West Wind Sangha

We welcome newcomers. We start our sessions  with a 30 minute unguided meditation period.   If you come a few minutes early we will be happy to answer questions before the starting bell.  If you come in during meditation please sit quietly and we will get acquainted you after the ending bell is rung.

This is a small peer led group.  There is often a lot of discussion.   Discussion usually, but not always,  relates to the current book, that we read aloud together after Meditation.  We encourage frequent interuptions during reading and often take a long time to finish a book.  We try to keep the discussion focused on principles and concepts of Buddhism and to keep cross talk and/or debate to a minimum.  Wise speech is treasured.

We generally end with a short reading or Metta.

We are currently reading:  It's Easier Than You Think by Sylvia Boorstein

Our next book will be:  Who Dies by Steven and Ondrea Levine

This is the list of books this Sangha has read together in the past:

• Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation by Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield
• Loving Kindness the Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg
• Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha's Path by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
• Comfortable with Uncertainty by Pema Chodron
• The Matter at Hand by Gil Fronsdal
• The Noble Eightfold Path by Bhikkhu Bodhi
• Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha by Thich Nhat Hanh
• Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening by Stephen Batchelor
• Swallowing the River Ganges by Mathew Flickstein
• The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind by B. Alan Wallace
• The Dhammapada: A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations by Gil Frosdahl
• How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Cheri Huber
• What the Buddha Taught: Revised and Expanded Edition with Texts from Suttas and Dhammapada by Walpola Rahulla
• Dipa Ma by Amita Schmidt
• Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation by Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield
• Start Where You are by Pema Chodron