Wednesday Reading Group

Start
25 Jan 2023
End
23 Apr 2025
Schedule
118 sessions
#1.
25 Jan 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#2.
01 Feb 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#3.
08 Feb 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#4.
15 Feb 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#5.
22 Feb 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#6.
01 Mar 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#7.
08 Mar 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#8.
15 Mar 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#9.
22 Mar 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#10.
29 Mar 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#11.
05 Apr 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#12.
12 Apr 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#13.
19 Apr 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#14.
26 Apr 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#15.
03 May 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#16.
10 May 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#17.
17 May 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#18.
24 May 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#19.
31 May 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#20.
07 Jun 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#21.
14 Jun 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#22.
21 Jun 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#23.
28 Jun 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#24.
05 Jul 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#25.
12 Jul 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#26.
19 Jul 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#27.
26 Jul 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#28.
02 Aug 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#29.
09 Aug 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#30.
16 Aug 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#31.
23 Aug 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#32.
30 Aug 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#33.
06 Sep 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#34.
13 Sep 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#35.
20 Sep 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#36.
27 Sep 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#37.
04 Oct 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#38.
11 Oct 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#39.
18 Oct 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#40.
25 Oct 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#41.
01 Nov 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#42.
08 Nov 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#43.
15 Nov 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#44.
22 Nov 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#45.
29 Nov 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#46.
06 Dec 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#47.
13 Dec 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#48.
20 Dec 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#49.
27 Dec 2023, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#50.
03 Jan 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#51.
10 Jan 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#52.
17 Jan 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#53.
24 Jan 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#54.
31 Jan 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#55.
07 Feb 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#56.
14 Feb 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#57.
21 Feb 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#58.
28 Feb 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#59.
06 Mar 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#60.
13 Mar 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#61.
20 Mar 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#62.
27 Mar 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#63.
03 Apr 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#64.
10 Apr 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#65.
17 Apr 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#66.
24 Apr 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#67.
01 May 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#68.
08 May 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#69.
15 May 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#70.
22 May 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#71.
29 May 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#72.
05 Jun 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#73.
12 Jun 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#74.
19 Jun 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#75.
26 Jun 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#76.
03 Jul 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#77.
10 Jul 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#78.
17 Jul 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#79.
24 Jul 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#80.
31 Jul 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#81.
07 Aug 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#82.
14 Aug 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#83.
21 Aug 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#84.
28 Aug 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#85.
04 Sep 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#86.
11 Sep 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#87.
18 Sep 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#88.
25 Sep 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#89.
02 Oct 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#90.
09 Oct 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#91.
16 Oct 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#92.
23 Oct 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#93.
30 Oct 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#94.
06 Nov 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#95.
13 Nov 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#96.
20 Nov 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#97.
27 Nov 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#98.
04 Dec 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#99.
11 Dec 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#100.
18 Dec 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#101.
25 Dec 2024, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#102.
01 Jan 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#103.
08 Jan 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#104.
15 Jan 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#105.
22 Jan 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#106.
29 Jan 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#107.
05 Feb 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#108.
12 Feb 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#109.
19 Feb 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#110.
26 Feb 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#111.
05 Mar 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EST)
#112.
12 Mar 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#113.
19 Mar 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#114.
26 Mar 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#115.
02 Apr 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#116.
09 Apr 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#117.
16 Apr 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
#118.
23 Apr 2025, 8:00 PM 9:30 PM (EDT)
Location
Zoom

Wednesday Reading Group

Weekly on Zoom from 8:00PM to 9:30PM

Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

After 30 minutes of meditation, the reading group discussion begins at 8:30. The purpose of the discussion is making the dharma relevant to the ordinary lives of the participants, so the focus of conversation tends to be practical rather than intellectual. It is far more important to bring sincerity and openness to the discussion than to have read the book!

The discussions are open to all and will benefit both beginning and seasoned practitioners. Feel free to join at any time during the meditation period or just for the discussion starting at 8:30pm.

Currently Reading

"Stories of the Lotus Sutra" by Gene Reeves

Stories are ancient and wondrous tools with the mysterious power to transform lives. And the stories and parables of the Lotus Sutra-one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential texts-are among the most fascinating and dramatic.

In this fun, engaging, and plain-English book, Gene Reeves-the translator of Wisdom's critically acclaimed and bestselling edition of the Lotus Sutra-presents the most memorable and remarkable of the Lotus Sutra's many stories and parables, along with a distillation of his decades of reflection on them in an accessible, inspiring, and naturally illuminating way.

Reading Schedule for Current Book

The schedule below is approximate and updated every few weeks. Please contact Gareth Young if you would like an update on where we currently are. And please feel free to join anytime, regardless of whether you have read (or even own!) a copy of the current book. You will likely find you are not the only attendee who is not up to date with the book.

DATE	PAGES
May 24	"The Stories of the Lotus Sutra" Ch 14 and 15
May 31	"The Stories of the Lotus Sutra" Ch 16 and 17
June 7	"The Stories of the Lotus Sutra" Ch 18 and 19
June 14	"The Stories of the Lotus Sutra" Ch 20 and 21
June 21	"The Stories of the Lotus Sutra" Ch 22 and 23
June/July	"The Stories of the Lotus Sutra" Ongoing
July/Aug (TBD)	Begin "World as Lover, World as Self" by Joanna Macy

Upcoming Books

The group regularly engages in a democratic peer selection process to determine upcoming books. Selections range throughout the spectrum of Buddhist teaching and literature. Upcoming (in the order we anticipate reading) are:

World as Lover, World as Self: Joanna Macy
Berry Kerzin: Nagarjuna's Wisdom: A Practitioner's Guide to the Middle Way
One Dharma: Joseph Goldstein
Dhammapada: Transl. Gil Fronsdal
Karma: What it Is and Why it Matters: Traleg Kyabgon
With Each and Every Breath: Thanissaro
Receiving the Marrow: Teachings on Dogen by Soto Zen Women Priests: Various women Zen teachers, Ed: Eido Frances Carney