[Discussion-AZC] Fwd: Linda Ruth Cutts Visits the Houston Zen Center

[Barbara Kohn]

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> From: James Drew <info at jamesdrew.net>
> Date: April 28, 2008 5:10:36 PM CDT
> To: kohnbarbara at austin.rr.com
> Subject: Linda Ruth Cutts Visits the Houston Zen Center
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> Linda Ruth Cutts, Roshi
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> Visits the Houston Zen Center May 2-4, 2008
> Greetings!
>
> Zen Teacher, former Abbess of San Francisco Zen Center Linda Ruth  
> Cutts returns to Houston to lead a weekend retreat on Compassionate  
> Action in the World.
>
> Friday evening will be an informal gathering: a buffet dinner and a  
> dharma talk by Linda Cutts, Roshi. Saturday morning will be the  
> regular dharma talk and the retreat will begin with the evening  
> gathering and dharma words at 7:00 pm., with practice all day on  
> Sunday from 8 am to 4 pm.  We hope you can attend one or all of  
> this weekend's events.
> 	Potluck and Dharma Talk
> 	
> Friday, May 2, 7:00 pm
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> Friday evening will be an informal gathering with a buffet dinner  
> and a dharma talk by Senior Dharma Teacher Eijun Linda Cutts.   
> Linda Cutts came to San Francisco Zen Center in 1971, where she  
> practiced with Suzuki-roshi, Zentatsu Baker and Tenshin Reb  
> Anderson Roshi. She was ordained as a priest in 1975 and has lived  
> at Tassajara and San Francisco City Center and since 1993, she and  
> her family have lived at Green Gulch Farm. Linda is married to  
> Steve Weintraub, a zen priest and psychotherapist, and they have  
> two children, Sarah who is dividing her time between Tassajara and  
> Colombia, South America doing human rights work, and David, who is  
> a senior at UC Santa Barbara and climbs mountains. Linda received  
> dharma transmission from Tenshin Roshi in 1996 and served as Abbess  
> of San Francisco Zen Center from 2000 to 2007. She continues to  
> teach and lead practice periods and retreats at Tassajara and Green  
> Gulch.
> 	Saturday Dharma Talk
> 	
> Saturday, May 3, 9:45 am
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>
> Please join the Houston Zen Center for the regular Saturday morning  
> program beginning with service at 8:20 am,  meditation following at  
> 8:50 am, soji, and the regular dharma talk, which will be given by  
> Linda Cutts, Roshi.
> 	Inquiry and Response: Compassionate Action in the World
>  The practice and teachings of compassion are expressed in many  
> ways. Compassionate energy is not outside of ourselves but is  
> manifested in each of us. How do we call it forth and respond fully  
> with true compassionate action for ourselves others and the earth?  
> In this retreat we will study and explore compassion through the  
> Zen practices of sitting and walking meditation, chanting, dharma  
> talks and discussion, as well as the practice of listening, writing  
> and working with our own stories.
>
> The Retreat: May 3, Saturday evening 7-8:30; May 4, Saturday 8 am  
> to 4 pm. The retreat cost includes a vegetarian lunch on Sunday.   
> Call the center to preregister at 713.869.1522
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> Retreat Cost: $80
> HZC Members: $36
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> Visit our web site for more event information!
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