DEPTH IN PRACTICE

Since 2011, a study group has met on Monday evenings to read together and discuss books that are challenging and profound, in order to deepen our practice of Zen. It's an open group, and anyone is welcome to drop in. If you don't have a copy of our current book, we are happy to share.

We take turns reading one paragraph at a time and discussing the implications for practice or any questions that arise. In other words, we don't rush to finish, but savor the resonance of the text with our practice. We record each meeting and post it on Soundcloud.com for those folks who miss a meeting (see the list of recordings below). If this method appeals to you, please join us! It is even possible to participate from a distance online, using this link.

There is no fixed charge for this group; please do make contributions at your own discretion.

The group meets Monday evenings from 7:00-8:30. Check the calendar to see which book we are reading. 

DIALOGIC JOURNAL

A dialogic journal can deepen your experience of your reading and connect it with your meditation practice. On the lefthand page, copy a passage or phrase that caught your attention, provoked you, or interested you in some way. On the righthand page, respond to that quote. My suggestions:

1. Your reflections on the quote
2. How you think it might relate to your practice in some way
3. Any questions that arise for you around it

For more information, email Peg Syverson

RECORDINGS

Recordings are hosted on our SoundCloud account. Here are links to the playlists for each book, in the order we've read them:

1. Chan Buddhism. Peter Hershock

2. Liberating Intimacy. Peter Hershock

3. Philosophical Meditations on Zen Buddhism. Dale Wright

4. Mutual Causality in Buddhism and General Systems Theory. Joanna Macy

5. Living by Vow. Shohaku Okumura

6. The Lotus Sutra. Tr. Gene Reeves

7. Public Zen, Personal Zen. Peter Hershock

8. Life of the Buddha. Bikkhu Nanamoli

9. The Six Perfections. Dale Wright

10. The Feeling Buddha. David Brazier

11. After Buddhism. Stephen Batchelor

12. Traude Harzer: Sanskrit Terms in Buddhism

13. Mother of the Buddhas. Lex Hixon

14. Vasubandhu

15. Shift Into Freedom. Loch Kelly

16. What is Buddhist Enlightenment? Dale S. Wright

17. The Diamond Sutra. tr. Red Pine

18. In the Buddha’s Words, ed. Bikkhu Bodhi

19. Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation. Analāyo

20. Landscapes of Wonder. Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano

21. Steps to Liberation. Gil Fronsdal

22. Passing Through the Gateless Barrier. Guo Gu

23. Ordinary Wonder. Joko Beck

24. The Light That Shines through Infinity. Dainin Katagiri

25. The Light Inside the Dark. John Tarrant

26. Through Forests of Every Color. Joan Sutherland

27. Bring Me the Rhinoceros. John Tarrant

28. The Book of Serenity. Thomas Cleary

29. Noble Truths, Noble Paths. Bhikkhu Bodhi