"Dharma Readers" The Minneapolis Buddhist Book Club

11/25/2015

Dharma Readers will be having a meeting on December 13th from 12:30 to 2:30 at the small conference room on the second floor. This is the same room that we met in on November 22nd. We are currently reading "Buddhism Plain & Simple" by Steve Hagen. The next meeting will cover Part Two: The Way to Wake Up. If you will be attending please post on this site saying so. Thank you & see you then.

03/02/2015

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-blue-and-how-do-we-see-color-2015-2

This article was discussed in our last meeting and I wanted to share it for those that want to read it themselves.

The article states that we didn't see the color blue until modern times because we didn't have a word for blue. What are we not noticing or distinguishing today because we dont have a word for it? What concepts dont we understand because we dont have the words to describe them?

Is the sky really blue? Or do you just think it is because you know it is?

11/13/2014

http://www.tricycle.com/blog/thich-nhat-hanh-hospitalized-severe-brain-hemorrhage

Plum Village Mindfulness Practice Centres announced yesterday that Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (affectionately known by his students as "Thay"), had suffered a severe brain hemmorrhage on November 11. Thay is currently under intensive care. He is reportedly exhibiting signs that a full rec…

10/08/2014

http://www.meetup.com/DharmaReaders/events/211186082/

Dharma Readers, Our next meeting will be on October 19th at Vindya's place. We will be discussing Chapters 13 and 14 of Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff. Please feel free to come whether you have

04/22/2014

A 37-year-old British woman was detained in the island nation after a taxi driver noticed her Buddha tattoo, which is viewed as a religious affront to the country's dominant religion.

01/08/2014

Vote on the next book!

Welcome to Dharma Readers. This group is a book club which focuses on books that explore the many different facets of Buddhism. We welcome Buddhists and Non-Buddhists alike. We do not favor any partic

01/04/2014

Hi All, Our next book club meeting will be after the holidays on January 5th. Happy Holidays everyone! We will continue the book: Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach. We are going to discuss Chapters

11/21/2013

WASHINGTON—In a 45-minute video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, threatened to soon inflict a wave of peace and tranquility on the West. Speaking in front of a nondescript alt...

04/27/2013

The next book selected is Anam Thubten's "No Self, No Problem." Our in-between book meeting will be to watch the annual HOBT "May Day Parade & Tree of Life Ceremony".

Hello all, We are now "in-between" books. The next book has been voted on and selected. The book is Anam Thubten's "No Self, No Problem". While people are acquiring the boo

04/10/2013

We're between books, so our next meeting on April 21 will be a potluck! We'll also have a media presentation (maybe a podcast or video) on Dependant Origination, with discussion afterward. Please visit our meet-up site for more details: http://www.meetup.com/DharmaReaders/events/113582532/

03/28/2013

Our next Dharma Readers meeting is April 7th, discussing ch 26 & 27 of "The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace Joy and Liberation" by Thich Nhat Hahn. We'll also be thinking about what we want to read next. Check us out at http://www.meetup.com/DharmaReaders/

Welcome to Dharma Readers. This group is a book club which focuses on books that explore the many different facets of Buddhism. We welcome Buddhists and Non-Buddhists alike. We do not favor any partic

11/12/2012

Our next meeting:

Please join us for our next meeting of Dharma Readers on Sunday November 18th. We will continue discussing part 2 of "The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, J