Aug 16 - 22

Summer, week 9

"There is nowhere to get. We have already arrived at that place where there is no difference between the sound of a dove -- and a critical voice. Our task to to recognize that we have arrived." --Joko Beck

Saturday Zen: Sat Aug 18, 10:00 - 11:45am
room 24
Community UU
468 Rosedale Ave
White Plains, NY
Practice to be led by Meredith Garmon

Morning Zen. Tue & Thu, 6:00 - 7:15am
Basement Zendo. See HERE.

Chants
For Thu Aug 16 - Wed Aug 22:

• LovingKindness Sutra, p. 27
• Guidepost for Silent Illumination, p. 38
• The Many and the One, p. 60
• Mind Like the Moon, p. 60

Opening and Closing for Aug 9 - Sep 5:

• Opening: The Essence of Atonement, p. 8
• Closing: There is No End, p. 70 + The Four Bohisattva Vows, p. 11

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

Reading for Sat Aug 18:
Primary Reading: Charlotte Joko Beck, Nothing Special, Ch. 31, "The Sound of a Dove -- and a Critical Voice," pp. 227-231.
Optional Secondary Reading: Thich Nhat Hanh, Old Path White Clouds, Ch. 10, "Unborn Child," pp. 68-73.
Next Book (starts Oct 13): angel Kyodo williams, Radical Dharma

Sesshin at Boundless Way Temple
1030 Pleasant St
Worcester, MA
Thu Sep 20, at 19:00 until Sun Jul 23, at 12:00.
Consider planning to attend! Registration will open six weeks before the event (that is, Thu Aug 9). Check HERE for updates.

This week's:

• Raven Tale: #66: Too Clever By Half. CLICK HERE

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