Sejiki is our annual Soto Zen "Festival of the Hungry Ghosts." Mythologically, "hungry ghosts" are beings who have been reborn after death in a hungry ghost realm because of their past stingy, selfish, or grasping actions. We summon the hungry ghosts with a loud "quatz". Our chanting invites the ghosts to come and partake of all the delicious treats on the altar, and then we send them on their way again. Traditionally, Sejiki is also a time to remember people who have recently passed away, praying that the recently deceased have peace and are not in the hungry ghost realm.
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