Renewal of Vows
OFFERING
OFFICIANT MAKES OFFERING, 3 BOWS, AND JOINS ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE SEATED
PERIOD OF REFLECTION
Chanter: Please take a few moments to reflect on what we have done that should not have been done,
and on what we have not done that should have been done. (5 minutes)
(DOAN HITS BELL AFTER 5 MINUTES)
Officiant stands at central mat
ATONEMENT
Chanter: We will now chant the Verse of Atonement 3 times.
Please Put your palms together and repeat after me.
Officiant stands at central mat.
Chanter: All harmful karma ever caused by me since of
old Δ
All: All harmful karma ever caused by me since of old
Chanter: On account of my beginningless greed, anger, and ignorance Δ
All: On account of my beginningless greed, anger, and ignorance
Chanter: Born of my body, mouth and thought Δ
All: Born of my body, mouth and thought
Chanter: Now I atone for it all. Δ
All: Now I atone • for it all.• (bell on 3rd round only)
Officiant makes offering at altar.
WITNESSING OF CEREMONY
Chanter: Now we will invite the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Teachers of our Lineage to witness our renewal of vows. Please put palms together and do a sitting bow at the sounds of the bell.
Chanter: Being one with the Past Seven Buddhas. Δ
All: Being one with the Past• Seven Buddhas.
Chanter: Being one with Shakyamuni Buddha. Δ
All: Being one with Shaky•amuni Buddha.
Chanter: Being one with Manjusri Bodhisattva. Δ
All: Being one with Manjus•ri Bodhisattva.
Chanter: Being one with Samantabhadra Bodhisattva. Δ
All: Being one with Samanta•bhadra Bodhisattva.
Chanter: Being one with Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Δ
All: Being one with Avalokites•vara Bodhisattva.
Chanter: Being one with Maitreya Buddha. Δ
All: Being one with Maitre•ya Buddha.
Chanter: Being one with the Successive Masters of our Lineage. Δ
All: Being one with the Succes•sive Masters of our Lineage.
Officiant makes offering at altar.
RENEWAL OF VOWS
Chanter: Now we will renew our vows to the Three Pure Precepts as manifested by the Three Tenets.
Chanter: I renew my vow to do no evil, to live a life of Not-knowing,
giving up fixed ideas about myself and the universe. Δ
All: I renew my vow to do no evil, live a life of Not-knowing,
giving up fixed ideas about myself • and the universe.
Chanter: I renew my vow to do good,
to bear witness to the joy and suffering of the world. Δ
All: I renew my vow to do good,
to bear witness to the joy and suffering • of the world.
Chanter: I renew my vow to do good for others.
I will take Loving Action towards myself and others. Δ
All: I renew my vow to do good for others.
I will take Loving Action towards • myself and others.
Chanter: Second, The 10 Grave Precepts.
Chanter: I renew my vow to recognize that I am not separate from all that is.
This is the precept of Non-Killing. Δ
All: I renew my vow to recognize that I am not separate from all that is.
This • is the precept of Non-Killing.
Chanter: I renew my vow to be satisfied with what I have.
This is the precept of Non-Stealing. Δ
All: I renew my vow to be satisfied with what I have.
This • is the precept of Non-Stealing.
Chanter: I renew my vow to encounter all beings with respect and dignity.
This is the precept of Chaste Conduct. Δ
All: I renew my vow to encounter all beings with respect and dignity.
This • is the precept of Chaste Conduct.
Chanter: I renew my vow to listen and speak from the heart.
This is the precept of Non-Lying. Δ
All: I renew my vow to listen and speak from the heart.
This • is the precept of Non-Lying.
Chanter: I renew my vow to cultivate a mind that sees clearly.
This is the precept of Not Being Deluded from the Use of Intoxicants.
All: I renew my vow to cultivate a mind that sees clearly.
This • is the precept of Not Being Deluded from the Use of Intoxicants.
Chanter: I renew my vow to unconditionally accept what each moment has to offer.
This is the precept of Not Talking About Others’ Errors And Faults. Δ
All: I renew my vow to unconditionally accept what each moment has to offer.
This • is the precept of Not Talking About Others’ Errors And Faults.
