Aut. 13: Dec 17 - 23

Autumn, week 13

"There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don't you?" --Rumi

Saturday Zen: Sat Dec 22, 10:00 - 11:45am
room 24
Community UU
468 Rosedale Ave
White Plains, NY
Practice to be led by Meredith Garmon

Morning Zen. Tue, Wed, & Thu, 6:00 - 7:15am
Basement Zendo. See HERE.

Chants
For Mon Dec 17 - Sun Dec 23:

• Song of the Jeweled-Mirror Samadhi, p. 26
• The Three Marks of Dharma, p. S2

Opening and Closing for Mon Dec 3 - Sun Dec 30:

• Opening: Do Your Best, p. 20
• Closing: Awakening to Discouragement, p. 72

See: Boundless Way Zen Sutra Book, 4th ed.   ☙   Supplement   ☙   BoWZ Westchester Chant Schedule

Reading for Sat Dec 22:

• Primary Reading: Radical Dharma, Jasmine Syedullah, "What the World Needs Now"; and Lama Rod Owens, "Radical Presence," pp. 180-190.
• Optional Secondary Reading: Thich Nhat Hanh, Old Path White Clouds, Ch. 24, "Taking Refuge," p. 157.

For subsequent weeks (through May 18): See Schedule for Reading.
Next book begins Jan 5: Koun Yamada, Zen: The Authentic Gate. Order from Wisdom Publications (HERE) or Amazon (HERE).

This Week's Raven Tale: #83, Too Busy -- HERE

See Youtube dialog with angel Kyodo williams and Lama Rod Owens (29:53): HERE.

See angel Kyodo williams' TED talk: HERE.

KOAN INDEX
RAVEN INDEX