Collecting merit means there is no residue.
23 – 27 June: An LGBTIQ Dharma Study Week with HSZC friend Rev Tova Green @ Tassajara
7 February – Bodhidharma commemoration!
8 June 2013: Guest Speaker, Fugan Eugene Bush
Fugan Eugene Bush, D.D., Practice Leader of Santa Cruz Zen Center will present a talk “Collecting merit means there is no
residue.”
Eugene or ‘Gene’ began formal Zen practice in 1982, was ordained as a priest in 2005 and received Dharma Transmission from Katherine Thanas in 2010. Until recently Gene served for many years as the Administrator of Santa Cruz Zen Center. He is now Coordinator of the Sangha Support Net.
He also teaches the traditional practice of sewing Buddha’s Robe (rakusu and okesa). His paid work is as teacher in a public alternative high school in Santa Cruz. He is most interested in the ways in which formal practice trains us for everyday life.
Every Saturday we offer early morning zazen (seated meditation), a brief drop-in meditation instruction at 8:30 am. And again zazen at 9:25 am. We wrap up with a dharma talk at 10:15 am followed by tea and cookies.
Newsletter May 28 thru June 11
17 May 2013: Two program options…
Thursdays – 7:30pm – Study Hour
“When Xishi had a pain in her chest, she held her chest and grimaced. It made her even more beautiful. Homely girls imitating her only increased their ugliness. This is a criticism of study by mouth and ear, those who do not work for ineffable enlightenment.”
Join us this Thursday at 7:30 pm as we study the story of Shoushan’s “New Bride” in The Book of Serenity as an opportunity to practice together with the Sangha. We read the entirety of text we discuss together. Preparation is encouraged, and so are drop ins!
There are books to share for anyone who wants to join in.
