10 a.m.
Meditation
Dharma Talk
Chanting
October
6 - Roshi 13 - Su Co Tam Huong 20 - Sa di Thich Tam Hy Roshi & Su Co traveling 27 - Roshi
Service is followed by fellowship and light refreshments
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Can't make Sunday Service?
Visit the Dharma Talk Archive at DesertZenCenter.org
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Mr. Adams Zen Center
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This month, Roshi and Su co will be traveling to visit The Very Venerable Thich Minh Tinh (Kozen Sensei) at our sister temple, Mt. Adams Zen Center at Trout Lake Abbey (
http://www.mtadamszen.org/),
this month in order to attend a Loving-Kindness Retreat.
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Meditation & Dharma Class
Thursday Nights
7 p.m.
We are studying some of the Pali Suttas, using Bhikkhu Bodhi's excellent compilation/translation:
In the Buddha's Words.
(currently at p. 105 - The Happiness Visible in this Present Life)
Class begins with 30" of meditation in the Zendo. Discussion & tea follows in the Sangha Hall.
Please join us
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Interested in one more
Mala Making Class
before the end of 2013?
Please talk schedule & interests with
Su co and/or
Sa di Tam Vui Mong
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Plan for events to occur on the *2nd Saturday* of each month: retreats, workshops, work days, field trips or ???
Remember:
Everything changes...
schedule on our website calendar.
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 DZC
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Absolutely the last reminder about
SESSHIN this Weekend
October 11th, 12th & 13th
 For more information or to RSVP, contact Roshi or Su Co
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 Autumn at the Desert Zen Center
"Blazing sky" photos in this issue were taken during the first week of October at 6 a.m., just before the meditation period. If only we could include the sounds, the wind and the smell of creosote damped by morning dew. You'll just have to visit for yourself.  | |
View of the Eastern Sky over our Sangha Hall.
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All I Teach is Loving Kindness...
- The Very Venerable T.T. Thích Minh Nhat
I have been reading the works of Venerable Wuling, an American Buddhist nun. In her book, Path to Peace, there are a few quotes that got me thinking about myself and the whole subject of giving and wanting to help others. One quote was, "The generous person gives
not just what they have but who they are."
In my many years as a prison chaplain I have come to realize that the most important thing I can do is just be there for somebody. Just as water can erode the hardest stone hardest stone, caring can melt the coldest heart.
The other piece which struck me was, "Before we can help, we need to understand. Before we can understand we need to listen. Before we can listen we need to be quiet."
When I read this I thought of the goal of our Temple which is to teach meditation which opens the door to Sacred Silence and understanding. ________________________________
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 When you visit, you may notice that we've added a flagpole.
Look for the Buddhist Flag, located on the east side of the campus, by the garden and the adobe enclosure at the side entry gate from Turtle Rock .
Our thanks to David and Ryan, who donated the materials, designed & constructed the flagpole, dug the hole in the hard, hard, hard ground, and kept us mightily amused for a morning.  |
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