Morning Readings

Each weekday morning we start our service with a reading. You'll find the archive here.

Due to copyright restrictions, we do not publish the actual text to the readings. We do however link to a Google search that should help you find it quickly.

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Robert Aitken

December 2025

Wed

03

Dec

Gatha #2

by Robert Aitken

November 2025

Wed

26

Nov

Gatha #1 (page 31)

by Robert Aitken

February 2022

Thu

10

Feb

When I sit with my friends in zazen I vow with all beings to touch and receive and convey the mind of rivers and stars [Excerpt]

by Robert Aitken

December 2021

Tue

14

Dec

Gathas for difficult times

by Robert Aitken

Thu

09

Dec

More gathas (watching a spider, car going by, train rattling by)

by Robert Aitken

Tue

07

Dec

More gathas (turning for refuge, strolling around the city, hearing crickets)

by Robert Aitken

Thu

02

Dec

Gathas from The Dragon Who Never Sleeps (waking up, watching the sky, lighting a candle)

by Robert Aitken