49th Day Ceremony for Petriana Dantika Monize
August 10, 2026
6:30 - 8:00 pm
with opening words by Founding Teacher Eve Myonen Marko
Buddhist Service
Traditional Zen
Memorial Opening
The Heart of Perfection
of Great Wisdom Sutra
Loving Kindness for
Transforming Grief
Speaking Directly to
Petriana / Dantika
Family Offers Incense
Sangha and Friends
Offer Incense
Traditional Dedication
Gong
Observing Silence
The Heart of the Perfection of Great Wisdom Sutra
∅ Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva doing deep Prajna Paramita
Perceived the emptiness of all ∅ five conditions
And was freed of pain.
O Shariputra, form is no other than emptiness,
Emptiness no other than form;
Form is precisely emptiness,
Emptiness precisely form.
Sensation, perception, reaction and consciousness
Are also like this.
O Shariputra, all things are expressions of emptiness:
Not born, not destroyed; not stained, not pure;
neither waxing nor waning.
Thus emptiness is not form,
Not sensation nor perception, reaction nor consciousness;
No eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind;
No color, sound, smell, taste, touch, thing;
No realm of sight, no realm of consciousness;
No ignorance, no end to ignorance;
No old age and death, no cessation of old age and death;
No suffering, no cause or end to suffering;
No path, no wisdom and no gain.
No gain -- thus Bodhisattvas live this Prajna Paramita ∅
With no hindrance of mind.
No hindrance, therefore no fear.
Far beyond all such delusion, Nirvana is already here.
All past, present and future buddhas live this Prajna Paramita ∅
And attain supreme, perfect enlightenment.
Therefore know that Prajna Paramita is the holy mantra,
The luminous mantra, the supreme mantra,
The incomparable mantra
By which all suffering is cleared.
This is no other than truth.
Therefore, set forth the Prajna Paramita mantra,
Set forth this mantra and proclaim:
Gate, Gate, • Paragate, Parasamgate, • Bodhi Svaha! Δ
Loving Kindness to Transform Grief
Being present for suffering:
•May I find the inner resources to be present for suffering.
•May I fully face life and death, loss and sorrow.
•May I accept things as they are.
•May I be open to the pain of grief.
•May I accept my pain, knowing that it does not make me bad or wrong.
•May I accept my suffering, knowing that I am not my suffering.
•May I accept anger, fear, sadness, knowing they do not limit the openness of my heart.
•May I be open with myself and others about my experience of suffering.
Transforming suffering:
•May sorrow show me the way to compassion.
•May I come to recognize the gifts of Petriana’s death, opening my heart of compassion.
•May I realize grace in the midst of suffering.
•May this experience in some way be a blessing for me.
•May lovingkindness sustain me.
•May love fill and heal my body and mind.
•May I be peaceful and let go of expectations.
•May I find peace and strength that I may use my resources to help others.
•May I receive the love and compassion of others.
•May all those who are grieving be released from their suffering.
•May I offer love, knowing that I cannot control the course of life, suffering, or death.
Forgiveness:
•May I let go of guilt and resentment.
•May I forgive myself for mistakes made and things left undone.
•May I forgive and be forgiven.
•May I forgive myself for not meeting my loved one’s needs.
•May I accept my human limitations with compassion.
Coming home:
•May I be open to the true nature of life.
•May I open to the unknown as I let go of the known.
•May I offer gratitude to those around me.
•May I be grateful for this life.
•May I and all beings live and die peacefully.
August 10, 2026
6:30 - 8:00 pm
with opening words by Founding Teacher Eve Myonen Marko
Buddhist Service
Traditional Zen
Memorial Opening
The Heart of Perfection
of Great Wisdom Sutra
Loving Kindness for
Transforming Grief
Speaking Directly to
Petriana / Dantika
Family Offers Incense
Sangha and Friends
Offer Incense
Traditional Dedication
Gong
Observing Silence
The Heart of the Perfection of Great Wisdom Sutra
∅ Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva doing deep Prajna Paramita
Perceived the emptiness of all ∅ five conditions
And was freed of pain.
O Shariputra, form is no other than emptiness,
Emptiness no other than form;
Form is precisely emptiness,
Emptiness precisely form.
Sensation, perception, reaction and consciousness
Are also like this.
O Shariputra, all things are expressions of emptiness:
Not born, not destroyed; not stained, not pure;
neither waxing nor waning.
Thus emptiness is not form,
Not sensation nor perception, reaction nor consciousness;
No eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind;
No color, sound, smell, taste, touch, thing;
No realm of sight, no realm of consciousness;
No ignorance, no end to ignorance;
No old age and death, no cessation of old age and death;
No suffering, no cause or end to suffering;
No path, no wisdom and no gain.
No gain -- thus Bodhisattvas live this Prajna Paramita ∅
With no hindrance of mind.
No hindrance, therefore no fear.
Far beyond all such delusion, Nirvana is already here.
All past, present and future buddhas live this Prajna Paramita ∅
And attain supreme, perfect enlightenment.
Therefore know that Prajna Paramita is the holy mantra,
The luminous mantra, the supreme mantra,
The incomparable mantra
By which all suffering is cleared.
This is no other than truth.
Therefore, set forth the Prajna Paramita mantra,
Set forth this mantra and proclaim:
Gate, Gate, • Paragate, Parasamgate, • Bodhi Svaha! Δ
Loving Kindness to Transform Grief
Being present for suffering:
•May I find the inner resources to be present for suffering.
•May I fully face life and death, loss and sorrow.
•May I accept things as they are.
•May I be open to the pain of grief.
•May I accept my pain, knowing that it does not make me bad or wrong.
•May I accept my suffering, knowing that I am not my suffering.
•May I accept anger, fear, sadness, knowing they do not limit the openness of my heart.
•May I be open with myself and others about my experience of suffering.
Transforming suffering:
•May sorrow show me the way to compassion.
•May I come to recognize the gifts of Petriana’s death, opening my heart of compassion.
•May I realize grace in the midst of suffering.
•May this experience in some way be a blessing for me.
•May lovingkindness sustain me.
•May love fill and heal my body and mind.
•May I be peaceful and let go of expectations.
•May I find peace and strength that I may use my resources to help others.
•May I receive the love and compassion of others.
•May all those who are grieving be released from their suffering.
•May I offer love, knowing that I cannot control the course of life, suffering, or death.
Forgiveness:
•May I let go of guilt and resentment.
•May I forgive myself for mistakes made and things left undone.
•May I forgive and be forgiven.
•May I forgive myself for not meeting my loved one’s needs.
•May I accept my human limitations with compassion.
Coming home:
•May I be open to the true nature of life.
•May I open to the unknown as I let go of the known.
•May I offer gratitude to those around me.
•May I be grateful for this life.
•May I and all beings live and die peacefully.