t know if the training is right or wrong unless we try, just as we won’t know what an apple tastes like unless we try it. Yet, if there is no assurance that joining a path is right, to continue training becomes a gamble.  So how can we know if the path we are on is correct?  Through Ki work, one of the revolutions of Tao Sangha, we can clearly see the truth about the path we are on.

If a path is a tradition, and has patiently survived in the past, it can be perceived as harmless.  Just like Christianity was the religious revolution of Judaism, the teaching of HONEN (1133 ~ 1212) is almost the complete opposite of Old Buddhism, in a sense, true spirituality found within revolution.  Similarly in Tao Sangha, there exist many new, revolutionary spiritual practices, for example, GOTAI (the 5 states of the body) which never existed before.  Therefore, in their training, all students are constantly challenged to constantly see if the Sangha’s teachings are the truth by simply experiencing them.

 

Experiencing a state of enlightenment

By applying Ki work, it is possible to experience the state that would otherwise take many years of practice. The first step is『Ki and Heart Nembutsu • the 56 philosophy  System』allowing for eternal peace, joy and merit to be received through Nembutsu Samadhi. If this awaking experience occurs as a result of one’s practice, one’s state of mind will be stable at all times, and becomes reflected through one’s lifestyle as well. In Ki Work, although it is possible to experience this state of mind without years of training, without constant practice, it is impossible to be stable in this state.  This means that one should never have the feeling of ‘knowing everything because of their Ki work’; this attitude has to be avoided at all cost.

 

Through Ki and Heart Work, you can directly experience the meaning of the sutras, something that is truly impossible to receive without training (since we can only understand on a rational level by studying books).  This is why it is so very important to train in the Ki & Heart method and experience the truth for oneself. In all Tao Sangha teachings, students can determine all right or wrong through Ki Work. This is a one of the characteristics of Tao Sangha.

 

In the Buddhist tradition, things have always been decided to be either right or wrong, and the differences explained in teachings by comparing them to Buddhist sutras. (This is called KYOUSOU HANJYAKU in Japanese). Tao Sangha talks about the common points with other teachings, but does not talk about the differences.   This allows the students to determine the merit of Tao Sangha teachings on their own by their Ki work.  An important point here to understand is that the deepest and most precious teachings become less meaningful if students only develop their practice on an intellectual level. Buddha’s teaching isn’t an accessory of our knowledge—it is understood within our heart, and felt as a body sensation, and thus, reflected onto our life.

 

2. What kind of training?

 

Main Training

(1) Nembutsu Samadhi

Each Nembutsu practitioner receives a force from Amida Buddha by wishing for the enlightenment of all human beings. With a mindful heart, by imagining Amida Buddha, we unify with the great love of Amida Buddha. Like the mystic Meister Eckhart (1260 ~ 1327) said, praising God (Amida) leads to the spiritual development for the whole universe.

 

Sub-Training

(i)    HANNYA SHINGYO / Spiritual EKOU

        Rescuing unsaved spirits is devoting Giving Heart to the whole spiritual world.

 

  (ii)   Seven Fuku (Seven Happiness) Nembutsu

1-   To shift our destiny, we pray SHICHIFUKU Nembutsu four times a day,  

even when we are walking.

2- We seed our happy life within our subconscious while we sing/chant SHICHIFUKU Nembutsu.

3- SHICHIFUKU Nembutsu dancing.

 

(iii)        Ki Communication

The basis of Ki Communication spirit is in『SHISHOUBOU / Four ways to be enlightened』which is to spread the Buddha’s teaching by ancient Mahayana Buddhists.

 

(iv)        SAMU and GUTSUU Creation

SAMU- cleaning work as part of training at a temple

GUTSUU- to spread Buddha’s teaching

Both SAMU and GUTUU are to share NYORAI’s greatest love.  It is to have action based on giving heart to all and also as devotion to NYORAI. A life style that is to share the greatest love from Buddha and to live with a Giving Heart with devotion, contains the essence to creating a happy life.

 

 

(2) Wish Fulfilling Waterfall Nembutsu traning

Write your wish on a candle and put it in front of the waterfall with incense. Go under the waterfall. While you are in the water, repeat the Heart Sutra and Nembutsu to fulfill your wish. It’s effective! Waterfall Nembutsu training is offered in Canada and Japan.

 

3. What is the training schedule like at the temple?

 

(1) Regular Nembutsu Gatherings / Evenings, weekly

We have Nembutsu Samdhi,Sutra talks, Seven Fuku, Nembutsu dancing, and more.

For students who live far away, it is possible to join these by internet.

 

(4) BETSUJI Nembutsu / Once a month

BETSUJI means organizing for a special occasion. We organize some training schedules at different times from a gathering. There are two types of BETSUJI.

 

(3) Nembutsu High

We do music and dance Nembutsu twelve hours a day for couple of days.

 

(6) Nembutsu Network

Nembutsu for 24 hours to connect worldwide. (This project is planned in the future)

 

4. Two types of BETSUJI

 

There are MONTO BETSUJI called『happiness experience session』and Monk BETSUJI called『 FUSATSU-KAI』.

 

(Member-BETSUJI)-- general

3.    Ki and Heart Nembutsu, based on 56 Philosophies System

4.    Nembutsu music experience/ Ying and Yang, The way of Ki Breath Nembutsu

5.    Nembutsu Healing Dance

6.    Seven Happiness Nembutsu/ Seven Happiness input and Nembutsu dancing

7.    Ki communication / Group discussion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Practitioner-BETSUJI)

(1)Problems may occur with people

We are able to realize the problems related to religious and spiritual communities, when looking back at our history. Even though there were people who reached spiritual enlightenment, many also made negative actions.

In Europe, Christianity had the Inquisition and witch hunts, and many Jews and Muslims were brutally massacred. In Germany, it is said the population was reduced by one third due to religious wars between Christians. We need to recognize the dangers regarding spirituality that human beings commonly create.

 

(2) Guardian Angel/God Work

In this work, others verbalize what your guardian angels wish for you and what way of being will bring happiness for you.

 

(3) Gestalt way of conversation

We approach conversation with Buddha through psychological processes.

 

(4)Appreciation and Dissatisfaction Work

This work is to develop better communication with each other in the community.  It is applied with warmth, fun, and humour to help us reflect on ourselves (with work of SOUGO-SENZOKU)

 

(5)FUSATSU Psycho Drama

When Buddha was still alive, Monks had meetings twice a month to reflect on problems which had occurred within their Sangha. It is called FUSATSU. FUSATSU used to be a discussion to solve problems. When a monk caused a problem, the monk confessed it and/or it was pointed out by other monks and they decided what to do through open talk.

We apply FUSATSU as a way to discuss problems which occur within Tao Sangha. If a Member needs reflection on himself, he will become a stage director, cast himself, then stage and play out his drama.

 

(6)The Theory of Spiritual EKOU from the Heart Sutra

 

(7)Ki Communication / Group Conversation

 

 

 

Chapter 2 :  The Outline of Tao Sangha community

1.    What type of members?

Tao Sangha is similar in spirit to the Franciscan monastery as an older model, and the house of Mother Teresa as a more recent model. The primary reason is that the activities of both of these organizations continue transmitting the love of God through Giving Heart.

Essentially there are two types of members at both the monastery and the house, the ones who accept others whose hearts are in pain, Shu-dou-shi, in Japanese, giving love and comfort to those in need, and the members who are accepted and receive this love and comfort by the Shu-dou-shi.

There are also volunteers who support these activities through their actions and/or financially by donation.

Also, there are people who not only feel love and comfort from the facility and the monks there, they feel the sympathy of these activities and that the teachings are something important in their own lives. Those who feel this way have their faith awakened, become members and participate in prayers on a regular basis.

In the same way, there are many types of people in Tao Sangha. First, we have members who accept people to share the love of Amida Buddha and create excitement in Tao Sangha. There are some that work to support Tao Sangha, and also members who do creation activities. As well, there are members who give donations regularly.

On the other hand, there are people who feel love and comfort in Tao Sangha, and also feel the joy. They eventually realize that the practice here is something fundamentally important in life, and they come regularly to participate in Nembutsu chanting.

When San-po-kie is born in their heart and they show an interest to join us, they receive the Okamisori-kikyo-shiki ceremony and become a Mon-to.

The three basic types of members are below:

< Mon-to >

A person who becomes an official member of Tao Sangha. They participate in an initiation called “Okamisori”. A new Mon-to receives the following at an Okamisori initiation. (The Admission fee is ¥18000 or $180 Can or US)

   1 Member’s card

   2 A complete Nembutsu CD

   3 A Nembutsu booklet

   4 Proof of initiation

   5 Sangha Juzu (bracelet)

 

< Sangha Gyou-jya >

These are members who, through their activities help to create Sangha, support activities through donations.  The activities from Sangha Gyou-jya are supervised by charged Shu-do-shi. When our committee confirms a Mon-to’s ability (ex: hold ego, not to quit work, or give more priority to creation rather than personal things) in activities, he/she will receive Nyu-Gyou-shiki ceremomy and become Sangha Gyou-jya. In the Nyu-Gyou-shiki ceremony, a Jo-do-syu Wadaji temple Tao Sangha Kesa will be provided. One who becomes a Gyou-jya wears the Kesa during Nembutsu chanting at the Wada Ji Dojo.

 

<Syu-dou-shi>

Syu-dou-shi are the ones who have the responsibility within Sangha to accept others with the spirit of Shi-syou-bou, love and comfort (Dharma).  In Buddhism, we call them No-ke. This Japanese Buddhist term, “No-ke”, means to make a shift in others hearts, to make awareness of the Buddha nature in others hearts. In Tao Sangha, we call it Nembutsu Syu-dou-shi, or Syu-dou-shi (Monk.)

Like the Franciscan monastery or the house of Mother Teresa, to accept others and spread the love of God to others is to have priority with God, not to your own ego. Therefore, until this point is reached, it is necessary to face your own very substantial ego and to go beyond it.

1-The ceremony to become Syu-dou-shi is called Tokudo Shu-dou ceremony. The ceremony has the same meaning as becoming a monk. It is a private ceremony in which only Shu-dou-shi can participate. You will receive I-gi-boso (Go-jyou-kesa).

