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Dear Everyday Zen sangha and friends,

Our fourth annual Fall Bay Area Practice Period is set to begin Sunday September 28, 2008, to run until Sunday, November 30, 2008. For the first time we are including an option for long distance participation, so if you're interested in joining, please follow this link to the new Practice Period page for more information.

SailingHome.jpgNorman's new book, SAILING HOME continues its voyage out into the world. In September, he has the lead article in the special "Overwhelmed" issue of O Magazine. In his article, entitled "The One Who Is Not Busy ," Norman brings a Zen perspective to the notion of busyness, and teaches a few simple techniques to help Oprah's readers practice an attitude of "not busy" in their everyday lives.

And here's a link to a nice feature article in from the Marin Independent Journal about Norman and SAILING HOME. If your local papers run articles about Norman's visits, please send us the links, so we can share them.

Thanks to all for the ongoing feedback and support for the new website. We invite you to help us improve it by sending us an email, reporting any bugs, problems, or errors that you come across. And we're always looking for volunteers to help with proofreading, photography, and site maintenance, so please let us know if you'd like to get involved.

~ EDZ web team


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Upcoming Events

Sep 3 - 24 -
September 2008 Dharma Seminars
Topic this month: Dogen's Instructions to the Cook. Sept 3, 10, 17, & 24
Location: Deer Run Zendo
Sep 11 - 14 -
Meditation Retreat for Law Professionals, Phoenicia, NY
This retreat will be led by Charlie Halpern, Norman Fischer and Susan Jordon, at the Menla Mountain Center. Please watch the Contemplative Mind website noted below for additional information.
Location: Menla Mountain Center
Sep 28
September All Day Sitting
Zazen, teaching & community
Location: Headlands Institute
Oct 1 - 29 -
October 2008 Dharma Seminars
Topic this month: Dogen on Zazen, cont. Oct 1, 8, 15, & 29 (No seminar on Oct. 22)
Location: Deer Run Zendo
Oct 5
Makor Or, Jewish Meditation Retreat
All day retreat, Sunday, October 5th. Time to be announced.
Location: Makor Or
Oct 11 - 12 -
Non-Residential Study Retreat, Red Cedar Zen Community, Bellingham, WA
Two day annual Study Retreat. For more information or to register, please see the Red Cedar Zendo website noted below.
Location: Red Cedar Dharma Hall
Oct 18 - 24 -
Annual Everyday Zen Sesshin, St. Dorothy's Rest, Sonoma County
PLEASE REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE if planning to attend. Space is limited to 35 participants.
Location: St. Dorothy's Rest
Oct 26
Sunday Dharma Talks, Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
Norman will be giving the public Dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.
Location: Green Gulch Farm
Oct 27
Bay Area Practice Period meeting
This is a meeting for the annual Fall Bay Area Practice Period
Location: Deer Run Zendo
Oct 28
Albuquerque, N.M., Bookworks
Norman will be reading from and signing copies of his new book - Sailing Home: Using the Wisdom of Homer’s Odyssey to Navigate Life’s Perils and Pitfalls.
Location: Bookworks

Recent Teachings

Tenzo Kyokun 1 Instructions for the Zen CookFirst Talk on Tenzo Kyokun or Instructions for the Zen Cook by Dogen as found in "From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment -... 
Zoketsu Norman Fischer  |  Sep 3, 2008
Sailing Home PBS Radio Kqed Forum DisscussionThis is a discussion Norman has on Public Broadcasting Service local station KQED on their "Forum" series on his new book... 
Zoketsu Norman Fischer  |  Sep 2, 2008
The Point of Zazen 2 and The King of SamadhisSecond talk on The Point of Zazen as well as a talk on The King of Samadhis as found in "Beyond Thinking - A Guide to Zen... 
Zoketsu Norman Fischer  |  Aug 27, 2008
ChoicesIn this talk on Choices, Norman speaks on the difficulties and regrets of too many choices, and how living with fewer... 
Zoketsu Norman Fischer  |  Aug 24, 2008
The Point of ZazenThe Point of Zazen as found in "Beyond Thinking - A Guide to Zen Meditation" by Kazuaki Tananhashi on Zen Master Dogen 
Zoketsu Norman Fischer  |  Aug 20, 2008
The Point of ZazenThe Point of Zazen as found in "Beyond Thinking" on Dogen by Kazuaki Tananhashi. This evening we explore Dogen without... 
Jeff Bickner  |  Aug 13, 2008
Recommending Zazen to All People 2Second talk on Dogen's "Recommending Zazen to All People" or "Fukanzazengi" as found in "Beyond Thinking: a Guide to Zen... 
Zoketsu Norman Fischer  |  Aug 6, 2008
Recommending Zazen to All People 1First talk on Dogen's "Recommending Zazen to All People" or "Fukanzazengi" as found in "Beyond Thinking: a Guide to Zen... 
Zoketsu Norman Fischer  |  Jul 30, 2008