Tuesday, March 27th

The heart of the path is quite easy.
There’s no need to explain anything at length.
Let go of love and hate and let things be.
Ajahn Chah

For the foreseeable future we will be meeting online, using Zoom. If you want to join us please send us an email.

Next Tuesday we will be discussing the Samadhi section of the eightfold path, which comprises Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration, with a view to exploring how we can use daily practice to help us navigate The End Of The World As We Know It.

There are many teachings on the web about this, please explore widely and report back…

The schedule for the evening is:

6:00 – 6:30 sitting
6:30 – 7:15 discussion
7:15 – 7:30 sitting

Tuesday, March 17th

In light of the public health announcements about social distancing we will not be meeting this week, and will probably move to online meeting going forward.

Knowing is delusion; now knowing is confusion.
The true Way is as vast and boundless as outer space.
Nansen

Another third Tuesday comes around and we will be sitting, walking and sitting – the evening will be silent. No discussion is planned, so no reading.

The schedule is:

6:00 – 6:30 sitting
6:30 – 7:00 walking
7:00 – 7:30 sitting

We meet at BIBS – location in the sidebar.

Tuesday, March 10th

Just be ordinary. Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water,
and when you’re tired go and lie down.
Linji Yixuan

Next Tuesday we will be venturing further down the Eightfold Path by discussing Right Action. There are many teachings on this subject available online so please roam widely. Here are a some suggestions to get you started…

Click here to search for Right Action on Audio Dharma

Click here to search for Right Action on Dharma Seed

We meet at BIBS and the schedule for the evening is:

6:00 – 6:30 sitting
6:30 – 7:15 discussion
7:15 – 7:30 sitting

Tuesday, March 3rd

To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
Dōgen Zenji

Next Tuesday we will be discussing the next step on the Eightfold Path: Right Speech.

There are many teachings on the web about this subject, please explore widely and report back… To get you started here is a link to a piece by Stephen Batchelor on Ethical Awareness.

We meet at BIBS and the schedule for the evening is:

6:00 – 6:30 sitting
6:30 – 7:15 discussion
7:15 – 7:30 sitting

Tuesday, February 4th

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities,
but in the expert’s mind there are few.
Suzuki Roshi

Next Tuesday we will be venturing further down the Eightfold Path by discussing Right Intention (also known as Right Thought). There are many teachings on this subject available online so please roam widely. Here are a some suggestions to get you started…

Click here to search for Right Intention on Audio Dharma

Click here to search for Right Intention on Dharma Seed

We meet at BIBS and the schedule for the evening is:

6:00 – 6:30 sitting
6:30 – 7:15 discussion
7:15 – 7:30 sitting

Tuesday, January 28th

As a bee gathering nectar does not harm or disturb the color and fragrance of the flower;
so do the wise move through the world.
The Dhammapada

On Tuesday January 28th we will be continuing to discuss David Loy‘s book Ecodharma: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis (Goodreads – Amazon). Please read Chapter 4, Is It The Same Problem? and Chapter 5, What If It’s Too Late?

We meet at BIBS and the schedule for the evening is:

6:00 – 6:30 sitting
6:30 – 7:15 discussion
7:15 – 7:30 sitting

Tuesday, January 14th

In Kyoto,

hearing the cuckoo,

I long for Kyoto.
Basho

Next Tuesday we will be starting to explore the Eightfold Path by discussing Right View. There are many teachings on this subject available online so please roam widely. Here are a couple of suggestions to get you started…

A talk on Right View by Joseph Goldstein

Searching for Right View on Dharma Seed

We meet at BIBS and the schedule for the evening is:

6:00 – 6:30 sitting
6:30 – 7:15 discussion
7:15 – 7:30 sitting