Study Group with our sister sangha Santa Barbara Zen Center
Thursday, October 12th, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
* On Zoom *
"Ending the pursuit of happiness" by Barry Magid
Dear Sangha,
During the month of October 2023, Jikoji Zen Center will be joining SBZC to study Barry Magid’s book “Ending the Pursuit of Happiness”, available at Amazon here: Amazon Link to Magid Book, or by order at your local bookseller some of whom can be found at this Bookshop.org webpage and ordered online: Store Locator. We extend a warm-hearted invitation to everyone from all sanghas to join us.
Four of our Sangha friends have generously agreed to each lead a discussion session, as follows:
October 5: Carlin Sundell (Santa Ynez Valley (SYV) Sangha and online, 6:30 p.m.)
October 8: Dave Dietrich (Santa Barbara (SB) Sangha and online, 10 a.m.)
October 12: Susan Tova (SYV Sangha and online 6:30 p.m.)
October 19: Mariko Braswell (SYV Sangha and online, 6:30 p.m.)
All sessions will be open via zoom
The reading assignments are as follows:
October 5: Carlin Sundell (SYV Sangha and online, 6:30 p.m.)
Introduction
Chapter One: Our Secret Practice
Chapter Two: The Zen Way, the Psychoanalytic Way
Chapter Three: Ordinary life
October 8: Dave Dietrich (SB Sangha and online 10 a.m.)
Chapter Four: The Search for Enlightenment?
Chapter Five: Body and Mind
Chapter Six: Love, Sex and Compassion
October 12: Susan Tova (SYV Sangha and online 6:30 p.m.)
Chapter 7: Relationships
Chapter 8: Who, What, and Why
Chapter 9: Something or Nothing
October 19: Mariko Braswell (SYV Sangha and online, 6:30 p.m.)
Chapter 10: It’s A Mystery To Me
Conclusion
Each session will begin with our regular periods of zazen and kinhin, followed by a facilitated discussion of the reading. We welcome your participation in this likely-to-be-engaging discussion of our practice.
with a deep bow,
Chōbun Nenzen
Pamela Brown
ONLINE ZENDO ETIQUETTE
To help maintain as best we can the intimacy and integrity of an in-person gathering, we ask all who join us online to please observe the following practices.
- Sign in using real name.
- Keep microphone muted unless speaking during discussion periods.
- Maintain zendo silence during meditation periods and while waiting for discussion period to begin.
- Keep camera on and maintain facial visibility during discussion period.
- Anonymous participation online will not be permitted, as it would not be permitted in person.