Date/Time
Date(s) - Wed, 03/22/2023
6:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Zazen 5:40-6:10
Class 6:15-7:30
Class time is approximate depending on number of people attending and length of discussions.
The only required reading for the class is the Full Moon Ceremony Service. (Link to PDF below)
Class 3/22 Kelly and Liam
- Introduction to Precepts
- 1. I vow not to kill
Lecture 3/25 Kelly and Liam
- The 3 refuges
Class 3/29 Steve and Kate
- 2. I vow not to take what is not given
- 3. I vow not to misuse sexuality
Lecture 4/1 Steve and Kate
– Pure Precepts
Class 4/12 Kelly and Liam
- 4. I vow not to lie
- 5. I vow not to intoxicate self or others
Lecture 4/15 Kelly and Liam
- 6. I vow not to speak of others faults
- 7. I vow not to praise self at the expense of others
Class 4/19 Steve and Kate
- 8. I vow not to be possessive of anything
- 9. I vow not to harbor ill will
Lecture 4/22 Steve and Kate
- 10. I vow to respect the Buddha, unfold the Dharma and nourish the Sangha
- Summary / Group discussion
Sources:
The Heart of Being: Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen Buddhism, John Daido Loori
Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts, Reb Anderson
Waking Up to What You Do: A Zen Practice for Meeting Every Situation with Intelligence and Compassion, Diane Eshin Rizzetto
The Mind of Clover: Essays in Zen Buddhist Ethics
Robert Aiken
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