Apr 29 - May 5

Spring, week 6

"All beings are intrinsically endowed with buddha nature. Unenlightened beings cling to the illusion of a self. Life continues. Cause and effect are inevitable. Buddhas actually exist. Sentient beings and buddhas mutually interact. Self and other are not two. All beings are in the process of becoming buddhas." --Yamada Koun

Saturday Zen: Sat Apr May 4, 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 29 - Sun May 5:

• Genjokoan 2, p. 14
• Yuibutsu Yobutsu, p. 15

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 May 4

• Primary Reading: Primary Reading: Koun Yamada, Zen: The Authentic Gate, Ch. 12a, "Eight Great Tenets of Mahayana Buddhism," 1st half, pp. 143-152.
• Optional Secondary Reading: Thich Nhat Hanh, Old Path White Clouds, Ch. 41, "Has Anyone Seen My Mother?" p. 266.

For subsequent weeks (through Jun 1): See Schedule for Reading. Starting Jun 8: Pema Chodron, Comfortable with Uncertainty

This Week's Raven Tale: #99, Doubt -- HERE

KOAN INDEX
RAVEN INDEX