Jun 1-7

Spring, week 11

Join the BoWZ-Westchester Sangha via Zoom at 10:00 Eastern every Saturday morning:

https://zoom.us/j/2898507899
Audio Only: telephone 646-876-9923 & Enter Meeting ID: 289 850 7899

Home Practice

• Light a candle or stick of incense, or both
• Three bows to Buddha
• Opening: Gatha of Atonement or the Three Refuges; Dedication; Opening Verse (use Sutra Book and audio below)
• Zazen (15-30 mins)
• Sutra Service Readings (use Sutra Book and audio below)
• Dharma Study (book or podcast, 15-30 mins)
• Closing: Closing Verse; Four Bodhisattva Vows or Save All the Beings (use Sutra Book and audio below)

Sutra Book for printing (two-columned pages): CLICK HERE. Sutra Book for reading on your computer screen (one-column pages): CLICK HERE. Page references are to the two-column version.

Odd Days: Jun 1, 3, 5, 7
Opening: Gatha of Atonement, p. 1; Dedication 1, p. 1; The Flame of Practice, p. 3.
Audio player below or CLICK HERE.


Even Days: Jun 2, 4, 6, 8
Opening: The Three Refuges, p. 1; Dedication 1, p. 1; The Flame of Practice, p. 3.
Audio player below or CLICK HERE.


All Days
Zazen (15-30 mins)
Sutra Service Readings 11.A.: Guidance in Shikantaza, p. 28; Sending-and-Receiving, p. 28; A Blessing for the Journey, p. 29.
Audio player below or CLICK HERE.


Dharma Study (book or podcast, 15-30 mins)
Closing: The Necessity of Great Doubt, p. 36; The Four Bodhisattva Vows, p. 38.
Audio player below or CLICK HERE.

This Week's Reading for Sat Jun 6

• Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, "Original Buddhism." Reading Schedule HERE.
NEXT BOOK (starts in July): Taizan Maezumi, Appreciate Your Life. Order a copy now.

This Week's Raven Tale

• #125: Guided by Karma   ☙   Raven Index.