Hello, Welcome to another edition of Art and Zen Today. The video below is Segment #3 of my Shuso Hossen Ceremony held in March of 2016 at The Vista Zen Center. This installment contains an alternative chanting of “The Four Vows” and “Thinkaholic” one of my rap responses to my Shuso Koan. Below that is a copy of the Program for the Ceremony.
SHUSO HOSSEN PROGRAM
Roshi/Manoj
Entrance and Opening Ceremony
Manoj In Trance and Settling
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Manoj PRESENTATION #1
Chorus
“A Roshi named Jake gave me a snake. Or was it a stick? You choose or Pick.”
Eyal “The Primordial Light”
(A Jewish Chassidic Tale)
Jo Smith Tai Chi Demonstration
Elenah (Kyojo) ”Loving Kindness Chant”
LOVING KINDNESS CHANT
May (I, you, we) be filled with loving Kindness,
May (I, you, we) be well,
May (I, you, we) be filled with loving Kindness,
May (I, you, we) be well,
May (I, you, we)I be peaceful and at ease
May (I, you, we) be whole.
David (Kaishin) Poems
Manoj PRESENTATION #2 Chorus
Males “Master Bodhidharma, Bodhisattva Bodhidharma”
Females “Wu Wu Master Bodhidharma”
Jon ( Jon ) Poems
Axel ”Four Vows“
Eyal “Longing For” (Kabir)
Video Little Kwan Yin
Judy ”Enmei Juku Kannon Gyo”
(Lyrics in the Video)
Eric (Tetsuei ) Short Story
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Manoj PRESENTATION #3
Ian ”It’s all over now, Baby Blue”
Beth (Esho) “Art From the Heart”
Jane (Chandra) “Gate of Sweet Nectar”
Sean (Taigu) “Practicing the Doughma”
Eyal ”The Guest House” (Rumi)
Manoj FINAL PRESENTATION
Chorus “I wanna thank you
for letting me be myself again”
Ritual Play
Alessandra/ William
Questions From the Sangha
Closing Ceremony
Dessert
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Thanks to Roshi and all the Sangha members who helped
in making this event a reality. A special shout-out to
Howard (Kakusho) for coordinating the food preparation and other “behind the scene” tasks and to my wife, Cherie for
help with the program.