MANSFIELD ZEN CENTER IS CURRENTLY
GOINGTHROUGH CHANGES. THE OLD GROUP WHICH I STARTED HAS DECIDED
TO CHANGE THEIR NAME TO "LIVING LOTUS ZEN SANGHA" AND MEET AT THE UU CHURCH IN BELLVILLE. I AM STARTING
A NEW GROUP HERE IN MANSFIELD.
ANNOUNCING: MANSFIELD ZEN SANGHA
IS NOW MANSFIELD ZEN CENTER. -MICHAEL
MANSFIELD
ZEN CENTER IS:
Lineage: Nontraditional Soto Zen
We are informally affiliated
with:
San Francisco
Zen Center -City Center- 300 Page Street, San Francisco http://www.sfzc.org
MZC Founder and Web master in Mansfield: Michael Minock (419)-709-2144 mailto: zenronin@neo.rr.com On MySpace. com http://www.myspace.com/dharmablues
L to R: Zen Priest Trisha Teater, Kaaren Wiken, Michael Minock at Udumbara Zen Center, Evanston IL.
Takuhatsu: Mendicant Begging in Japan
WE ACCEPT HELP AND TAKE DONATIONS. PLEASE GIVE IF YOU CAN:
Fresh flowers for the alter.
Help moving
alter and sitting supplies from wherever to wherever while we still have a floating zendo.
Transportation to and from retreats.
A used car.
Ino or leaders to learn bell & fish drum and chants (so we don't have to burden
just one person and we can take turns when I'm not here.)
Treats
for Dharma talk and social time with tea after zazen. (Taking turns)
Donation
of zafus and zabuttons. "Cushions"(sitting equipment).
Office
supplies.
Postage stamps.
Any
computer equipment, used or new.
* Building
or space in a building for our zendo.
*If
you know of a nice site for a zendo, have a building to offer or rent, please contact me. I
am always looking for a permanent site for Mansfield Zen Center!
You can support Mansfield Zen Center by buying from this link for Movies Unlimited:
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...And Spring (Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Gyeoul Geurigo Bom) [DVD](2003) DVD Powerful
and thought-provoking Korean drama examines the triumphs and tragedies of existence. Through five seasonal segments--each
representing a stage in the life of a Buddhist monk--issues of innocence, desire, lust, evil, atonement, enlightenment, and
rebirth are explored. Oh Yeong-su, Kim Ki-duk, Kim Young-min star. 103 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Korean Dolby
Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French. Enlightenment Guaranteed [DVD](2001) DVD From Doris Dorrie ("Men...") comes this
spiritual comedy about two brothers whose lives are on a downward spiral. Seeking some sort of connection
to the world and themselves, they travel to a Zen monastery near Tokyo, but before getting there, they find
themselves lost and broke in Tokyo's neon jungle. Will the siblings reach their goal and be able to leave their fractured
past behind them? With Uwe Ochsenknecht and Gustav-Peter Wohler. 105 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: German
Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; interview.
PLEASE GIVE IF YOU CAN:
