Begin in silence
Welcome
Dharma Talk
Silent Meditation
Nembutsu Practice
Refuges
For refuge I go to the Buddha
The one who shows me the way in this life
Namo Buddhaya
For refuge I go to the Dharma
The way of understanding and love
Namo Dharmaya
For refuge I go to the Sangha
The community that lives in harmony and awareness
Namo Sanghaya
Precepts
With faith in the three jewels I pray that I may not take life
With faith in the three jewels I pray that I may not steal
With faith in the three jewels I pray that I may not fall into sexual misconduct
With faith in the three jewels I pray that I may not fall into wrong speech
With faith in the three jewels I pray that I may avoid intoxication
Bodhisattva Vows
| Innumerable are sentient beings: Inexhaustible are deluded passions: Immeasurable are the Dharma teachings: Infinite is the Buddha’s way: | we vow to save them all we vow to transform them all we vow to master them all we vow to fulfil it completely * |
Three prostrations whilst chanting Namo Amida Bu
Closing verse
Blessed by Amitabha’s light
May we care for all living things
and the holy Earth