"This collection is for everyone who is looking to complete the broken circle that exists in all our great religions—and in our hearts and world."
—Zoketsu Norman Fischer, from the Foreword
The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon
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The meditation community I've joined, South Sound Zen, exists in two versions. There is an in-person Thursday group that sits zazen in two 25-minute sessions, walks kinhin for 10 minutes, chants, and hears a brief shared reading. This is a recent incarnation, and how I typically participate. But there is also an original online Tuesday version that sits briefly (10 to 15 minutes) and discusses various Buddhist readings and teachings for the rest of the hour. I was able to participate in the Tuesday offering for the first time and it sang to me.
I enjoyed the reading of a koan, and accompanying commentary, from The Hidden Lamp, as well as the discussion that followed. Everyone was invited to share their thoughts on the reading, which was welcomed, as I would have otherwise likely just listened. The gentle nudge to share what I encountered in the text, made me see it anew. The observations of others helped to deepen the text even more. It was exactly what I've been searching for the past few months, so I purchased a copy of the current book and am ready to sit again next Tuesday.
The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon
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The meditation community I've joined, South Sound Zen, exists in two versions. There is an in-person Thursday group that sits zazen in two 25-minute sessions, walks kinhin for 10 minutes, chants, and hears a brief shared reading. This is a recent incarnation, and how I typically participate. But there is also an original online Tuesday version that sits briefly (10 to 15 minutes) and discusses various Buddhist readings and teachings for the rest of the hour. I was able to participate in the Tuesday offering for the first time and it sang to me.
I enjoyed the reading of a koan, and accompanying commentary, from The Hidden Lamp, as well as the discussion that followed. Everyone was invited to share their thoughts on the reading, which was welcomed, as I would have otherwise likely just listened. The gentle nudge to share what I encountered in the text, made me see it anew. The observations of others helped to deepen the text even more. It was exactly what I've been searching for the past few months, so I purchased a copy of the current book and am ready to sit again next Tuesday.
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