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Summer, 2008 Once a year, usually during the summer, we have a group book study at ZCOC. The purpose is to read and discuss a book together, after our regular sitting schedule, with emphasis upon its relationship to our own lives and practice. While it is helpful to attend all of the sessions, to read the chapters in advance, and to be prepared to contribute to discussion, it is not required to participate. Our next book study will begin on Tuesday, July 8, 2008. The book will be selected by a group of ZCOC practitioners. Schedule: Tues., July 8 Tues., July 15 Sun., July 27 Tues., July 29 Sun., Aug. 3 Tues., Aug. 5 Summer, 2007 Last year we read selections from Mindful Politics: A Buddhist Guide to Making the World a Better Place edited by Melvin McLeod. Summer, 2006:Previous Book StudiesThe 2005 Summer Book Study was on Refining Your Life: From Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment by Dogen and Uchiyama. Some reflections from participants: "If you had asked me a few days ago if my life was showing any signs of refinement, I might have answered yes. Today as I write, I am feeling at loose ends. It is amazing to become so aware of oneself through the awakening process and to allow those areas of my life which have been smothered over the years to begin to quietly and effectively surface to be released for good." -- Margaret M. "In the past six months I can see how I was chasing my own form of toys through my cultivation of an art career and my desire to obtain acceptance from my art instructors and prospective commercial galleries. I have come to realize that I can still enjoy the process of art making, but that art making does not need to provide the means for financial stability." -- John M. Books we have studied in the past are listed below. ZCOC also has recommended reading at this page.
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