[zencenter-pgh]Zen Center August Schedule/ Beginners' Workshop

Tue, 5 Aug 2003 11:01:38 -0400

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Good morning-I hope all of you are enjoying summer. Please note that =
while I
will be at the American Zen Teachers Association meeting in Rochester =
this
week, John Ott and Margaret Coghlan will be at the Center to keep =
practice
going. There are no Friday evening Intro to Zen classes this month. =
Please
join us on the 16th.

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August 12th-- we will have Ryaku Fusatsu, our monthly precept ceremony.

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August 16th-- is our Beginners' Workshop. If you wish to learn (or =
restart!)
about Zen practice this is it! We will be learning sitting meditation
(zazen), walking meditation (kinhin), formal eating (oryoki), services
(chanting) and taking spiritual practice into every day life. This =
workshop
runs from 8AM-5PM and includes a vegetarian meal. Suggested donation is
$35/person, $20 low-income. Registration is required and is done by =
sending
a check to Zen Center of Pittsburgh, 124 Willow Ridge Road, Sewickley, =
PA
15143

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August 21-Normally we would be at Mt. Alvernia on the 3rd Thursday of =
the
month for our World Peace meditation, but not this month.

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Hands palm-to-palm,

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Kyoki

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Good morning&#8212;I hope all of you are enjoying =
summer.
Please note that while I will be at the American Zen Teachers =
Association
meeting in Rochester this week, John Ott and =
Margaret
Coghlan will be at the Center to keep practice going. There are no =
Friday
evening Intro to Zen classes this month. Please join us on the =
16th.

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>August 12th--</span></font></b><font
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have Ryaku Fusatsu, our monthly precept ceremony.</span></font></p>

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August 16th-- is our Beginners&#8217; Workshop. If you =
wish to
learn (or restart!) about Zen practice this is it! We will be learning =
sitting
meditation (zazen), walking meditation (kinhin), formal eating (oryoki),
services (chanting) and taking spiritual practice into every day life. =
This
workshop runs from 8AM-5PM=
 and
includes a vegetarian meal. Suggested donation is $35/person, $20 =
low-income. Registration is required and is =
done by
sending a check to Zen =
Center of
Pittsburgh, 124 Willow =
Ridge Road, Sewickley=
, PA=
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the 3rd Thursday
of the month for our World Peace meditation, but not this =
month.</span></font></p>

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