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Sunday Service and Dharma Talk

Attended the online service at Myosho-Ji Temple in Charlotte, NC, with Ryusho Jeffus Shonin.

Myosho-ji services Oct. 4, 2015
During the service Ryusho Shonin’s dog curled up next to him. I have a cat that frequently takes the opportunity to be petted when I’m chanting in the morning.
Laptop computer screen with Dharma book spread out across keyboard.
My laptop computer with the Dharma book spread across the keyboard during the service.

One nice feature of these Myosho-ji services is the extra instruction Ryusho Shonin offers on how to hold beads, where to put hands, when to begin chanting. That’s just not done at the temples in Sacramento and San Jose. Complicating things is that services are “different” at each temple. I generally sit where I can watch others so I know what I’m supposed to be doing.

And I always enjoy the Dharma talks following the service.

Oct. 4, 2015, Dharma talk