Wednesday meditation and Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM.   Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

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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Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Buddhism: A Journey Through History

The book consists of 30 essays, each self-contained. The titles of the essays are abstract nouns like “art,”encounter,” “food,” “nation,” “philosophy”, “science,” “sex,”and “war,” where the title of essay is explored in different times and places in the Buddhist world. 

About the Author

Donald Lopez

Upcoming Book Starts September 9

Becoming Yourself:  Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by    Shunryu Suzuki 

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.

Future Books:

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by Guy Armstrong