Chanter: I renew my vow to speak what I perceive to be the truth without guilt or blame.
This is the precept of Not Elevating Oneself And Blaming Others. Δ
All: I renew my vow to speak what I perceive to be the truth without guilt or blame.
This • is the precept of Not Elevating Oneself And Blaming Others.
Chanter: I renew my vow to use all of the ingredients of my life.
This is the precept of Not Being Stingy. Δ
All: I renew my vow to use all of the ingredients of my life.
This • is the precept of Not Being Stingy.
Chanter: I renew my vow to transform suffering into wisdom.
This is the precept of Not Being Angry. Δ
All: I renew my vow to transform suffering into wisdom.
This • is the precept of Not Being Angry.
Chanter: I renew my vow to honor my life as an instrument of peacemaking.
This is the precept of Not Thinking Ill of the Three Treasures. Δ
All: I renew my vow to honor my life as an instrument of peacemaking.
This • is the precept of Not Thinking Ill of the Three Treasures.
Officiant: Invitation to Reflection (OFFICIANT READS)
Having purified ourselves by chanting the Verse of Atonement,
invoking the presence of the Buddhas, and reciting the Precepts,
we are now ready to reflect upon our own actions.
Officiant says: Please join me as I read three times:
May I be always free
from the taints of ignorance and delusion.
I repent for all my thoughts, words, and deeds
committed in ignorance or under delusion.
May they be extinguished at once
and may they never rise again.
May I always be free
from the taints of arrogance and dishonesty.
I repent of all my arrogant behavior
and dishonest dealings in the past.
May they be extinguished at once
and may they never rise again.
May I always be free
from the taints of envy and jealousy.
I repent of all my thoughts, words, and deeds
committed in an envious or jealous spirit.
May they be extinguished at once
and may they never rise again.
Officiant: Invitation to Come forward for Personal Reflection/Bearing Witness. Officiant goes to Zoom screen and says a few words about personal reflection/bearing witness, how the listeners should receive such sharing, and invite everyone to participate and share. Officiant shares own personal reflection regarding their own renewal of vows. Officiant sits and invites zoom members to share their own personal reflection after unmuting own mic.
Officiant returns to mat.
Chanter: May we exist in muddy water with purity like a lotus, thus we bow to Buddha.
Officiant makes offering at altar.
Chanter: (Guided Meditation of Forgiveness):
We will recite a practice of forgiveness three times. Please recite after me:
(Pauses at each comma for participants to repeat.)
FOR ALL THE HARM THAT I HAVE CAUSED OTHERS,
EITHER DELIBERATELY OR INADVERTENTLY, I ASK FORGIVENESS.
FOR ALL THE HARM THAT I HAVE CAUSED MYSELF,
EITHER DELIBERATELY OR INADVERTENTLY, I FORGIVE MYSELF.
FOR ALL THE HARM THAT OTHERS HAVE CAUSED ME,
EITHER DELIBERATELY OR INADVERTENTLY, I FORGIVE THEM.
Officiant makes offering at altar.
Verse Venerating the Three Treasures
Chanter: We will recite the Verse Venerating the Three Treasures three times. (3x)
Chanter: Being one with the Buddha Δ
All: With all beings, raise the Bodhi Mind. • Let the supreme way be realized.
Chanter: Being one with the Dharma Δ
All: With all beings, penetrate all sutras. • Let wisdom be like the ocean.
Chanter: Being one with the Sangha Δ
All: With all beings, guide the people. • Let harmony pervade everywhere.
Recitation of Bodhisattva Vows
Chanter: We will now recite the Bodhisattva Vows (3 x)
Beings are numberless, I vow to free them
Delusions are inexhaustible, I vow to transform them
Reality is boundless, I vow to perceive it.
The Enlightened Way is unsurpassable, I vow to embody it.
Chanter: May the merits of maintaining the Precepts permeate the Dharma world, and may our sincere vows to accomplish the Enlightened Way be realized together. ∅
All: All Buddhas throughout space and time. ∅
All Bodhisattva, Mahasattvas, ∅
Maha ∅ Prajna ∅ Paramita (Run)
All: 3 full bows
Regular exit.
