2018-07-06

Jul 5 - 11

Summer, week 3
"Every second we spend in that nondual experiencing transforms our life. We can't see the transformation because there is no drama in it. Drama is always in our self-centered mental creations. There is no drama in good sitting." --Joko Beck
Saturday Zen: Sat Jun 30, 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 Jul 5 - 11:
  • Observing the One Who Is Dim and Dull, p. 19
  • Realizing the Zen Way, p. 19
  • Heart Sutra, p. 14
Opening and Closing for Jun 14 - Jul 11:
  • Opening: Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo, p. 7
  • Closing: A Blessing for the Journey, p. 81
See Boundless Way Zen Sutra Book, 4th ed. and
BoWZ Westchester Chant Schedule

Reading this week:
Primary Reading: Charlotte Joko Beck, Nothing Special, Ch. 26: "Listening to the Body," pp. 181-184.
Optional Secondary Reading: Thich Nhat Hanh, Old Path White Clouds, Ch. 6: "Beneath a Rose-Apple Tree," pp. 41-48.

Raven Tale: Saving the Many Beings
I tell you my failures lie piled at my feet
And thick to the horizon in all directions,
Thinner in spots, or more transparent.
It is a landscape of lapses.
Were you accessory to some of them? I don't know; it's possible I suppose.
I say each one fulfills the vow.
Each one breaks it.
Each one whispers vigilance.

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