Dear All,
We are going to skip over, for now, the chapter by Rev. Shodo Spring because Rev. Spring will be coming as a Guest Teacher to Treeleaf on January 6th!
Instead, this week we will read an essay that is among the most moving in this book ... Birth and Death by Rev. Sarah Dojin Emerson ... from page 253 in the book ...
... a story of the death of her mother, birth of a first child, death of her second child ... the cycle goes round and round, with Zen Wisdom interlacing round and round ...
Even if you have not joined in our book readings previously, this one is highly recommended to all.
For those who do not yet have a copy, I have made a PDF version available here for those waiting for their ordered book, or those unable to afford or obtain the book (second half of the book):https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yQV...usp=share_link
Feel free to jump into the readings and discussion even if you have not read other chapters.
Gassho, Jundo
stlah
