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Book Club Guidelines and Reading Schedule

  • Arrive on time. Entering late can be distracting to the group’s flow of practice and discussion.

  • Keep your microphone muted unless you are speaking. Raise your hand if you have something to share and begin when called upon.

  • Wait in silence after each person speaks. Just as in the zendo, we pause to let words settle before anyone responds.

  • Speak from your own experience. Share what arises personally for you in the reading, rather than abstract or purely intellectual analysis.

  • Keep comments brief if unprepared. If you have not read, or only skimmed through the material, please just offer short, focused reflections.

  • Be mindful of movement. If you must walk around or change locations, turn off your camera until you are settled again.

  • Practice respect and patience. Refrain from speaking out of turn, and hold a calm, attentive presence when addressing the group.

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Past Reading List

Below are the list of books that have been read and explored in our Monday night discussion group.

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  • Dropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn - Stephen Mitchell

  • The Heart of Being - Daido Loori

  • Nothing Special - Charlotte Joko Beck

  • Everyday Zen - Charlotte Joko Beck

  • Ordinary Wonder - Charlotte Joko Beck

  • No Beginning, No End - Jakusho Kwong-Roshi

  • Not Always So - Shunryo Suzuki-Roshi

  • Returning To Silence - Dainin Katagiri-Roshi

  • Opening The Hand Of Thought - Kosho Uchiyama

  • From The Zen Kitchen To Enlightenment-Eihei Dogen- Zengi And Kosho Uchiyama-Roshi

  • The Kyosaku(Archive Volume I) - Rev. Zengaku Soyu Matsuoka-Roshi

  • The Mind Of Clover- Robert Aitken

  • Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind - Shunryo Suzuki-Roshi

  • When You Greet Me I Bow - Norman Fischer