Sangha members and friends,
Following is our Sitting Schedule for December :
Sun 12/04 : Normal Sitting. Ed Sullivan will give tonight’s talk on stages of meditation practice. This talk will be especially useful to those who are newer to practice.
Sun 12/11 : Normal Sitting. To conclude our readings for 2011, I will share excerpts from the final chapter of John Tarrant’s Bring Me The Rhinoceros , a text I have used for much of the year. This chapter summarizes Tarrant’s view of koans as a living tradition, not a dated collection. He encourages us to bring “Don’t Know Mind”, the seemingly illogical way of solving riddles, to the challenges and questions of daily life.
Sun 12/18: We will meet for Text Study at 5:30 PM today when we continue discussing Buddha by Karen Armstrong. Please read Chapter 3 “Enlightenment” prior to our meeting. Peggy Ankney will facilitate tonight’s session.
Normal Sitting will be held at 7:00 PM. For the fourth year, as part of our final sitting of the calendar year, we will have our annual Remembrance Ceremony. This moving ceremony allows Sangha members the opportunity to light a candle and remember the significant people in their lives who have passed on in 2011 as well as previous years.
Sun 12/25 : No Sitting due to Christmas/Church closed.
If winter weather affects our plans for Sitting, an e-mail message to the group is the primary way we communicate a cancellation. We generally consider alterations the Church makes to its schedule and the parking situation around the Church in weighing whether to cancel Sitting. If you ever have any question about whether we are meeting, you may also contact me at 299-0170.
Gassho,
David Ganse
The wind blows hard along the pines
Toward the beginning of an endless past.
Listen : you’ve heard everything.
– Shinkichi Takahashi
