Wednesday Reading Group

Start
03 Jan 2024
End
31 Dec 2025
Schedule
102 sessions
#1.
03 Jan 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#2.
10 Jan 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#3.
17 Jan 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#4.
24 Jan 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#5.
31 Jan 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#6.
07 Feb 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#7.
14 Feb 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#8.
21 Feb 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#9.
28 Feb 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#10.
06 Mar 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#11.
13 Mar 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#12.
20 Mar 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#13.
27 Mar 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#14.
03 Apr 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#15.
10 Apr 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#16.
17 Apr 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#17.
24 Apr 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#18.
01 May 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#19.
08 May 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#20.
15 May 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#21.
22 May 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#22.
29 May 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#23.
05 Jun 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#24.
12 Jun 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#25.
19 Jun 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#26.
26 Jun 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#27.
03 Jul 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#28.
10 Jul 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#29.
17 Jul 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#30.
24 Jul 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#31.
31 Jul 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#32.
07 Aug 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#33.
14 Aug 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#34.
21 Aug 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#35.
28 Aug 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#36.
04 Sep 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#37.
11 Sep 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#38.
18 Sep 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#39.
25 Sep 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#40.
02 Oct 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#41.
09 Oct 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#42.
16 Oct 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#43.
23 Oct 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#44.
30 Oct 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#45.
06 Nov 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#46.
13 Nov 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#47.
20 Nov 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#48.
04 Dec 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#49.
11 Dec 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#50.
18 Dec 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#51.
08 Jan 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#52.
15 Jan 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#53.
22 Jan 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#54.
29 Jan 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#55.
05 Feb 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#56.
12 Feb 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#57.
19 Feb 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#58.
26 Feb 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#59.
05 Mar 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#60.
12 Mar 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#61.
19 Mar 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#62.
26 Mar 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#63.
02 Apr 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#64.
09 Apr 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#65.
16 Apr 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#66.
23 Apr 2025, 7:30 PM 9:00 PM (EDT)
#67.
30 Apr 2025, 7:30 PM 9:00 PM (EDT)
#68.
07 May 2025, 7:30 PM 9:00 PM (EDT)
#69.
14 May 2025, 7:30 PM 9:00 PM (EDT)
#70.
21 May 2025, 7:30 PM 9:00 PM (EDT)
#71.
28 May 2025, 7:30 PM 9:00 PM (EDT)
#72.
04 Jun 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#73.
11 Jun 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#74.
18 Jun 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#75.
25 Jun 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#76.
02 Jul 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#77.
09 Jul 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#78.
16 Jul 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#79.
23 Jul 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#80.
30 Jul 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#81.
06 Aug 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#82.
13 Aug 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#83.
20 Aug 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#84.
27 Aug 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#85.
03 Sep 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#86.
10 Sep 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#87.
17 Sep 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#88.
24 Sep 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#89.
01 Oct 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#90.
08 Oct 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#91.
15 Oct 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#92.
22 Oct 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#93.
29 Oct 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#94.
05 Nov 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#95.
12 Nov 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#96.
19 Nov 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#97.
26 Nov 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#98.
03 Dec 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#99.
10 Dec 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#100.
17 Dec 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#101.
24 Dec 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#102.
31 Dec 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
Location
Zoom

Wednesday Reading Group

(Zoom Only)

The Reading Group has been meeting for well over a decade and continues to bring forward and discuss books expressing an extremely wide range of Buddhist views and interests (intentionally texts representing diverse traditions, races, gender orientations, etc). The conversation is about making the dharma real in our lives. We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and sit together for 30 minutes, after which our book discussion runs for an hour from 8:00 to 9:00.

Many join the group at 8:00 after the sitting period, and it is common for attendees to not have read (and even not to own!) the book we're reading, so please don't let this be a barrier to your own attendance. The book serves as a point of departure...and if the conversation interests you in the text, you can buy it and start to catch up before the next week's conversation.

The discussion is facilitated by one of the regular senior attendees, often Gareth, to help keep the conversation smooth and ensure that all are included and heard as they wish.

Currently Reading

Dipa Ma: The Life and Legacy of a Buddhist Master

Dipa Ma: The Life and Legacy of a Buddhist Master: Schmidt, Amy

This book Presents both the life story and the teachings of Dipa Ma Barua, a major figure in contemporary Eastern spirituality. One of the few women of her generation to devote herself so completely to the pursuit of meditation, Dipa Ma attained profound levels of insight in an astonishingly short time. As the teacher of Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield, an d others, she greatly influenced the practice of meditation and mindful living in the West.

June 25, 2025	introduction and Preface
July 2, 2025	Read up Through p. 72
July 9, 2025	(tentative) through p. 90
July 16, 2025	(Tentative) through p. 126

Future Books

The group periodically undertakes a selection process of identifying future books of interest and submitting for a group vote to identify those of broad interest. Books currently selected and to be read and discussed by the group, in upcoming order, are:

Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah by Ajahn Chah (2002)
Boundless Heart: The Buddha's Path of Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity by Christina Feldman (2017)
Casting Indra's Net: Fostering Spiritual Kinship and Community by Pamela Ayo Yetunde (2023)