The Study Group program includes Zazen (sitting meditation) and group discussion. Discussion is usually focused on a particular text or topic. We use a wide range of Buddhist subject matter from many traditions, and we cover the same material on Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings.
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DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS, OUR EVENTS AND PROGRAMS ARE TAKING PLACE ONLINE.
Text: Nothing Special : Living Zen
by Charlotte Joko Beck
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Date
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Chapter
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Pages
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Saturday
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Tuesday
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1
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Nov. 14
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Nov. 17
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Chapter 1: Struggle –i, ii, iii
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p. 1 - 23
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2
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Nov. 21
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Nov. 24
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Chapter 1: Struggle – iv, v
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p. 24 – 38
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3
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Nov. 28
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Dec. 1
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Chapter 2: Sacrifice – i, ii, iii, iv, v
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p. 41 – 66
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Dec. 5
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Dec. 8
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Rohatsu – Special topic
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4
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Dec. 12
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Dec. 15
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Chapter 2: Sacrifice – vi
Chapter 3: Separation & Connection – i, ii
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p. 67 – 92
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5
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Dec. 19
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Dec. 22
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Chapter 3: Separation & Connection –iii, iv, v
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p. 93 – 110
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Dec. 26
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Dec. 29
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Holiday – no study group
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6
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Jan. 2
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Jan. 5
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Chapter 4: Change – i, ii, iii
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p. 113 - 131
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7
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Jan. 9
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Jan. 12
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Chapter 4: Change – iv, v
Chapter 5: Awareness – i
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p. 132 – 157
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8
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Jan 16
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Jan. 19
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Chapter 5: Awareness – ii, iii, iv
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p. 158 – 180
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9
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Jan. 23
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Jan. 26
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Chapter 5: Awareness – v
Chapter 6: Freedom – i, ii
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p. 181 – 201
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10
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Jan. 30
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Feb. 2
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Chapter 6: Freedom – iii, iv
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p. 202 – 218
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11
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Feb. 6
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Feb. 9
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Chapter 7: Wonder
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p. 221 - 245
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12
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Feb. 13
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Feb. 16
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Chapter 8: Nothing Special
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p. 249 - 273
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Note: Use of a text by the study group does not
constitute an endorsement of the book by Shao Shan Temple, nor necessarily indicate agreement with
the entire text. |
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