今早禪舍住眾出坡成果：一個茶罐架，一個書架。由從Costco資源回收來的小木箱，經拔釘、打磨、裝釘而成。
During this morning’s chore time, we made a tea jar shelf and a book shelf out of some recycled wooden boxes from Costco. The crown staples were pulled out, edges sanded smooth, and the rest is the art of assembly.
想到Amazon上購物的佛友，可考慮移至AmazonSmile（smile.amazon.com）。同樣的公司，同樣的價格，同樣的服務。不同的是，只要購買的是符合條件的商品，AmazonSmile 會捐顧客購買總額的0.5%到指定的慈善機構。不需要多花錢，購物、捐贈一舉兩得。
禪舍也在AmazonSmile的慈善組織列表上，輸入Santa Monastery，即可找到。歡迎大家選擇禪舍為受益慈善組織。
Want to buy something from Amazon? Consider switching to AmazonSmile （smile.amazon.com）. The two are the same company, offer the same products with the same prices, and provide the same services. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice. You buy and they donate, without you spending more.
Our monastery is on the AmazonSmile Charity List. You can find us by searching Santa Monastery. Please consider picking us as your charitable organization on AmazonSmile. Thank you.
阿闍梨休士頓的行程即将结束，明天即返回丹佛禪舍。感謝瑞慶、靜茹一家人的照顧。
Acariya will end his Houston trip tomorrow and return to the monastery in Denver. Many thanks to Koh Family for taking care of us during our stay.
瑞慶一家人精心準備早午齋供僧，準備有溫馨的戶外早齋。
The Koh family making meal offerings to monastics, and prepared lovely outdoor picnic breakfast.
週禪舍的「共修會」也假瑞慶、靜茹家舉行，主人為參與
Our weekly Saturday course was also hosted in the Koh’s house this time. The hosts prepared icy lemon water for our Dhamma friends. A couple drove 4 hours from Louisiana to Houston in order to participate the course in person.
8月3號晚間，阿闍梨參加當地的「成佛之道」讀書會，為
On the night of Aug. 3, Acariya gave a Q&A session to the participants of a local book discussion group on the book The Way to Buddhahood. There are over 20 participants, including those attending on-site and online.