OFFICIANT MAKES OFFERING, 3 BOWS, AND JOINS ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE SEATED
PERIOD OF REFLECTION
Chanter: Please take a few moments to reflect on what we have done that should not have been done,
and on what we have not done that should have been done. (5 minutes)
(DOAN HITS BELL AFTER 5 MINUTES)
Officiant stands at central mat
ATONEMENT
Chanter: We will now chant the Verse of Atonement 3 times.
Please Put your palms together and repeat after me.
Officiant stands at central mat.
Chanter: All harmful karma ever caused by me since of
old Δ
All: All harmful karma ever caused by me since of old
Chanter: On account of my beginningless greed, anger, and ignorance Δ
All: On account of my beginningless greed, anger, and ignorance
Chanter: Born of my body, mouth and thought Δ
All: Born of my body, mouth and thought
Chanter: Now I atone for it all. Δ
All: Now I atone • for it all.• (bell on 3rd round only)
Officiant makes offering at altar.
WITNESSING OF CEREMONY
Chanter: Now we will invite the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Teachers of our Lineage to witness our renewal of vows. Please put palms together and do a sitting bow at the sounds of the bell.
Chanter: Being one with the Past Seven Buddhas. Δ
All: Being one with the Past• Seven Buddhas.
Chanter: Being one with Shakyamuni Buddha. Δ
All: Being one with Shaky•amuni Buddha.
Chanter: Being one with Manjusri Bodhisattva. Δ
All: Being one with Manjus•ri Bodhisattva.
Chanter: Being one with Samantabhadra Bodhisattva. Δ
All: Being one with Samanta•bhadra Bodhisattva.
Chanter: Being one with Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Δ
All: Being one with Avalokites•vara Bodhisattva.
Chanter: Being one with Maitreya Buddha. Δ
All: Being one with Maitre•ya Buddha.
Chanter: Being one with the Successive Masters of our Lineage. Δ
All: Being one with the Succes•sive Masters of our Lineage.
Officiant makes offering at altar.
RENEWAL OF VOWS
Chanter: Now we will renew our vows to the Three Pure Precepts as manifested by the Three Tenets.
Chanter: I renew my vow to do no evil, to live a life of Not-knowing,
giving up fixed ideas about myself and the universe. Δ
All: I renew my vow to do no evil, live a life of Not-knowing,
giving up fixed ideas about myself • and the universe.
Chanter: I renew my vow to do good,
to bear witness to the joy and suffering of the world. Δ
All: I renew my vow to do good,
to bear witness to the joy and suffering • of the world.
Chanter: I renew my vow to do good for others.
I will take Loving Action towards myself and others. Δ
All: I renew my vow to do good for others.
I will take Loving Action towards • myself and others.
Chanter: Second, The 10 Grave Precepts.
Chanter: I renew my vow to recognize that I am not separate from all that is.
This is the precept of Non-Killing. Δ
All: I renew my vow to recognize that I am not separate from all that is.
This • is the precept of Non-Killing.
Chanter: I renew my vow to be satisfied with what I have.
This is the precept of Non-Stealing. Δ
All: I renew my vow to be satisfied with what I have.
This • is the precept of Non-Stealing.
Chanter: I renew my vow to encounter all beings with respect and dignity.
This is the precept of Chaste Conduct. Δ
All: I renew my vow to encounter all beings with respect and dignity.
This • is the precept of Chaste Conduct.
Chanter: I renew my vow to listen and speak from the heart.
This is the precept of Non-Lying. Δ
All: I renew my vow to listen and speak from the heart.
This • is the precept of Non-Lying.
Chanter: I renew my vow to cultivate a mind that sees clearly.
This is the precept of Not Being Deluded from the Use of Intoxicants.
All: I renew my vow to cultivate a mind that sees clearly.
This • is the precept of Not Being Deluded from the Use of Intoxicants.
Chanter: I renew my vow to unconditionally accept what each moment has to offer.
This is the precept of Not Talking About Others’ Errors And Faults. Δ
All: I renew my vow to unconditionally accept what each moment has to offer.
This • is the precept of Not Talking About Others’ Errors And Faults.
