Welcome! A group of us are experimenting with a Saturday morning weekly zoom that is easy to drop in on, and rewarding through dharma insights practical applications, and friendships.
To learn more about the Secular Buddhist Zen Pub, click here to go to the group's website.
There are interesting articles, links, thoughts, and quotes on our Cork Board.
We meet on Saturdays at 11 am, current Eastern Time (New York, USA).
You can use Time Buddy to find out what time this would be in your time zone.
Contact the host through this form to ask for the zoom link, to send content for our Cork Board, or to support group connection. Look for a reply from zenpubhost and add that address to your safe senders list, if need be.
Most Current Format
Begin: Greetings and brainstorming 2-3 Topic ideas for Round 1 of small groups.
10 minute mark: Round 1 small breakout groups for about 30 minutes.
45 minute mark: Back to main group for brief cross-sharing.
50 minute mark: Round 2 small breakout groups for 15 - 30 minutes -- leave zoom when you want to.
Round 2 will usually have a Friendship group, and also 1 or 2 Topic Groups to continue discussion on what appeals (such as Dharma books, practice challenges, recent insights or wonderings).
Recent topics:
Practice, Frameworks, Buddha Nature, Modern Buddhism, Limitations of Secular Buddhism, Love in Buddhism, and Understanding Zen.
Group Norms:
Kindness, celebration of diversity, respect
Privacy, confidentiality, no recordings
Step-up / Step-down -- please be mindful if it is time to speak more or to speak less
Cameras on usually -- some days are exceptions of course