2- Syu-dou-shi will wear Go-jyou-kesa in regular Nembutsu, and at a ceremony they will wear Sou-i (Koku-i—black cloth for monk--- and I-gi-boso).

3- Syu-dou-shi is in charge of many ceremonies including Okamisori and Nyu-gyou-shiki. They are also in charge of the workshop leaders and become supervisors of Gyou-jya who are doing creation activity.

4- Syu-dou-shi and Syu-dou-shi applicants will attend Syu-dou-shi communication training. Syu-dou-shi cannot avoid Fusa-tsu drama. When Syo-dou-shi show ego, he/she will return to the level of Gyou-jya or Monto.

 

 

 

2.What kind of ceremony and activities in Tao Sangha ?

                <Ceremonies related to Happy Events>

(1) Birthdays

This is very unique.

(2) Buddhist style weddings.

Provided in any center in the world.

(3) Sho-Ryo ceremony

There is a special ceremony for a foetus in Buddhism, but nothing special for a baby. However there have been some demands from oversea members, therefore it was created.

                 <Ceremonies related for other occasions>

(1) Memorial service

It would be held for members and/or its families in Tao Sangha style.

(2) Tao Sangha day

July/7^th.  This day, an article called “Tao Sangha Development for the Next Generation” was published,  and so we celebrate this day. This falls on the same day as the Japanese “Star Festival”.  The story of  the “ Star Festival’ symbolizes the unification of duality in our world, such as materialism and spiritualism, the west and the east, and Yin and Yang.

(3) New Year Nembutsu

On December 31 through New Year’s Day, we network all of the centers over the world by Nembutsu. After the Nembutsu session, we meet each other through Skype and then greet each other!

(4) Wadaji Ceremonial Tour:  held once a year –mostly in the spring—at the headquarters of Wadaji temple.

 

 

 

 

 

       3 Unique Community Philosophy

 It depends on each members determination to control their “Ego”. Basically, we don’t force anyone to control their ego as in other organizations. Possibly, Tao Sangha is a most comfortable place for everyone, but there is a good possibility that each member is being egoistic, which can lead to a very uncomfortable situation. For example, if we make hierarchies clear, there is no space for the appearance of ego—unless higher members are being egoistic. However, in Tao Sangha, we do not count on any material aspects such as the age, gender, how long you have been a member, etc. We only count on each and everyone’s heart state; how much you can give, devote, be humble etc.

It is a normal state of our human nature to be egoistic when in the state of no position at all, therefore, we have to see our own ego and control it by ourselves as if walking on a tight rope. Because each one of us has to be aware of controlling our own ego, it is a not an easy way. But if it succeeds, Sangha is heaven. A unique characteristic of Sangha is not giving up to find the most ideal space for human beings.

       4 What kind of diet is recommended in Tao Sangha ?

It is recommended not to consume at least one of the following three things: cigarettes, white sugar or coffee. However, more importantly than what you consume or don’t, is to have gratitude when you do have any food, which means not taking any food as a material. Our food is the soul of other beings, therefore, we appreciate with 10 Nembutsu, and then humbly eat. Actually, if you 10 Nembutsu 3 times with visualising image of Amida Buddha, you can experience Ki change—spiritualization of the energy---and being healthy. When you make this action, we pray for our health and increasing spirituality, and that starvation will disappear in the world.

       5 How is Tao Sangha Managed ?

The Temple committee administrates activities of Tao Sangha. There are international and national committees. These are structured by some of the ordinary members in the same way as the ancient activities of Mahayana Buddhism. We are aiming to build an ultimate democratic community network based on holding ego as a condition.

       6 How is Tao Sangha Financed ?

We are supported by membership fees, a donation system and classes. We have a regulated donation system including member fees.  Members are divided into 3 types, which are “Goji member”, “ Devoting member”, and Musa Boddhisatva member. (See chapter 4). There also are some classes such as Buddha school, Sutra study, general donation box, and the occasional Nembutsu circle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 3: Joining and becoming a Buddha pupil.

 

(5)          Joining Wadaji Tao Sangha

In primal Buddhism, a ceremony included a vow to Buddha and praying SANKIEBUN. In the Pure Land sect, their traditional ceremony were the OKAMISORI and KIKYOU ceremony. In Tao Sangha, if the heart of SANPO KIKYOU and SHOKI, SYOKYU, and KOGYOU are recognized clearly, anybody can join by receiving Okamisori ceremony .

 

(1) SAN KI E BUN

                                                                                             

Buddhan Saranan Gachami : To Embrace Buddha

 

Dhamman Saranan Gachami : To Embrace Dharma

 

Sangan Saranan Gachami : To Embrace Sangha

 

(7) SHO KI, SYO KYO, and KO GYOU

 

SHO KI : the place where we return

SHOKI is Buddha, the object of worship to return to. For example, SHOKI for Christians is Jehovah, for Islam it is Allah. As mentioned above, our principal image of Tao Sangha is Amida Buddha the dearest Buddha in the whole universe. Amida Buddha is the heart of all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Devas, and also the center of the whole universe.  Another way of understanding is that the realization of your faith is Amida Buddha, and also to recognize Amida Buddha’s Pure Land as the place where we die and are re-born.

