January 30 – February 27, 2021 WINTER PRACTICE PERIOD – COMMITMENT FORM I will participate in the Practice Period at home, my workplace and online at the Zen Center in the following ways: (fill & sign in Adobe Acrobat or check/circle and scan) ZAZEN COMMITMENT ______ I will sit at home _____ days per week for _____ minutes per day. ______ I will sit online at Sonoma Mountain Zen Center _____ mornings (M T W Thu F Sat). _____ evenings (T W Thu F Sat). ______ I will sit online at Natthagi Zen Center in Iceland. ______ I will sit online at Kannon Zen Center in Poland. ______ I will sit online at Windsor Zen Group in California. ______ I will sit online at South Sound Zen in Washington. ______ I will sit online at Del Ray Zen Sitting Group in Virginia. ANGO PRACTICE ______ I will attend (all / part) of Winter Practice Period January 30 – February 27. ______ I will attend Saturday practice: Jan 30 ____ / Feb 6 ____ / Feb 13 _____ / Feb 20 ____ / Feb 27 ____. ______ I will join SMZC for volunteer work practice outdoor or remotely ([email protected] to arrange day/time). ______ I will recite the Recite Verse of The Kesa (M T W Thu F Sat) every morning. ______ I will recite the Four Bodhisattva Vows (T W Thu F Sat) every evening. ANGO CEREMONY & SHUSO SATURDAY TALKS ______ I will attend the Opening Theme Ceremony on January 30th at 11:00 am. ______ I will attend the Shuso’s talk on February 6th at 11:00 am. ______ I will attend the Shuso’s talk on February 13th at 11:00 am. ______ I will attend the Shuso’s talk on February 20th at 11:00 am. ______ I will attend the Shuso Ango Closing Ceremony on February 27th at 11:00 am. SESSHIN ______ I will attend (all / part) of sesshin February 14th – 21st ([email protected] for registration and info). ______ I will attend Kwong-roshi’s online Dharma talk on February (17th, 19th, 20th) at 11:00 am. ______ I will attend Shuso’s online sesshin talks on February (16th, 18th, 20th) at 11:00 am. STUDY I will commit to reading the following books: ______ Zen Mind, Begginer’s Mind by Sunryu Suzuki (M T W Thu F Sat Sun) in (am pm) ______ Receiving the Marrow edited by Eido Frances Carne (M T W Thu F Sat Sun) in (am pm) ______ When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron (M T W Thu F Sat Sun) in (am pm) ______ Women of the Way by Sallie Tisdale (M T W Thu F Sat Sun) in (am pm) ______ A Bigger Sky by Pamela Weiss (M T W Thu F Sat Sun) in (am pm) In support of this Winter Ango Practice Period, I vow to bring mindfulness, compassion and awareness into my daily activities, human relationships and into my workplace. Print Name ________________________ Signature ________________________ Date_________________ SONOMA MOUNTAIN ZEN CENTER 6367 Sonoma Mountain Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (707) 545-8105 [email protected] www.smzc.org.