Apr 22 - 28

Spring, week 5

"If we were to attain realization without practice, how could we understand the Buddha's teaching on delusion and enlightenment?" --Dogen

Saturday Zen: Sat Apr 27, 10:00a - noon
room 24
Community UU
468 Rosedale Ave
White Plains, NY
Practice to be led by Meredith Garmon

Morning Zen. Tue - Fri, 6:00-7:15am, at the Parsonage, Basement Zendo. SEE HERE.

Chants for Mon Apr 22 - Sun Apr 28:

• Genjokoan 1, p. 12

Opening and Closing for Mon Apr 22 - Sun May 19:

• Opening: Invocation of Kanzeon, p. 3
• Closing: Spring Everywhere, p. 26

See: BoWZ Westchester Sutra Book   ☙   Additional Texts   ☙   Boundless Way Zen Sutra Book, 4th ed.

Reading for Sat Apr 27

• Primary Reading: Koun Yamada, Zen: The Authentic Gate, Ch. 11, "Belief, Understanding, Practice, Realization, and Personalization," pp. 133-141.
• Optional Secondary Reading: Thich Nhat Hanh, Old Path White Clouds, Ch. 40, "Cover the Land in Gold," p. 261.

For subsequent weeks (through Jun 1): See Schedule for Reading.

This Week's Raven Tale: #98, Everyday Life -- HERE

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