 

SHO KYO : the place that we seek

The place that we seek through Nembutsu Samadhi is unification with the great love of Amida Buddha, and a spiritual re-creation of inner Pure Land. Pure Land, forever happiness and joy, exists in the deepest place of the inner heart. It also exists as a real world we can experience as several sensations. Tao Sangha ascetics will work together to awaken everyone, and to fill the world, the universe, and all the Karmic spirits with the great love of Buddha. To be clear with SHO KYO, the purpose of training is to be aware of receiving the great love of Buddha for others, self, and everything.

 

 

 

KO GYOU :  practice

Originally, Nembutsu Samadhi is a form of practice of Mahayana Buddhism. Even now, it is practiced in various Buddhist sects. Tao Sangha training is for spreading the great love of Amida then to create the spiritual development and happiness of all beings. It is called “Deep Nembutsu Eko Samadhi” To be clear with KO GYOU is to have Tao Sangha training as the only choice to practice.

 

**Please be careful that even if you are aware of the conditions to join Tao Sangha, you should respect your traditional religions. Denying the value of another religion is not true Buddhism. Those not willing to respect other religious traditions from their culture and ancestors, such as Christianity or Islam, and others will not be permitted to join Tao Sangha. Tao Sangha ascetics will deny nothing, and will be required to follow the path of spiritual development by “Deep Nembutsu Eko Samaddhi” with the great love of Amida Buddha. Because Amida Buddha represents all other Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Jehovah and all of existences under the name of the God, and is also the source of prosperity of all, for the future, it is essential to understand and unify with all of the different teachings.

 

(2)          To Receive OKAMISORI KI KYO SHIKI

There are several steps to take to join Wadaji Tao Sangha.

 

(1) Required to complete Buddha school, Pure Land School, and Ki communication basic course and to participate in Nembutsu training.

 

 

(2)Participate or watch Live Sutra study for six months, and write a report.

 

(3)Be recommended from the temple committee and to be a member of either the Devotion club, the Bodhisattva club, or be a Sangha creator.

 

(3)     After receiving OKAMISORI KI KYO SHIKI

 

(1) Receiving MONTO Card

Tao Sangha MONTO card will be received After OKAMISORI initiation.

 

(2) Participating BETSU JI

Becoming MONTO, you can participate in BETSU JI Nembutsu practice (Experiencing Happiness session) and you can experience mindfully various merits ( Happiness ) from Nembutsu Samadhi.

 

(3) SAMU devotion

Becoming MONTO means you are no longer a guest. Some tasks will be asked of you to do. Please ask for more details from our staff.

 

(4) GOJI CLUB

Joining GOJI party costs 500 yen ( $5 ) every month. This is for the maintenance of temple.

 

(5) Participating in the Nembutsu Sangha Voice (chorus group)

One is also able to participate in the Nembutsu Sangha voice, if one so wishes.

 

4. Admission and Withdrawal

It is free to withdraw from membership at anytime. A purpose of Tao Sangha is to have even and fair relationships with each other. As members have the freedom to withdraw, please understand that in some cases members may be asked to leave the Sangha.

 

 

Chapter 4 :Three kinds of devotion

1 How does Tao Sangha perceive devotion  ?

There are three kinds of devotion: physical, Dharma, and financial.  Physical donation is the actual work of any part of a project. Dharma donation is a project creation for spreading Dharma, and financial donation is the donation of money for the project.

We will just talk about the financial way here.

Goji member ( a general member) is for enjoying Sangha life with their enthusiasm.

Kenshin member (Devoted member) is for expressing the way of donation followed by their own heart state.

Musa Boddhisatva club (MBC) members donate some % of their income to the Temple.

 

(1) Goji member

Paying monthly member fee

(2) Kenshin member

Donating an amount decided by oneself every month

(3) Boddhisatva club member

Donating 5 to 10% of their income (  % is decided by their own Ki test )

 

How was the Tao Sangha donation system started?  First, Sangha members becomes a leader of the human spiritual development with pure passion and wish the heart of Boddhsatva as written in the sutra. The core of the wish in sangha devotion system is for fulfilling healthy, rich and pure Ki in the world as if Amida ‘s great love fills the whole universe by Nembutsu.

If our heart, verbalized words, and action are actually in the same state as teachings, we unify with Dharma.  We can share great love of Amida with all being of the universe beyond time span.

 It is the ultimate wish of all of Buddhas, Boddhsatvas, and Devas, Isn’t it ?

Manifesting Tao Sangha ‘s three kinds of devotion means entering and encountering those spiritual worlds.

 

2 What kind of idea is based on devotion system?

Same way as Kenshin member’s donation actually existed in a Nembutsu temple in Japan. This temple was a branch of St. Bennei, and uniquely they had a place for Nembutsu, Zen, and Christian chapel in same property, and having a wish to build a village of united religions like we have.

