DEEPENING PRACTICE SERIES   

Robin Caton will conduct a series of four classes on Deepening Practice. These will be held on the Mondays of September 9, October 14, November 11, and December 9 in the Multipurpose Room No. 3 at Gateway. These classes will begin at 12:30 p.m. Enrollment for the series will be limited to 15. BSG members will have priority to sign up for the series.

NOVEMBER ROUNDTABLE – Zen Mind – Beginners Mind (part two)

Tuesday, November 18, 2024, 2 p.m. in the Club Room at Creekside

Our BSG will hold the second in a series of roundtable discussions.The afternoon will start with a short practice followed by a video of a Dharma talk.Each table will then discuss what was viewed. After that the small groups will come together to share the thoughts and questions generated by their discussions. In the year 2020, the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of the book Zen Mind,Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki, Lion’s Roar Publishers brought together a group of Soto Zen teachers and recorded each reflecting on the book and on Suzuki Roshi. The presenter in this second video is Ryushin Paul Haller who is a teacher and former abbot at the San Francisco City Center.

FILM – October 23 – 1:00 Peacock Hall

BSG film presentation: Travelers and Magicians. Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 1 p.m. at Peacock Hall, Gateway.

Join us to view and discuss Travelers and Magicians (2003), a quirky and compelling Buddhist movie set in beautiful Bhutan. In this magical and entertaining film, written and directed by Bhutanese filmmaker and Tibetan lama Khyentse Norbu, the audience is treated to a colorful road movie shot in the director’s picturesque homeland of Bhutan in the impressive Himalayan Mountains. The movie runs 1 hour and 48 minutes and provides subtitles. Film enthusiast Lynne Thorner will facilitate a post-viewing discussion that explores the film’s thematic impact and portrayal of Buddhist principles. Audience members are encouraged to stay and share their insights.

                                      Fall Social and Potluck Dinner, Wed. October 30th at 5:30 p.m. at the The Dollar Clubhouse

Members are requested to bring: A dish to share with 6 to 8 people. RSVP: to Kathy Briner to indicate if you will be joining us and what type of dish you plan to bring – kbriner@yahoo.com. Suggested dishes: main, side, vegetable, salad, or dessert. (Come prepared to take your leftovers home).

                                                                       

For more information see our website: bsgrossmoor.com or contact Diane Kepner dkepner2@yahoo.com, or 925-322-8168