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.
Study Group Schedule Tuesday, 7:00pm – 8:30pm Saturday, 8:00am – 8:50am
Summer 2017
Text: Not Always So : Practicing the
True Spirit of Zen
By: Shunryu Suzuki
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Date
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Saturday
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Tuesday
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Chapters
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Pages
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1
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July 8
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July 11
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Calmness of Mind
Express Yourself Fully
Freedom from Everything
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p. 1-15
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2
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July 15
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July 18
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Jumping off the 100 ft Pole
Changing Our Karma
Enjoy Your Life
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p. 16-28
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3
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July 22
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July 25
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Walk like an Elephant
Letters from Emptiness
Brown Rice is Just Right
The Zen of Going to the Restroom
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p. 29-46
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4
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July 29
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August 1
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Caring for the Soil
Everyday Life is like a Movie
Resuming Big Mind
Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind
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p. 47-61
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5
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August 5
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August 8
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Supported from Within
Open Your Intuition
Find Out for Yourself
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p. 65-76
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6
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August 12
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August 15
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Be Kind with Yourself
Respect for Things
Observing the Precepts
Pure Silk, Sharp Iron
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p. 77-92
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7
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August 19
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August 22
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Not Always So
Direct Experience of Reality
True Concentration
Wherever I go, I Meet Myself
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p. 95-110
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8
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August 26
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August 29
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The Boss of Everything
Sincere Practice
One with Everything
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p. 111-123
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9
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Sept. 2
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Sept. 5
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Wherever You Are, Enlightenment is
Not Sticking to Enlightenment
The Teaching Just for You
Stand Up by the Ground
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p. 127-142
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10
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Sept. 9
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Sept. 12
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Just Enough
Problems
Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced Buddha
Sitting Like a Frog
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p. 143-153
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