Our Tao Sangha MBC members’ way is limiting donation amount at 10% of their income. As described above, % is decided by Ki test. Ki test tells you the best amount for your bright future, you just follow the result.  How this system was created is explained in an essay written by founder Mr.Ryokyu Endo.

Effectiveness of donation

Think about the philosophy of UNI currency and why the Ki of UNI currency is so pure and comfortable. In the UNI currency, there is an automatic 10% donation included in the system.

And this is why the Ki of the UNI is so nice.

In the UNI handbook, I explained how quite a few rich people had been donating 10% of their income prior to becoming rich. This custom was from Tice, and what is important is that this custom put the Ki of richness into their subconscious, and as a result, they became rich. More importantly, they kept this custom even after becoming rich. The point to understand is that they were not donating because they are rich. They were donating since they were poor, and they became rich because they were donating regularly.

  And this was what I have been doing for the last 20 years of my life. Buddhism teaches that donation will give people relief from “attachment” (including relief from the ‘fear of money’). Donation is the first of six basic practices, which Bodhisattva chose to do in order to reach ‘the other shore,’ Pure Land, the enlightened world. How could we imagine Buddhist practitioners or Bodhisattva who won't donate?

Well, anyways, what I have found from my experience was “Both!” In other words, donating brought me relief from attachment and relief from the fear of money, and my income started increasing after several years. It effected me spiritually and my physical body as well, both welcome changes. As a result 2 centers in Japan were built after many, many years of not having a place to teach and even to treat patients. (It is hard to imagine that the first time Alex received my treatment was in my eight-by-eight foot living room. Mayu and I were often teaching to, Deborah, Alex, ….all those students in our tiny living room).

What I believe is that if Tao Sangha members will do the same, they will receive both merits. Spiritually, relief from attachment and fear of money, and physically, their income will ultimately  increase. But before going on, I must add that I was enjoying donating. I believe everyone will eventually enjoy donating as well (and if not, I must say, ”what a poor mentality!”) But, in the end, they would find joy in it, because it brings such comfortable and light Ki. It’s such a nice feeling. Relief from attachment and fear from money is spiritually very healthy.

 

As you notice through reading, Tao Sangha founder Mr.Endo  is practicing donation to the temple. There is no one in Tao Sangha who gets paid a salary from the temple. This is one of the features of Tao Sangha. Even a priest is on the side of everyone else which is a MBC member.  What the Tao Sangha priest receives from Amida Buddha is a spiritual happiness, fortunate, and joy. Those are the unmutable true treasures of life.

3 How did we named as Musa Boddhisatva club?

Musa means not ego based action.

Let’s look in the Sutra for a definition of Boddhisatva. It is the one who….

(1) carry others as if carrying own load.

(2) Be a friend even without to be asked.

(3) Make action even with out to be asked.

(4) Look at others as if a child looks at his parents. ( reverse from how parents look at a child)

The heart Sutra explains Haramitta---it means donation--- as a training to be a Buddha from Boddhisatva. The one who donates in Tao Sangha aims to have a heart of Boddhisatva, this is our wish. This is how Boddhsatva members were named. It doesn’t mean to feel cool because of donating, and if we think we give some merit to Amida, that is out of the question. Amida, as the universe itself, does not need to be donated to by any other existence.

So, why do we donate? 

Because we can receive unification with Dharma through the action of donation.

Amida is the root of all kinds of happiness, and an action of donation creates  a comfortable space where exchange Ki with Amida around donator.

<Regulation of MBC >

1.    %( 5-10) of donation is decided by Ki test. Better checked sometimes because nothing is permanent.

2.    Better not join until you have paid off personal debts. After  they are paid off, join.

3.    Hand to the responsible person for MBC

4.    This money will be spent for spreading Nembutsu, building Sangha village, etc.

5.    If you wish to withdraw from Tao Sangha, and wish a refund, you get back 100% of the amount  that you donated.

4. How does Buddhism perceive donation?

Donation means not only giving money or property or any materials. It means any actions under the purpose of spreading Dharma, for example, praise others, give a smile, if under the purpose of spreading Dharma, it’s a donation in Buddhism. St. Honen said “ anyone who spreads Nembutsu , you cannot spare yourself, your soul, or your property”. Therefore, spending without sparing money for spreading Dharma is also a donation.

And, Sutra says donation has to be “ San-Rin-Sho-Jo”

<San-Rin-Sho-Jo>

(1) Purpose of donation has to be pure ( $ for donation cannot be spent for a wicked purpose

(2) The ones who donate have to have a pure heart( not regretting , calculating or afraid)

(3) $ for donation has to be pure( not from stolen money or gained on others suffering)

Bodhisattvas realise and enlighten by 6 kind of trainings (donation, restriction, patience, invitation of Amida, training, and wisdom). Donation is the first one. We can interpret it as the first purpose and basic of Mahayana Buddhism. As many of Buddha statues are smiling, so, if we can’t give others a smile it is sure that by being stingy, we can’t enlightened for sure. 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 5 : Creating Sangha

 

1.What is Tao Sangha

First of all, what is Tao?

For example, the word tao/path is in Buddhist sutra means the way of Buddhism.

