Tao Sangha -

Etegami Workshop

When: 
Winter 2012
Where: 
Toronto
Short_Description: 
What is Etegami?
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Date: 
27 Dec 1969 - 20:00

Etegami is a painted letter that communicates with people in your life how you feel at a particular moment. In Etegami, you combine a painting on any theme with a few words that naturally emerge from your heart. The rules are simple: facing a piece of Japanese paper, you concentrate your mind into the tip of an inked brush, draw contours and add colour and words that are easy to read and understand. Then write an address and mail it out. Similar to a focused moment of performing on stage, there is no second chance in Etegami because you don’t make a draft. Ink may ooze out and lines may get blurred... anything goes! It’s OK to be unskilled, and in fact, poor skill with a sincere effort is valued in Etegami. It creates something profound, so profound that no one else can mimic it. This way, everyone can come up with his or her own style. Etegami is a letter that is naturally transformed into a piece of art with the feelings you put into it. Can you see the smiling faces of the people who receive it? Etegami is live, it is love, and life itself.

Instructor:  Sachiko Hata Pereklita                   Fee:  $10

If you missed the first workshops, no problem!  Below are a few pictures of the wonderful e-tegami created at the Sept 18th workshop. 

Kindly register in advance, as space is limited!!!

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Nembutsu Chanting Circle

When: 
Mon. evenings from 7 pm to 8 pm & Sat. mornings from 8 am to 9 am
Where: 
Toronto
Date: 
8 May 1972 - 00:00 - 1 Jan 2011 - 00:00

Nembutsu Healing is held one Monday of each month.   Open to all, this 1.5 hour healing session is for everyone who wishes to be healed and would like to experience the effective healing that Nembutsu Chanting brings.  Each month will have a different theme.


    January 23:  Healthy Life
    February 13: Wishing for the Best in All Our Relationships
    March 19: Overcoming Loneliness

    April 23: Good Fortune
    May 14: Pleasure and Gratitude
    June 18: Humour
    July 16: Happy Life
    August : no Nembutsu Healing this month
    September 17: Healing Trauma
    October 15:  Overcoming Fear and Anger
    November 12: Richness of Life

    December 10: Bright Future

    Healing yourself is inseparable from healing others.

Nembutsu Earth Day

When: 
SPRING 2012
Where: 
Toronto
Short_Description: 
Come experience unification with all beings through Nembutsu Chanting, and open up to the heart of non-duality, where limitless peace and wisdom exist.
Date: 
22 Apr 1972 - 17:00 - 22 Apr 2009 - 21:00

Buddhist Nembutsu Chanting in Celebration of Earth Day

by donation

for more information please call us at 416-925-7575

Copying of the Heart Sutra

When: 
Monday evenings, 8 pm ~ 9 pm Spring 2012
Where: 
Toronto
Short_Description: 
Short Dharma talk followed by copying of the Heart Sutra using traditional ink and brush.
Date: 
29 Dec 1969 - 22:00

The copying of a sutra, "Shakyo" in Japanese, is a brush meditation.  Shakyo gives one a feeling of peace, balancing the mind and body in unification with Amida Buddha.  The whole event inspires respect for the Dharma and as one writes the characters, one feels a a deeper gratitude for the precious teachings.

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In this version of the Heart Sutra, we will be copying 266 characters over the period of 4 weeks.  No experience, is necessary, only a genuine desire for the spiritual development of self and others.

To read the Heart Sutra in Japanese and English, click here.

Wada Ji Temple Fundraiser

When: 
Sunday November 27, 11am ~ 5 pm
Where: 
Toronto
Short_Description: 
Come join us for a day of Japanese E-tegami, postcard painting and Japanese Tea Ceremony. Children are welcome. Light snacks available. By DONATION.
Date: 
26 Dec 1969 - 19:00

What is E-tegami?

