Chris, I'm intrigued and drawn to Quaker Meeting. I have not gone yet.
There is a Meeting here in Tucson on Sunday mornings: 8 AM and 10 AM, MST. Sometime!! It's quiet sitting, in pews or chairs. And there are vocalizations when a person is so moved. This absolutely fascinates me, and seems a wonderful way of practice. I shall attend, and will someday make a report. My intro to Quaker practice is the wonderful book, a classic, and very friendly: Howard Brinton; FRIENDS FOR 300 YEARS (1952). Just even the title alone puts a smile on my face! The chapters on the Meeting, and on Vocal Ministry are truly wonderful. I love Brinton's writing, he is clear and helpful, and the spirit comes through the description; he's like D. T. Suzuki, that way. Every modern writer on Quaker practice refers to this 60-year old book. If you've been in Zen circles a long time, as I have, you'll find much that is familiar in Quaker practice. You probably know all this. ;-) --Joe PS We were taught in our Tucson sangha for 24 years by a dharma heir of Robert Aitken Roshi who was also a Catholic Redemptorist Priest, Patrick Hawk, Roshi. He passed away a month ago. Pat headed Zen Sesshin at our zendo as well as Christian Contemplative retreats at his retreat center at Picture Rocks (AZ). The trappings and the sitting were identical; the teaching used different symbols and references. --- In [email protected], Chris Austin-Lane <chris@...> wrote: > The legs folded up right sitting tho, is definitely new to > Christianity, tho being taken up with a gasp of recognition. ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
