November 2020
The Eightfold Path Study Group
Thru Sunday, December 20th, 2020 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM An opportunity to become acquainted with, or do a deeper dive into, The Eightfold Path. The Eightfold Path is at the heart of Buddha’s teaching. It is the guidance put forth by Shakyamuni Buddha that leads to the cessation of suffering. This 8-week study group will look at each of the eight factors that comprise the Path. We will examine how they guide our practice and explore how we apply…
Find out more »Zazen and Dharma talk by Guest Teacher Paul Copp: Seals, Metaphors, and How to Read Buddhist Texts
Dharma talk by Paul Copp, Guest Teacher, "Seals, Metaphors, and How to Read Buddhist Texts." Paul is Associate Professor in Chinese Religion and Thought at the University of Chicago. His first book, The Body Incantatory: Spells and the Ritual Imagination in Medieval Chinese Buddhism (Columbia University Press, 2014), is a study of the nature and history of Buddhist incantatory and amuletic practices in Tang China. His main project now is a study of the worlds of 9th and 10th century…
Find out more »Monday Morning Online Zazen with Douglas Floyd
Monday morning online sitting with Douglas Floyd. Sitting will be held in our online Zendo via ZOOM. Zazen is from 7:00am - 7:35am, followed by chanting Heart of Great Perfect Wisdom Sutra and Ecosattva Vows. See the homepage for instructions and FAQs regarding our online Zendo.
Find out more »Zen Meditation and Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
Monday evenings we sit one thirty-five minute period of zen meditation (zazen) and then conduct a brief service in the Soto Zen style which includes the chanting of traditional Zen texts. A Dharma talk and group discussion are followed by informal social tea and treats.
Find out more »Tuesday Morning Online Zazen with Jokai Ian Davis
Tuesday morning online sitting with Jokai Ian Davis. Sitting will be held in our online Zendo via ZOOM. Zazen is from 8:00am – 8:35am, followed by chanting Heart of Great Perfect Wisdom Sutra and Ecosattva Vows. See the homepage for instructions and FAQs regarding our online Zendo.
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