Tuesday evening study group
Our Tuesday Evening Study Group will meet on Zoom for the foreseeable future. We meet weekly from 5:30-6:30. You can join us on Zoom:

All are welcome!

Because of widespread recommendations on preventing "Zoom bombing" of events, we're now using a  password for our Zoom sessions. The URL and password go out with event reminders sent to everyone on our email list. If you'd like to receive the URL and password, or want to be added to our email list, please email either desertrainzen@gmail.com or nathanso@arizona.edu.)

Our study group is focusing now on "poems and practice," beginning with a look at some of Walt Whitman's long poem "Song of Myself"

Previous Tuesday evening activities:
  • study of David Hinton's book China Root
  • "koans / poems," a series where we paired a koan with a poem and talked about their resonances
  • study of Joan Sutherland's Vimalakirti and the Awakened Heart
  • study of Shitou Xiqian's "Taking Part in the Gathering" (also known by its Japanese title of "Sandokai" by Sekito)
  • study of the Heart Sutra
  • Precepts study (in preparation for our refuge ceremony in March 2018)
  • study of The Gateless Gate koan collection
  • beginning meditation group

here's a description of our regular program, currently on hold:

Our Tuesday Evening Study Group meets first, third, and (when there is one) fifth Tuesdays of the month, from 6:30-7:30 at Little Chapel. 

Following our meetings, optional Work in the Room with Tenney will be available (by appointment). To sign up for Tuesday Evening Work in the Room  (between 7:30-8:30) please email Tenney at nathanso@email.arizona.edu or text him at 520-235-1267.

Questions? you can email desertrainzen@gmail.com or text or phone 520-235-1267.

Upcoming meetings:

  • Study Group: January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15,22
For those in Arizona: we meet from 6:30-7:30. For those outside Arizona: no time change for you; sessions will continue to be: 5:30-6:30 Pacific, 6:30-7:30 Mountain, 7:30-8:30 Central; 8:30-9:30 Eastern.
photo by Lynda Zwinger
this page last modified January 15, 2022