Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM
We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings for a 30 minute period of sitting meditation, followed at 8:00 by a one-hour discussion of the current book selection. All are welcome to join either or both of the meditation period or the book discussion.
Books are chosen on a periodic basis by participants in the regular weekly discussions, and selections cover a wide range of books that support making the dharma real in our lives. The book is always a jumping off place for the discussion of divergent views of how to have the dharma express in our lives. Although participants are strongly encouraged to read the books prior to discussion, this is not a requirement.
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Shunryu Suzuki Roshi shares simple, warmhearted teachings on a practice that is fundamentally about becoming yourself. Filled with humor and insight, Becoming Yourself speaks directly to those beginning meditation and is continual source of inspiration for experienced practitioners.
Becoming yourself is meant to be tried out as a way of being. It is “Just to sit,” a practice of wholeheartedly being as you are, moment after moment, no matter what is happening. It is a practice of deeply connecting with how it feels to be alive in your surroundings. It is opening to life, and a deep well of innate wisdom, compassion and care.
Shunryu Suzuki Roshi (1904–1971) was a lifelong Soto Zen Buddhist priest and one of the most prominent and beloved spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. His life’s work was to transmit authentic Zen practice from Japan to the United States, preserving the heart of the teaching and traditional forms while allowing them space to adapt and take root in Western soil. He founded the San Francisco Zen Center, among the oldest and largest Buddhist training places in the West. Suzuki Roshi’s teachings were first edited and collected in the influential classic Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind.
Sitting and being Yourself
Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong
Emptiness by Guy Armstrong
