Helping practice

Wind-in-Grass is now over a year old.  For a year, Wind-in-Grass has opened its doors, rang its bells and provided its sangha a place to meet and practice with the support and encouragement of each other.  I could not be happier with the community that we have created and the group that gathers to practice together each week.  But now Wind-in-Grass needs help.  As we begin our second year, I want to ask anyone who sits with us regularly to volunteer with WiG.  We have increased in size and scope and there are opportunities to deepen your practice through helping Wind-in-Grass.

Wind-in-Grass has a particular way in which it strives to meet the vows were recite each week.  Our sangha is organized around these aims, and I have below listed them and given some examples of things we need done in each area.  Please scan over these and think about what here might appeal to you to do and how you would like to help.  Everyone will be asked to do something, no task will be too small.  No one will be asked to do more than their life, interest or schedule can handle:

I vow to

Wake all beings in the world; [Outreach]

• Administer and update website/FB/Twitter
•  Position and plan seminars and other events
• Help with community night
• Do other advertisements on line or in areas
• Welcome new guests/Collect email addresses and maintain email list

Set endless heartache to rest; [Practice]

• Keep time, ring bells, lead walking meditation, etc
• Set up/take down meditation hall
  
•  Select practice pieces
• Put together announcements

Walk through every wisdom gate; [Deepening]

• Identify members ready to take next step, and smooth the way
• Help members join PZI, begin formal relationship with a teacher, begin koan study, explore sesshin
• Select koans
• Bringing our lives into our practice and practice into our lives

Live the great Buddha Way; [Make SF a kinder and more compassionate place]

• Identify philanthropic projects
• Organize our participation in the project
  

Give it a thought.  I think one or more of these will appeal to you and your practice. You can email me directly, or speak up at the next meeting. 

Thank you,

Michael