Chanter: I renew my vow to speak what I perceive to be the truth without guilt or blame.
This is the precept of Not Elevating Oneself And Blaming Others. Δ
All: I renew my vow to speak what I perceive to be the truth without guilt or blame.
This • is the precept of Not Elevating Oneself And Blaming Others.
Chanter: I renew my vow to use all of the ingredients of my life.
This is the precept of Not Being Stingy. Δ
All: I renew my vow to use all of the ingredients of my life.
This • is the precept of Not Being Stingy.
Chanter: I renew my vow to transform suffering into wisdom.
This is the precept of Not Being Angry. Δ
All: I renew my vow to transform suffering into wisdom.
This • is the precept of Not Being Angry.
Chanter: I renew my vow to honor my life as an instrument of peacemaking.
This is the precept of Not Thinking Ill of the Three Treasures. Δ
All: I renew my vow to honor my life as an instrument of peacemaking.
This • is the precept of Not Thinking Ill of the Three Treasures.
Officiant: Invitation to Reflection (OFFICIANT READS)
Having purified ourselves by chanting the Verse of Atonement,
invoking the presence of the Buddhas, and reciting the Precepts,
we are now ready to reflect upon our own actions.
Officiant says: Please join me as I read three times:
May I be always free
from the taints of ignorance and delusion.
I repent for all my thoughts, words, and deeds
committed in ignorance or under delusion.
May they be extinguished at once
and may they never rise again.
May I always be free
from the taints of arrogance and dishonesty.
I repent of all my arrogant behavior
and dishonest dealings in the past.
May they be extinguished at once
and may they never rise again.
May I always be free
from the taints of envy and jealousy.
I repent of all my thoughts, words, and deeds
committed in an envious or jealous spirit.
May they be extinguished at once
and may they never rise again.
Officiant: Invitation to Come forward for Personal Reflection/Bearing Witness. Officiant goes to Zoom screen and says a few words about personal reflection/bearing witness, how the listeners should receive such sharing, and invite everyone to participate and share. Officiant shares own personal reflection regarding their own renewal of vows. Officiant sits and invites zoom members to share their own personal reflection after unmuting own mic.
Officiant returns to mat.
Chanter: May we exist in muddy water with purity like a lotus, thus we bow to Buddha.
Officiant makes offering at altar.
Chanter: (Guided Meditation of Forgiveness):
We will recite a practice of forgiveness three times. Please recite after me:
(Pauses at each comma for participants to repeat.)
FOR ALL THE HARM THAT I HAVE CAUSED OTHERS,
EITHER DELIBERATELY OR INADVERTENTLY, I ASK FORGIVENESS.
FOR ALL THE HARM THAT I HAVE CAUSED MYSELF,
EITHER DELIBERATELY OR INADVERTENTLY, I FORGIVE MYSELF.
FOR ALL THE HARM THAT OTHERS HAVE CAUSED ME,
EITHER DELIBERATELY OR INADVERTENTLY, I FORGIVE THEM.
Officiant makes offering at altar.
Verse Venerating the Three Treasures
Chanter: We will recite the Verse Venerating the Three Treasures three times. (3x)
Chanter: Being one with the Buddha Δ
All: With all beings, raise the Bodhi Mind. • Let the supreme way be realized.
Chanter: Being one with the Dharma Δ
All: With all beings, penetrate all sutras. • Let wisdom be like the ocean.
Chanter: Being one with the Sangha Δ
All: With all beings, guide the people. • Let harmony pervade everywhere.
Recitation of Bodhisattva Vows
Chanter: We will now recite the Bodhisattva Vows (3 x)
Beings are numberless, I vow to free them
Delusions are inexhaustible, I vow to transform them
Reality is boundless, I vow to perceive it.
The Enlightened Way is unsurpassable, I vow to embody it.
Chanter: May the merits of maintaining the Precepts permeate the Dharma world, and may our sincere vows to accomplish the Enlightened Way be realized together. ∅
All: All Buddhas throughout space and time. ∅
All Bodhisattva, Mahasattvas, ∅
Maha ∅ Prajna ∅ Paramita (Run)
All: 3 full bows
Regular exit.