Summer Read— The Hidden Lamp: Stories from 25 Centuries of Awakened Women
Join me starting on the Summer Solstice, Friday June 20th for a summer read.
This Summer I will be offering teachings and open discussion on 15 selected koans and stories from The Hidden Lamp. I am inviting you to join in this Summer read.
Join us live on Monday Nights 6P PT / 9P ET for meditation, dharma talk and discussion. Each week we will focus on the case and reading for the week.
The Hidden Lamp offers stories from the Women Ancestors in the Buddhist tradition. These stories are raw, humble, playful and speak of this very human path of awakening. Each story is accompanied with commentary from a contemporary Buddhist teacher.
The koans are stories that tell of the awakened life. They invite us with their metaphors and images to recognize our own awakened life.
I will host a meditation, dharma talk and discussion weekly on each koan and provide brief commentary and inquiry questions here. You are invited to attend the meditation/discussion, share your comments here, read along or engage in whatever way feels good for you.
the light of the dharma is shining through every experience of our lives. sometimes it appears hidden. this offering is an invitation to recognize the light of awakening in the midst of our living this summer.
Summer Reading Schedule
Monday June 23 — Case 1: The Old Woman of Mt Wutai
Monday June 30 — Case 4: The Old Woman and the Pure Land
Monday July 7 — Case 6: Bhadda-Kundalakesa Cannot Answer
Monday July 14 — Case 10: Asan’s Rooster
Monday July 21 — Case 13: Chen’s Mountain Flowers
Monday July 28 — Case 15: The Woman Lets It Be
Monday August 4 — Case 19: Flowers of the Buddha Hall
Monday August 11 — Case 20: Shonin’s Shadeless Tree
Monday August 18 — Case 25: Nyozen’s Pale Moon of Dawn
Monday August 25 — Case 33: Zhongchi and Bodhidharma’s Flesh
Monday September 1 — Case 34: The Zen Mirror of Tokeiji
Monday September 8 — Case 58: The Goddess’s Transformations
Monday September 15 — Case 67: The Naga Princess’ Enlightenment
Monday September 22 — Case 98 + 99: The Old Woman’s Firepoker and Let’s Become Enlightened Together
Join us live on Monday Nights 6P PT / 9P ET for meditation, dharma talk and discussion. Each week we will focus on the case and reading for the week.