According to St. Bennei’s teaching, Confucius teaching TENDO and Lao Zu teaching Tao is the same thing in different name of the spirits of whole universe. Tao Sangha is also the spirits of whole universe and Dharma.

What is Sangha ?

There is BU-PO-SO (Buddha / Dharma / Sangha ) in Wadaji Tao Sangha. BU is the spirits of whole universe and Amida Buddha. PO is the truth of the universe. This is  our life's teaching and also training. SO is Sangha. It means people who train and live in the path. According to Mahayana Buddhism, Sangha means also all living creatures. Therefore Tao Sangha’s Sangha means a heart ( and system )willing to share the greatest love of Buddha to all the living creatures.

What is a Tao Sangha  gathering like? What is the system like? It is the members themselves who are infinitely creating under Tao heart based on the spirit of SAM-PO-KI-E ( The heart of Buddhist * see chapter 3 SAN –KI- E -BUN), create Tao Sangha. This is as same as creation in any art.

 

(6)          How Tao Sangha started

Tao Sangha started with people who became SAMPO believers. That is people:

(8) who dream and wish for the bright future for all humanity.

(9) who act to make these dreams and wishes come true.

(10)who spend their time and effort for the bright future and also have the heart to invest their money.

As long as there are the people who support Tao Sangha, it will continuously be created by them.

 

3. What Tao Sangha Can Give to Everybody

The O-Ring test was invented by a Japanese cardiac surgeon in New York. It is a famous way to check and match medicine for patients. It also applies to checking what types of food are good for a patient to consume to become healthy. Today, O-Ring is used in many ways.

Tao Sangha has Ki Work, but unlike O-Ring, it is not  a way to judge good and bad.  Ki Work is extremely effective to know what the future holds depending on our hearts, actions, and words. We are be able to see what behavior and heart brings happiness to ourselves and others  by Ki Work. The importance of this work is to show how to be happy to all the people in the world.

We believe spreading Ki Work will bring happiness to more people in the world. (When one of every hundred human beings in the world lives a life in Ki Work, the world will be different. ) To spread Ki Work also is to give FUSE (donation ) to all humanity. We have a wish to make a Tao Sangha Village, and to make it possible to spread Ki work.

 

4. What is Sangha Village

 

Let’s imagine together what Sangha Village is like. Within a huge property, there is an organic farm with solar and wind power system. Those powers supply to the entire village. The village has currency is called UNI that only exists in the village. The UNI Bank is also located in many places in the village.

There is a huge temple to practice Nembutsu, school to take Tao Shiatsu and Ki communication training etc, and clinic to receive Tao Shiatsu treatment. In the temple Nembutsu is practiced for 24hrs a day. Traditionally, practitioners are replaced every two hours, so that the practice never ends. (Some temples have been doing twenty four hour Nembutsu for several hundred years. ) The village has residential houses and guest houses. The guest houses are for people who come to the village to receive a treatment or for other healing purposes. We provide a place to practice for people who wish to practice Nembutsu and Buddhism seriously. Also it can be a space for the teens that have difficulty to live with their parents. Everybody who wishes to study intensive Tao Shiatsu, KISHINDO, and communication training or to receive treatment for long period’s time would also be welcome to stay. This village has no group awareness, narcissism, or masochism. People in the village will have training with joy and humor and expand Buddha nature and FUSE heart in any moment.

 

8. Is Making Tao Sangha Village Possible

Do you think it is possible? If so, how would it be possible? Would you wait until someone donates the money or gives you land? If we think like the last question, we are no different than a hungry ghost. So what makes the dream come true?

For example, let’s think about what the roles are in Tao Shiatsu treatment. The treatment doesn’t exist just for the practitioners to make a living. Making a living is just one of the results. The true purpose of Tao Shiatsu is to increase everyone’s Tao heart through Buddhist teaching. Therefore it is to support activities in the Tao Sangha temple.

Every country needs a Sangha village. The village should be made in every country.  As mentioned earlier, no need to expect someday somebody from somewhere will make the village. Making the Sangha village, begins with donations from the members themselves. This way of thinking started the Tao Sangha FUSE/donation system. If not so, all the gods from the above will say “ How do they think they can make the village a reality!? They talk about Tao heart, but they are just cheap! “

The village must be made for all living creatures. Even the completion of only one Turkish rug will take lacing over many generations. The village is a project for the past, present, and future of all living creatures. When this becomes a reality, our ancestors, children and grand children will all share the merit.

 

(3)          What Activity Can Create Tao Sangha

Tao Sangha activity is divided to GUTSU creation and SAMU (related work of GUTSU). GUTSU creation is a project to spread Dharma teaching. For example, UNI is also the Sangha creation activity. This activity is to spread the heart of Sangha through aid projects. Same as the Nembutsu Sangha voice. it is to spread though song/pray. And of course, there are environmental design, web and advertising production, issuing web magazine, Buddha school, Ki and Happiness workshop and other workshops. They are all Sangha creation. The members who are responsible for Sangha projects are called GUTSU creators. On the other hand, SAMU is to maintain various routine works and support activities. It includes cleaning and preparing live Sutra study.

