Dharma Discussion Group

This program is currently only available online.

This peer led book group meets weekly online to promote engaged practice and Dharma discussion. Our main interest is in collaborative engagement and discussion of our individual and shared practice in an informal, friendly and contemplative atmosphere.

Join virtually on Zoom Monday evenings at 7pm.

The group is currently reading Everyday Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck.

We just finished reading Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg. We decided to read this book that comes from the AZC recommended reading list. It is widely praised and beloved. For example, our teacher, Choro, shares this appreciation:

“Joko Beck was one of the most plain-spoken, no-nonsense teachers of the present time. Her short but pithy and clear observations about practice, about us as human beings and practitioners, are like a splash of cold water. Never disparaging, she simply points out our delusions and our path to freedom.”

We meet virtually on Zoom Monday evenings at 7pm. We begin with 10 minutes of conversation and check in and then five minutes of sitting. Then we read the Lovingkindness Sutra that is chanted at AZC. Next, we take turns reading parts of the book. The ebook is shared on Zoom by the facilitator, Rich Graf. You don’t have to read it in advance or buy a copy. You don’t have to read aloud if you don’t want. You can just listen.

We read and discuss until 8:15pm. All are welcome. Please, come join us online Mondays at 7pm.

This is a peer-led group, facilitated by AZC member Rich Graf.