Reading for October 26

The Path of Mindfulness is the Path of No Preferences
by Ajahn Sumedho
The path of mindfulness is the path of no preferences. When we prefer one thing to another, then we concentrate on it: ‘I prefer peace to chaos.’ So, then, in order to have peace, what do we do? We have to go to some [...]

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October Practice Schedule

Monday Practice Nights, Each Monday, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Saturday Study Group, October 24, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Ongoing study of the Dhammapada. Everyone is welcome to attend. Contact Rana Mukherji for more information.
Wednesday “Just Sit” Night, October 28, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Please note that our Wednesday night sit has replaced our Thursday night sitting. The [...]

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Reading for October 19

Before Enlightenment, After Enlightenment
Dharma Talk by Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei
Koan:
A monastic asked Zhimen, “How is it when the lotus flower has not yet emerged from the water?”
Zhimen said, “A lotus flower.”
The monastic said, “What about after it has emerged from the water?”
Zhimen said, “Lotus leaves.”
In Buddhism, and particularly in Zen, the lotus flower is a [...]

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Practice opportunities

This week we will meet on both Monday and Wednesday nights, the 12th and 14th. Monday practice begins at 7 p.m. and our Wednesday practice begins at 6:30. p.m. If you’re new, please arrive 15 minutes early for orientation and instruction.

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Reading for October 12

Generosity of the Heart
excerpted from One Dharma by Joseph Goldstein
Not only is lovingkindness an excellent example of how the path of One Dharma unites the different schools of Buddhism, it is also a key to the path itself. In this practice we can reclaim the potential for kindness – to ourselves and those around us.
This [...]

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Reading for October 5

I beg you to just see all existent phenomena as empty and to beware of taking as real all that is nonexistent. Take care of yourself in this world of shadows and echoes.
-Layman P’ang’s dying words
A core insight of the Buddha is his understanding of impermanence or emptiness, which is eloquently evoked in the [...]

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October practice schedule

Monday Practice Nights, Each Monday in October, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Saturday Study Group, October 10 and 24, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Ongoing study of the Dhammapada.
Wednesday “Just Sit” Night, October 14 and 28, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Please note that our Wednesday night sit has replaced our Thursday night sitting. The format is the same.
Fall [...]

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