As mentioned earlier, FUSE has ZAISE (financial), SHINSE (physical), and HO-SE (Dharma). Importance of any of FUSE is the to wish to share the greatest love of  Amida Buddha with others. It’s not cold obligation, but warmth. We believe that actions that come from your wish and warmth will give richness to all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( SAMU / Creation sample )

Web production

Flyer production

Variety of workshops

NPO UNI

UNI

Wadaji NOW!

Center environmental design

Publications (booklets, books, DVDs, and CDs )

Japanese and English translation

Nembutsu meeting

Buddhism talks live

Wadaji temple tour

Keep DOJO/class room clean

Video editing

Image management etc...

 

Tokyo Tao Sangha Center

1-5-11 Nogata Nakano-ku Nakano, Tokyo 165-0027

Phone: 03-3385-7558

 

Kyoto Tao Sangha Center

367-2 Motomachi, Yamato ooji higashi hairu, Furumon mae tori, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto -shi, Kyoto 605-0089

Phone & Fax: 075-551-2770

 

www.taosangha.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To enter to Tao Sangha,

 

 

 

Is to clarify the meaning of your birth as a human being,

 

 

 

To live with the mission that Buddha has given you.

 

 

 

Bliss comes from it, for it isn’t a joy only for oneself.

 

 

 

 It is also bliss for all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Gods.

 

[Alex Pereklita]

Thank you Endo sensei for the report, and Mogi for sharing!

Tao Sangha Vienna energy!!! Awesome!

Namu Amida Butsu

Alex 

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From: Ana Belen Rodilla <bele...@yahoo.com>
To: tao-s...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:31:08 AM
Subject: Re: Vienna Centre

[Lee Sheng Maria Sun]

Really comprehensive I will read it more carefully again. 

Thank you it "s really clear. Fantastic thank you all for creating this book. It really clearly explain many aspect of Tao sangha.

Namu Amida

lee

[Cronin Jeanne]

Yes , but we get the picture and the idea.  

Namu Amida,

J

[Anne Desaulniers]

Thank you so much for report and sharing.

Namu Amida

Anne

Sent from my iPhone

[Ana Belen Rodilla]

Thank you Alex. I will read carefully  Nam Amida Belén --- El jue, 24/5/12, Alex Pereklita <alextao...@yahoo.ca> escribió:

[Lawrence Lefcort]

Wonderful to hear about Vienna experience and to feel the Ki of the pictures!

Nam Amida Butsu

Lawrence

[Tao Sangha Portland]

Thank you for sending this Alex.   Is this to replace the one that was completed last fall/winter?  I'm sorry, I don't understand what the "2nd" means in the title.

Nam Amida

Spyder

[Tao Sangha Portland]

What beautiful Ki experienced at the Vienna Center.  ANd how nice that you were able to enjoy the city a little bit as well! Thank you for sharing this.

Nam Amida

Spyder

[hla kyaw]

Thank you Alex for sharing about 2nd Tao Sangha Booklet. I think that it will clear to all about Tao Sangha purpose. Namu Amida Butsu Rajo --- On Thu, 5/24/12, Alex Pereklita <alextao...@yahoo.ca> wrote:

[Deb Bachmann]

Thank you for sharing Ki of Vienna experience with all of us.  

It's really great to see photos and read of stories.

Best Ki to Europe!!

Namu Amida Butsu

Deborah 

Sent from my iPad

Deb Bachmann

Tao Sangha Madison

(608) 257-4663

[Deb Bachmann]

Dear Spyder,

This is a second book about Tao Sangha.  The first that we printed last winter is for the public.  This one is for those who are interested in becoming members, to make clear the different ways of being involved and being members.   I hope this helps clarify.  Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Namu Amida Butsu

Deb

Sent from my iPad

Deb Bachmann

Tao Sangha Madison

(608) 257-4663

[Lee Sheng Maria Sun]

Dear Spyder,

I think this booklet is for core members only. Like a bible for us to study and to understand Tao Sangha what we do and how we practice etc. 

Nam Amida

lee

[Lee Sheng Maria Sun]

Dear Deb and Spyder,

Sorry I did not see your e-mail answering Spyder's question. Sorry!  :-)

Nam Amida

lee

[Ryokyu Endo]

2nd booklet is for who want to join as memeber.

2012/5/25 Lee Sheng Maria Sun <sunish...@gmail.com>:

[Lee Sheng Maria Sun]

Thank you for making it clear. Senaei

Nam Amida

lee

[Tao Sangha Portland]

Dear Deb and everyone, 

Thank you all for clarifying!

Nam Amida

SPyder

[Tsuyoshi Mogi]

Return home from Europe for the first time in about month

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Return home from Europe for the first time in about a month

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Has returned after 27 days. Moment, I had the feeling as down load of the shoulder, it was also fleeting thing.

The first half of Italy was. From considering and was doing things every day, when you have finished here, and must turn in two places in Europe after, I daunting was.

<In Italy>

In Vienna had to be back in the middle can put your old students on the third day, came from Israel. He has broken with Judaism overt conflict is unresolved in person, making it attitude that is the problem, I had the odd scattered around. (From He then e-mail of polite apology for all the participants came from Vienna)

3 days that is, as much as the legs, and body trembling, "ears, we were in life. Tohoho another" I was feeling that, however.

