May 3 - 9

Spring, week 7

"An enjoyable life includes heartache, disappointment, grief. When we stay with that awareness, for a second we begin to see, 'Oh, this is terrible -- and at the same time, it's really quite enjoyable.'" --Joko Beck

Saturday Zen: Sat May 5, 10:00 - 11:45am, room 24
Community UU, 468 Rosedale Ave, White Plains, NY.
Practice to be led Meredith Garmon

Morning Zen. Mon-Fri, 6:00 - 7:15am -- Basement Zendo. See HERE.

Chants
For Thu May 3 - Wed May 9:

• Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage, p. 16
• Heart Sutra, p. 14

Opening and Closing for May:

• Opening: Do Your Best, p. 20
• Closing: Liberation from All Obstruction, p. 75 + Four Bodhisattva Vows, p. 11

See Boundless Way Zen Sutra Book, 4th ed. and
BoWZ Westchester Chant Schedule

Reading this week: Charlotte Joko Beck, Nothing Special, Chap 17: "Preparing the Ground," pp. 113-117.

At Boundless Way Temple, 1030 Pleasant St, Worcester, MA:

• Sat May 12, 9:00-17:00. "Buddhism 101." INFO HERE.

Raven Tale: Open and Clear

Open and clear
As silence
And the very bottom:
Silence, too.

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