Downloads
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Liverpool Zen Group Newsletter
The group produces an occasional newsletter for members and friends. Copies are available free from the zendo, or from this archive - to save costs, a mailing list is not maintained. However, please feel free to download and distribute the PDF versions below.
| 2008 | Number 6, May (163KB) |
| 2007 | Number 5, July (66KB) |
Number 4, March (995KB) |
| 2006 | Number 3, June (640KB)* |
| 2005 | Number 2, October (830KB)* Number 1, May (90KB)* |
* Paginated for printing in booklet form, so pages
may not appear in the right order when read online.
Service documents
Evening Service Sheet
This is the sheet that is handed out during service by the dennons, including the Heart Sutra, the Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo, the Four Vows, etc.
Ino / Doan book
The complete order of service as used by the ino and doan in the Liverpool Zen Group.
Setting up a local group
How to Set Up a Zen Sitting Group
This guide takes you through the basics of setting up a sitting group in your own area. It was written by two of the Liverpool group's senior students, Andrew Scott and Paul Evans, and draws on the experiences of the group over the last decade or so. If you have any further enquiries about the material in this guide, the authors' email addresses are provided, or you could contact David Scott.


