Aug 23 - 29

Summer, week 10

"Happiness has an opposite; joy does not. As long as we seek happiness, we're going to have unhappiness, . . . Joy can be having a sore throat; it can be getting laid off; it can be unexpectedly having to work overtime. It can be having to take a math exam or dealing with one's former spouse who wants more money." --Joko Beck

Saturday Zen: Sat Aug 25, 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 23 - Wed Aug 29:

• Days Like Lightning, p. 61
• Heart Sutra, p. 14

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. 33, "Joy," p. 232-238.
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 Sep 23, at 12:00.
Consider planning to attend! Registration now open. Info on this sesshin: HERE. Registration form: HERE.

This Week's

• Raven Tale: 67 Not Playing Favorites. CLICK HERE
• Koan: GG7/BOS39 Zhaozhou's "Wash Your Bowls." CLICK HERE
  

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