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Karma

Written by Libsyn Interface on May 22, 2018. Posted in Podcast

Josh Bartok (Jiun Roshi) talks about karma.

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Featured Events

  • Uji, Being-Time Study Group

    Come explore how Dogen’s teaching Uji, Being-Time, can help us actualize our Bohisattva vows in our daily lives. (More)

  • All-day Sit (Zazenkai)

    Our next all-day sit is on September 15th (More)

  • Dogen Study Group

    Eihei Dogen founded Soto Zen in Japan. Each month we gather to support each other in our exploration of Dogen’s insightful writings. (More)

  • Precepts Discussion Group

    The Precepts of Skillful Action are the heart of what it means to practice Zen off the cushion. Dive into this endlessly rich, ever-unfolding practice. (More)

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Events on Thursday, Oct 18
Morning Practice
Time: 8:00 am - 9:00 am

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Events on Saturday, Oct 20
Morning Program
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Precepts Discussion Group
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Description: Discussion of Reb Anderson's book, "Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts"

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RSJ Event: Author Talk
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Description: This event is sponsored by the Racial & Social Justice initiative, which seeks to enable sangha members to advertise & invite others to join them in their community events.<br><br><b>Event: </b>Talk by Sara McBride, author of "Tomorrow will be Different, Love, Loss and the Fight for Trans Equity"<br><b>Date</b>: Oct 20, 7-9pm<br><b>Location</b>: Needham Congregational Church 1154 Great Plain Ave. Needham MA.<br><b>Sangha sponsor:</b> Rick Hardy<br><b>Description</b>: Sangha member Rick Hardy invites you to join him in attending a discussion of the book "Tomorrow will be Different, Love, Loss and the Fight for Trans Equity" by Sara McBride. This event is sponsored by the Needham Free Public Library Diversity Book Club and the Needham Coalition for Transgender Rights. <br>RSVP to Rick Hardy at <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/gs6YYOnOdlWaKfBn1">this form</a>

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Events on Sunday, Oct 21
Racial Privilege Awareness & Responsibility Discussion Group
Time: 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm

Description: This evolving group was initially formed by several white members who wanted to create a space to focus specifically on understanding our racial privilege and how to take actions that dismantle that privilege, using zen practice. At the same time, we are all affected by our colonial legacy, and racial hierarchies are complex. We recognize that people of color may also have complex experiences of relative racial privilege in addition to oppression and/or some may find that working with white people who are trying to do anti-racist work is something they would like to do. We welcome anyone who wants to engage in this particular work from any positionality. We also want to be explicit that we do not think that people who have been hurt by racial inequity should bear the burden of responding or need to bear witness to white people or other people with relative racial privilege working through these issues and so we recognize that this particular group may not meet many people’s needs. This is only one form in which we are taking up racial and social justice work as a sangha and we hope that other forms will meet the diverse needs and wants of the sangha. We also welcome any other suggestions and initiatives.

Who: Anyone who attended either session of our book discussion last spring OR who has read at least the first three chapters of Oluo’s book.

When: The third Sunday of each month, 6:45-8:45 pm (June 17th, July 15th, August 19th)

What: Bring your book (if you have one) so we can continue to revisit the text together, and bring any questions you have about ways you’re working on these issues in your life. This group is a work in progress so we welcome feedback about what folks want it to look like and its structure can evolve over the course of the summer as people make it what they need to support their efforts to implement ideas from the book."

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Events on Tuesday, Oct 23
Orientation
Time: 6:25 pm - 7:00 pm

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Evening Program
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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Welcome to our Greater Boston Zen Center podcast, coming to you from Cambridge, Massachusetts. You can listen to dharma talks (teisho) given by our abbot Josh Jiun Bartok, Roshi and our two co-heads of practice Steve Wallace, Sensei and Dharma Holder Laura Wallace. For more information about teachers, events, and practice periods, go to our website: www.bostonzen.org