The Dharma Reading Cafe
This is a quarterly drop in, on-line event.
In the past we have read.
Anne Thurston's The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong. This was about the life of the Dali Lama seen through the eye of his older brother.
Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness and Joy This book helps readers approach the poems from an experiential, non-analytical perspective and enter into the mindful reading of poetry as a kind of meditation.
Thubten Chondron's Compassionate Kitchen. Thubten Chodron, abbess of Sravasti Abbey in Washington state, shows us that eating and activities related to it--preparation of food, offering and consuming it, and cleaning up afterward--can contribute to awakening and to increased kindness and care toward others.
Herman Hesse's Siddhartha. Siddhartha is an allegorical novel by Hermann Hesse which deals with the spiritual journey of an Indian boy called Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha.