UPCOMING PRACTICE
Sunday Evening Practice is every Sunday, 6:30pm to 8:00pm on Zoom and in-person at The New Romantics bookstore.
DHARMA DINNER
Members of our Sangha plan to meet for an informal dinner at JINYA Ramen Bar – Thornton Park on Tuesday, November 10th at 7:00pm. If you’d like to attend, please email us by November 3rd. Seats are limited!
VIDEO OF THE MONTH
Our teaching video of the month selection is Zen Is Simpler Than You Think by Zen Master Il Yeo (Arne Schaefer)
TEACHING LIBRARY SELECTION OF THE MONTH
Our Teaching Library selection of the month is “Throw That Book Away” by our founding teacher, Zen Master Seung Sahn.
SANGHA SUBMISSIONS
We encourage all our Sangha members to share Buddhism-related pieces of wisdom with us. If you have anything you’d like to share in our monthly newsletters, please contact us via our website or by simply replying to this email.
This month, Sangha-member Alden shared the following poem by Yang Jian titled “Plea”:
In the field
frogs crow, as if pleading:
“I’m in a jar,
a green jar with four legs and two eyes.”
Sangha-member Tyler shared the following original poem:
A tree bending in the wind.
Reaching out to say hello,
Or to give you a thwack!
To teach you a lesson,
On love,
On suffering,
On relief.
SANGHA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
OZC Sangha members at a previous lake clean up event.
If you are interested in volunteering for certain jobs during in-person practice, please contact us as well. The jobs include opening the altar at the start of practice, performing the Evening Bell Chant, and signaling the start/end of meditation with the chugpi (wooden clapper).
DID YOU KNOW?
Orlando Zen Center is an affiliate of the Kwan Um School of Zen, an international organization of more than a hundred centers and groups. 
MEMBERSHIP
By becoming a dues-paying member of Orlando Zen Center, you help support its ongoing practice and programs. You’ll also automatically become a member of the international Kwan Um School of Zen, and part of its effort to bring this teaching to new students and to other parts of the world. The practice is always free, but if you aren’t ready/able to become a dues-paying member, donations are always appreciated and help support our center.
IN CLOSING
Thank you again for signing up to receive this newsletter. We hope to grow it each month with more current opportunities to connect with our Orlando Sangha both in and outside of the Dharma room. We plan to send these newsletters out to subscribers every Monday of the week before Long Sit, so be on the lookout for our next edition on 11/15. If you would like to assist with creating the newsletter, please contact us.