<Dojo near Vienna>

Netherlands last place, it was the place I set foot for the first time. But beautiful country, did not afford to have admired.

<Alfred eating natto for the first time in my life at home with Miwa (people that Westerners eat less)>

<I can eat now>

<Fine, delicious>

<You know, I ate all

Taosanga workshop is the first time everyone, I am on day one, had completely bone-tired. "Oh, this is painful,! Twice already and can not," I was complaining about Ru.

What has changed flow is from doing a workshop for the general public power "Buddhism and happiness of mind."

First, what on earth do I actually doing? I no longer have clue at all.

Was trying to work Omoita~tsu can experience happiness in mind the power to the people entwined in the "Heart Sutra", finally lost terrible, with the Buddhism.

Then, start talking a minute,,,. However, a person who, no one has to know the Heart Sutra. ~ ~ Picture!? Help it.

After all, the workshop was to experience in the care Buddha so. Briefly, a human will on his back, sit on it so as to surround the name a few. With the altruistic spirit, which is casting a Buddha in various themes such as "the healing of trauma" and.

When people say was on his back, and what you feel? So, I'm really this is strange, even though for the first time, such as healing and ineffable, which is to feel pleasantness. Is surprising sometimes, because up to a spiritual experience.

This workshop, which ended up in everyone of the participants will be wrapped in joy. The next day is the "Tao Shiatsu Workshop", which is a kind of trouble and.

<Megumi living in the Netherlands (left) and organizer of Miwa (right)>

<Still too bright at 8. Road on the back of the "Red Light" line famous red>

<The restaurant>

Tao Shiatsu workshop, as much as possible, she had been until now separate from Buddhism and Buddha. (For the reason, please refer to "hear the priest" of the series in the NOW! Temple Wada)

This time, Tao Shiatsu workshop, where Buddhism workshops had been built from the beginning however.Everyone who experienced the workshop on Buddhism, who participated in the workshop so Tao Shiatsu.

I, based on the experience of the participants in the workshop Buddhism, Tao Shiatsu workshop was so. This is the effective and indeed it was.

And, also wrote, people who read may only say, "Hmm,? So" and. However, this is in the history of the first time that Tao Shiatsu, which is it really a revolutionary thing.

This is the refrain from the above description Well, the future will become the foundation to teach Tao Shiatsu workshops Buddhism and Buddha. I think this change of flow in the Netherlands, and become a major historical turning point.

(Even that day, had spent in the laundromat washing of the city) did not have 27 days off, only only one day, but did we get this is a turning point, a large harvest.

<Husband Miwa and organizer of workshops>

Miwa's husband and was good, the humor may come from the middle, also got used to the feeling that we both Shigeru Wake. He is a man for many years, was working at the facility for persons with disabilities, people who have had a wealth of knowledge of various.

Actually, now, between the Sangha of Europe, called a master game play that popular. Also say that popular, so I started elementary-level game, and I exclusively only for the duration of the Alfred. Therefore, the penetration rate is still low, but I write it embarrassing,,,.

What kind of game and say well, has been put "No fool enough to be called" Doctor, in the sense that it called a master teacher, meaning embarrassed.

(Even if the description actually doing, what we are laughing Geragera is what is funny, many people have no idea) but I do not know this is not to actually do it.

For example, if you sat down earlier in the restaurant, "people sat down before the master! (Teacher)" is said to be. And they are referred to as a master, it is a defeat.

When the teacher called, from cozy feel indescribably intent is badass butt is on edge, game master is established.

To master the game, before I knew, had also participated Miwa's husband. Alfred and I, reverentially, was named "Big Master" him there. Mother. Also because there is two meters tall like Giant Baba.

<Big master wearing a T-shirt of the Tao>

Comments (2)

1. From Rob Heemskerk:

   May 31, 2012 3:45 AM

   Konnichiwa, dear master, I am busy with organizing drumming session for nembutsu. 
   Please accept my humble apology for having not ready all photographs -. Rob

   Reply
2. From the North Sea Turtle:

   May 31, 2012 4:58 AM

   Horn was long ago cheers for good work! We will send questionnaires to get to write in English, e-mail as soon matching. Workshop of Buddhism, or has been far from integrated and very naturally among the whole, there was no discomfort at all, it was really good. Was a great weekend everyone together and had a full experience of discovery and surprise in a warm atmosphere. Thank you.

   Reply

[Alex Pereklita]

Thank you!

Namu Amida Butsu

Alex

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From: Tsuyoshi Mogi <n.a.ta...@gmail.com>
To: tao-s...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 9:16:12 PM
Subject: Vienna Centre

[Anne Desaulniers]

Tank you Mogi

Namu Amida

Anne

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[Ana Belen Rodilla]

Thank you to share Nam Amida Belén --- El jue, 31/5/12, Anne Desaulniers <taoshia...@gmail.com> escribió:

De: Anne Desaulniers <taoshia...@gmail.com> Asunto: Re: Vienna Centre

[Deb Bachmann]

Thank you everyone!

Nam Amida  

Deb

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Deb Bachmann

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