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Zendo Etiquette for All   Please remove your shoes before entering the Zendo. Please do not bring a bag, purse, or pocketbook; a watch, timepiece, or cell phone into the Zendo. Please do not wear jewelry that might disrupt the serenity of the Zendo. Please enter quietly—do not disturb the serenity of the Zendo. Once inside the Dharma Hall please stay inside. Please open and close doors quietly. Gassho (Prayer Hands) facing the altar and Bow. Go to your seat and then facing your seat, bow before taking your seat. Never directly cross the Zendo, walk only along the parameter with you hands in Gassho (Prayer Hands). Whenever the Roshi enters enters the Dharma Hall we Gassho (Prayer Hands) and bow. When meditating, please sit still, and please do not move about. Social conversations with others are prohibited while in the Dharma Hall. Do not change seats except during walking meditation. Exit the Zendo to go to the restroom only during walking meditation or an emergency and always quietly. Always—Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.       The Zen Society 2004 © All rights reserved	What's Happening Monthly Calendar    SeijakuRoshi.org "Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are." ~Author Unknown Pine Wind Zen Center Jizo-an Monastery 863 McKendimen Rd. Shamong, NJ  08088 609.268.9151