Feb 18-24

Winter, week 9

"Each thing is the complete and perfect expression of our True Self and of the ultimate truth of the universe. Sun, moon, stars, every tree and blade of grass, and every action, large and subtle -- there isn't one of these that is not a complete revelation of the scenery of the essential world." --Yamada Koun

Saturday Zen: Sat Feb 23, 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 Feb 18 - Sun Feb 24:

• Loving-Kindness Sutra, p. 27
• Guidepost for Silent Illumination, p. 38
• The Many and the One, p. 60
• Mind Like the Moon, p. 60

Opening and Closing for Mon Jan 28 - Sun Feb 24:

• Opening: Seeking with Empty Hands, p. 24; Bodhisattva's Prayer, p. 32
• Closing: Sending-and-Receiving, p. 74

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

Reading for Sat Feb 23:

• Primary Reading: Koun Yamada, Zen: The Authentic Gate, Ch. 6a, "Koan Practice and Just Sitting," 1st half, pp. 67-76.
• Optional Secondary Reading: Thich Nhat Hanh, Old Path White Clouds, Ch. 33, "Beauty That Does Not Fade," p. 216.

For subsequent weeks (through May 18): See Schedule for Reading.

This Week's Raven Tale: #92, Attainment -- HERE
This Week's Koan: Gateless Gate #12, Ruiyan Calls Himself "Master" -- HERE

KOAN INDEX
RAVEN INDEX