a word about liturgy |
"Liturgy is a constant
reaffirmation of
the experience of a group of people."
-- John Daido Loori Roshi,
from Celebrating Everyday Life
"In ceremony there are forms and there are
sounds,
there is understanding and there is believing. In
liturgy there is only intimacy. Liturgy is a constant
reaffirmation of the experience of a group of people.
Bodhidharma said that invocation is not about chanting
words or sounds. You invoke with the mind. You do
zazen with the mind. You do liturgy with the mind.
Please don't take this practice lightly. Know that in
every single aspect of it there are multiple levels of
depth to be seen, appreciated, realized and
actualized. It is only then that we give life
to the Buddha."
--John Daido Loori Roshi |
