Lindisfarne Community Zen Precepts
Zen
Precepts
As the Lindisfarne
Community has received them.
As
pilgrims on the Way of Christ and as Students of Zen, we enter these
commitments of practice to embody the Lindisfarne Community Understandings, to
align with the teachings of Christ and Buddha, and to alleviate the suffering
of all sentient beings.
1.
I will
embody a practice of Zazen through meditation and Zen study to cultivate
enlightened mind, speech, and action.
2.
I will
embody generosity through service to others and by sharing my resources with my
community and with others in need.
3.
I will
embody forgiveness and loving-kindness and work to cultivate harmony in myself
and among my community.
4.
I will
embody humility by cultivating honesty, right speech, and openhearted listening
and by seeking counsel from others.
5.
I will
embody love by cultivating respect and dignity in all relationships and by
upholding the integrity of others.
6.
I will
embody simplicity by seeking only what is necessary and by being a responsible
steward of the resources with which I am blessed.
7.
I will
embody equanimity by cultivating awareness of Emptiness and by honoring the
enlightenment and divinity of all beings.
8.
I will
embody hospitality by welcoming others and receiving them as they are.
9.
I will
embody solidarity by working for justice in my community and in the world.
10. I will
embody healing by caring for myself mentally, emotionally, physically, and
spiritually, by caring for others, and by caring for the whole of creation.
Comments
Post a Comment