Etegami is a painted letter that communicates with people in your life how you feel at a particular moment. In Etegami, you combine a painting on any theme with a few words that naturally emerge from your heart. The rules are simple: facing a piece of Japanese paper, you concentrate your mind into the tip of an inked brush, draw contours and add colour and words that are easy to read and understand. Then write an address and mail it out. Similar to a focused moment of performing on stage, there is no second chance in Etegami because you don’t make a draft. Ink may ooze out and lines may get blurred... anything goes! It’s OK to be unskilled, and in fact, poor skill with a sincere effort is valued in Etegami. It creates something profound, so profound that no one else can mimic it. This way, everyone, inclding small children, can come up with his or her own style. Etegami is a letter that is naturally transformed into a piece of art with the feelings you put into it. Can you see the smiling faces of the people who receive it? Etegami is live, it is love, and life itself.

Instructor: Sachiko Hata Pereklita

E-tegami Schedule: Hourly workshops limited to a maximum 10 participants per session.
11 am to 12 noon (booked!)
12 to 1 pm (1 space still available)
1 to 2 pm
2 to 3 pm
3 to 4 pm
4 to 5 pm

What is Japanese Tea Ceremony?

Instructor: Yukari Steponaitis (who studied under Soumei Nakanomori)

Yukari sensei will be assisted by Yoshi Kamikawa in the Omote-senke style of tea making.  Yukari sensei is also a Preserved Flower / Priche Flower Designer, studying under Moe Fujiwara.  For more information please visit her company Everbloom www.everbloom.ca

Schedule: 35 minute workshops limited to a maximum 4 or 5 participants per session.

11 am to 11:35
12 to 12:35
1 to 1:35
2 to 2:35
3 to 3:35
4 to 4:35
 

"Like any living being, human beings require nourishment - both physical and spiritual - and Chanoyu, or Tea Ceremony, can help provide this nourishment." Soshitsu Sen XV, Tea Master.

Heart of Communication

When: 
New session starting February 1, 2012
Where: 
Toronto
Short_Description: 
4 Wednesday evenings from 7 pm to 9 pm
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Date: 
25 Dec 1969 - 18:00 - 25 Nov 2009 - 00:00

Wouldn't you like to communicate better and more clearly with your family, friends and co-workers?

We would like to invite you to this exciting participatory communication course. This course will help you feel understood & supported by others, as well as direct you towards becoming a better listener; feel accepted and accept others, without judgement !

 The Heart Of Communication 1

   Learn & Practice the Art of Listening with Your Heart
                    Based on Buddhist principles

     This is an exciting opportunity

  •  to express yourself
  •  to feel understood and accepted
  •  to learn how to support others both verbally and non-verbally
  •  to grow spiritually

                               $60.00 for all four sessions

 

LEARN ... the art of listening with your Heart in this participatory class based on Buddhist principles.  
CONNECT ... to others by listening with and open heart, without judgment or projection, with acceptance and empathy. 
PRACTICE ... together in pairs and small groups.

                

  Comments:

  • "This is an extraordinary course which provides hands-on experience in learning the art of communication.  A must for anyone who wishes to really speak and listen from the heart!"     L. Z. M.
  • "Very, very eye-opening!"        M.C.
  • "This course made me more aware of my communication habits, and how to approach them <in the future> to better understand and communicate with people".      K.K.
  • "Very applicable in what i do for a living working as a healer".  anonymous
  • "I feel like this course has changed the way i communicate and listen in my life.  I know that i have become a better listener after taking this course".        S. R.
  • "Thanks to this 4 week course i finally got what my girlfriend meant when she was always saying "please just listen".  Now it's very clear and in a way, more relaxed not having to give advice and she appreciates me more! Never really understood that till now!" A.J.
  • "It's really amazing!  Everyone needs to experience this and see how one can affect their relationships in the most positive way through empathic listening."
    B.P.
  • "Inspirational and Enlightening!"
    J.Y.
  • "I found these classes to be informative and transformational".
    J.K.          
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