SL Buddhism Discussion Group – Topic Schedule – Tuesday Night @ 6PM (PST/SLT)
To Join Us:
Please contact me so I can give you a landmark to my place if you want to join us. You will need a Second Life Account. All are welcome. IM me once you are there…
The Schedule:
July 14th (Tentative)
Break till October?
July 7th
Hardcode Zen: Pass Me the Ecstasy, Rainbow, I’m going to Nirvana on a Stretcher!, Eating a Tangerine is Real Enlightenment, Hardcore Zen, Epilogue
June 30th
Hardcode Zen: That’s Zen Master Know-It-All to You, Buddy!, No Sex with Cantaloupes, Revenge of the Pod People
June 23rd
Hardcode Zen: Why Gene Simmons is not a Zen Master, The World of Demons, In My Next Life I want to Come Back as a Pair of Lucy Liu’s Panties
June 16th
Hardcode Zen: If Only…, The Great Heart of Wisdom Sutra, Don’t Worry it will Come with Enlightenment
June 9th
Hardcode Zen: Inner Anarchy, Zen and the Art of Making Monster Movies, Small and Stupid Dreams
June 2nd
Hardcode Zen: Prologue, Gimme Some Truth, Dork-Boy and the GodHead
Here is the next book that we will start on June 2nd:
 Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about RealityISBN: 086171380X |
May 26th
Attachment Non-Attachment, Calmness, Experience not Philosophy, Original Buddhism, Beyond Consciousness, Buddha’s Enlightenment, Epilogue: Zen Mind
May 12th
Another break – come back next week
May 12th
Beginner’s Mind, Chapters: The Quality of Being, Naturalness, Emptiness, Readiness Mindfulness, Believing in Nothing
May 5th
No discussion. Take a week off
April 28th
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, Chapters: Communication, Negative and Positive, Nirvana the Waterfall, Traditional Zen Spirit, Transiency
April 21st
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, Chapters: Study Yourself, To Polish a Tile, Constancy, Communication, Negative and Positive, Nirvana the Waterfall
April 14th
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, Chapters: Right Effort, No Trace, God Giving, Mistakes in Practice, Limiting Your Activity
April 7th
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, Chapters: Bowing, Nothing Special, Single-minded Way, Repetition, Zen and Excitement
March 31st
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, Chapters: Control, Mind Waves, Mind Weeds, The Marrow of Zen, No Dualism
March 24th: Starting a new book!
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, Chapters: Preface (optional), Introduction (optional), Prologue (optional), Posture, Breathing
 Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind (Shambhala Library)ISBN: 1590302672 |
March 17th: Internet Video File – See the following URL for details:
March 10th: Internet Video File – See the following URL for details:
March 3rd: The Art of Happiness Chap. 14 & 15
February 24th: The Art of Happiness Chap. 12 & 13
February 17th: The Art of Happiness Chap. 10 & 11
February 10th: The Art of Happiness Chap. 9& 10
We didn’t get through chapter 10 on Feb 10th so we will be discussing chapter 10 on Feb 17th.
February 3rd: The Art of Happiness Chap. 7 & 8
January 27th: The Art of Happiness Chap. 5 & 6
January 20th: The Art of Happiness Chap. 3 & 4
January 13th:
We will be starting the book “The Art of Happiness: A handbook for living” Chapters Intro, 1, & 2.
 The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for LivingISBN: 1573221112ISBN-13: 9781573221115 |
January 6th:
http://www.adyashanti.org/index.php?file=listenonline
Please listen to these clips:
Illusion of self-image – 2:40
Stillness – 10:40
Looking Within – 9:47
Life without a story – 9:58
Enlightenment Unfolding – 12:49
December 30th: Joseph Goldstein, “Self and Selflessness” Audio File
http://media.dharmaseed.org/uploads/081008_193130_IMSRC.mp3
December 23th: Holiday Break Time
December 16th: A Path with Heart (Ch. 21, 22 and 23)
December 9th: A Path with Heart (Ch. 19 and 20)
December 2nd: A Path with Heart (Ch. 15 and 17)
November 25th: A Path with Heart (Ch. 12 and 13)
November 18th: A Path with Heart (Ch. 8 and 10, 9 optional)
November 11th: A Path with Heart (Ch. 11 and 14)
Just the two chapters 11 and 14.
November 4th: A Path with Heart (Ch. 6 -7)
Yup only two chapters this week. 
October 28th: A Path with Heart (Ch. 3 -5)
October 21th: A Path with Heart (Ch. A beginning – 2)
We have selected the new book for discussion. This time it will be:
 A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual LifeISBN: 0553372114ISBN-13: 9780553372113 |
October 14th: Concentration Practice Part 3
(we will be covering both of the following files)
http://www.audiodharma.org/mp3files/1999-09-20_GilFronsdal_Concentration4-5Hindrances.mp3
http://www.audiodharma.org/mp3files/1999-09-27_GilFronsdal_Concentration5-Mindfulness.mp3
October 7th: Concentration Practice Part 2
(we will be covering both of the following files)
http://www.audiodharma.org/mp3files/1999-09-06_GilFronsdal_Concentration2-Thoughts.mp3
http://www.audiodharma.org/mp3files/1999-09-13_GilFronsdal_Concentration3-5Hindrances.mp3
September 30th: Concentration Practice Part 1
http://www.audiodharma.org/mp3files/1999-08-30_GilFronsdal_Concentration1.mp3
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