Mindfully Facing Disease and Death Study and Practice
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Due to the spread of the coronavirus, starting Saturday, March 14 all meetings are moved online and held from
2:00 pm to 4:30 pm To attend the meeting online, go to this address for the East Bay meetings on Saturdays--meeting ID: 183 984 226, this address for the Mountain View meetings on Sundays with meeting ID: 883 2975 1336 Or call 669-900-6833 (no PIN required) Please write to info@karunabv.org for the passwords. This series of monthly meetings will be based on the book Mindfully Facing Disease and Death by Venerable Anālayo. The 3-hour meetings from 1:30pm to 4:30pm on weekend afternoons will include meditation, Dhamma teaching and discussion covering 2 chapters per month. The chapters present discourse passages, mostly from the Chinese Āgama collection, that have parallels in the Nikāyas. We will investigate the translated passages in each chapter as well as their parallel suttas, identify key Pali terms and develop practice methods for working directly with this potent material. When we meet for this course, we hope to not waste time reading or summarizing the materials, but instead discuss their value, implications, impact, inspiration and application in practice. Please read and reflect on the assigned readings ahead of time, in order to get the full benefit and bring more depth to the discussion. Meetings will be held in Berkeley and also in Mountain View at Karuna Buddhist Vihara, covering the same material each month. Everyone is welcome to attend any of the sessions. |
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Please prepare for the first session by reading the Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2.
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Dates at KBV
on Sunday afternoons
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Dates in Berkeley
on Saturday afternoons Mostly the 2nd Saturday of the month with a few on the 1st Saturday:
The rest of the East Bay meetings will be held at 1919 Addison St, Suite 301, Berkeley
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Preparation for Each Meeting
July 2019
Read the Introduction and Chapters 1 & 2
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 1 at Aṅguttara Nikāya 5:194
and for Chapter 2 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 22:1
August
Read Chapters 3 & 4
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 3 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 36:6
and for Chapter 4 at Aṅguttara Nikāya 5:123 and Aṅguttara Nikāya 5:124
September
Read Chapters 5 & 6
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 5 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 46:14, 46:15, and 46:16
and for Chapter 6 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 52:10 with additional supporting suttas at Majjhima Nikāya 128, and Majjhima Nikāya 31 if you have time.
October
Read Chapters 7 & 8
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 7 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 1:38
and for Chapter 8 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 47:30
November
Read Chapters 9 & 10
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 9 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 55:27
and for Chapter 10 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 22:88
January 2020
Read Chapters 11 & 12
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 11 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 22:89
and for Chapter 12 at Aṅguttara Nikāya 10:60
February
Read Chapters 13 & 14
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 13 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 3:22
and for Chapter 14 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 47:13
March
Read Chapters 15 & 16
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 15 at Majjhima Nikāya 97
and for Chapter 16 at Majjhima Nikāya 143
April
Read Chapters 17 & 18
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 17 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 55:3
and for Chapter 18 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 55:54
May
Read Chapters 19 & 20
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 19 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 36:7
and for Chapter 20 at Aṅguttara Nikāya 6:56
June
Read Chapters 21 & 22
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 21 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 35:74
and for Chapter 22 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 41:10 with additional supporting suttas at Saṃyutta Nikāya 41:9, Saṃyutta Nikāya 41:1, Saṃyutta Nikāya 41:5 and Saṃyutta Nikāya 41:7 if you have time.
July 2020
Read Chapters 23 & 24
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 23 at Dīgha Nikāya 16 sections 31 and 35-36
and for Chapter 24 at Aṅguttara Nikāya 6:19
August 8th, 2020 only (no Sunday meeting for the Mountain View group--all may attend this meeting instead)
Read the appendix to the book
Read the Introduction and Chapters 1 & 2
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 1 at Aṅguttara Nikāya 5:194
and for Chapter 2 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 22:1
August
Read Chapters 3 & 4
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 3 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 36:6
and for Chapter 4 at Aṅguttara Nikāya 5:123 and Aṅguttara Nikāya 5:124
September
Read Chapters 5 & 6
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 5 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 46:14, 46:15, and 46:16
and for Chapter 6 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 52:10 with additional supporting suttas at Majjhima Nikāya 128, and Majjhima Nikāya 31 if you have time.
October
Read Chapters 7 & 8
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 7 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 1:38
and for Chapter 8 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 47:30
November
Read Chapters 9 & 10
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 9 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 55:27
and for Chapter 10 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 22:88
January 2020
Read Chapters 11 & 12
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 11 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 22:89
and for Chapter 12 at Aṅguttara Nikāya 10:60
February
Read Chapters 13 & 14
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 13 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 3:22
and for Chapter 14 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 47:13
March
Read Chapters 15 & 16
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 15 at Majjhima Nikāya 97
and for Chapter 16 at Majjhima Nikāya 143
April
Read Chapters 17 & 18
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 17 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 55:3
and for Chapter 18 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 55:54
May
Read Chapters 19 & 20
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 19 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 36:7
and for Chapter 20 at Aṅguttara Nikāya 6:56
June
Read Chapters 21 & 22
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 21 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 35:74
and for Chapter 22 at Saṃyutta Nikāya 41:10 with additional supporting suttas at Saṃyutta Nikāya 41:9, Saṃyutta Nikāya 41:1, Saṃyutta Nikāya 41:5 and Saṃyutta Nikāya 41:7 if you have time.
July 2020
Read Chapters 23 & 24
See the parallel suttas for Chapter 23 at Dīgha Nikāya 16 sections 31 and 35-36
and for Chapter 24 at Aṅguttara Nikāya 6:19
August 8th, 2020 only (no Sunday meeting for the Mountain View group--all may attend this meeting instead)
Read the appendix to the book