2018-09-20

Sep 21 - 27

Autumn, week 1
"Dorothy realized that what she had been seeking all her life was simply her life itself: the people, the house, the rooms. All were the face of God. If we really saw that, we wouldn't torture ourselves and each other as we do. We're unkind; we're manipulative; we're dishonest. If we saw that this very life we lead is the face of God itself, we would not be able to behave in such ways -- not because of any commandment or prohibition, but just because we see what life is." --Joko Beck
Saturday Zen: Sat Sep 22, 10:00 - 11:45am
room 24
Community UU
468 Rosedale Ave
White Plains, NY
Practice to be led by Meredith Garmon

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

Chants
For Fri Sep 21 - Thu Sep 27:
  • Longer Precepts, p. 63
Opening and Closing for Sep 6 - Oct 4:
  • Opening: Aspiration Prayer, p. 11
  • Closing: Hope in the Dark, p. 71
See Boundless Way Zen Sutra Book, 4th ed. and
BoWZ Westchester Chant Schedule

Reading for Sat Sep 22:
  • Primary Reading: Charlotte Joko Beck, Nothing Special, Ch. 37, "Dorothy and the Locked Door," p. 258-266.
  • Optional Secondary Reading: Thich Nhat Hanh, Old Path White Clouds, Ch. 13, "Beginning Spiritual Practice," pp. 87-94.
  • Next Book starts Oct 13: angel Kyodo williams, Radical Dharma
This Week's
  • Raven Tale: #71, Not Helping. HERE.
  • Koan: Blue Cliff Record #19, Book of Serenity #84, Jinhua's One Finger. HERE.

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