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January 2020
Gate of Sweet Nectar
On each New Moon of the month we chant the Gate of Sweet Nectar liturgy, calling out to all those who are feeling lost and left behind. We commit to bring our whole selves to all who are suffering in our world, including to…
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Introduction to The Brahma Viharas
Introduction to The Brahma Viharas or How to Befriend Everything There are four virtues mentioned in Buddhist teachings that are said to epitomize the highest expression of humanity and to be the ideal mode of conduct in relating to all situations, events, and people. Also called the…
Find out more »Dharma Reflection with Genjin Becvar
On February 5, 5:30 - 6:30pm Genjin Becvar will facilitate the dharma reflection. Genjin will offer his Way Seeking Mind talk Genjin is a priest and student of Joshin Byrnes.
Find out more »Recommitment to the Peacemaker Precepts
Every month on the full moon we recommit ourselves to the peacemaker precepts in a beautiful ceremony of chanting and bows (fusatsu) held during evening meditation. Join us on Sunday February 9, 7:00pm Eastern Time Other dates for recommitment to the Precepts: March 9
Find out more »Dharma talk: Joshin Byrnes
Wednesday February 19, Joshin will give a dharma talk at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Center. The dharma talk starts at 5:30pm. Sensei Joshin is a Zen priest and teacher in the White Plum lineage of Maezumi Roshi and Bernie Glassman Roshi and is a…
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Holy Week Street Retreat New York City, April 2020
April 8-12, 2020 New York City 2,500 years ago Shakyamuni Buddha led his monks each day in the practice of begging for food, receiving whatever was offered with gratitude. In 1996 Bernie Glassman started with the Holy Week Street Retreats. In this 2020 Holy Week…
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Street Retreat Seattle, June 2020
June 27 - July 1, 2020 Seattle 2,500 years ago Shakyamuni Buddha led his monks each day in the practice of begging for food, receiving whatever was offered with gratitude. In this retreat led by Joshin, we will plunge into a modern day variation…
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Summer Sesshin, July 13-18
Sesshin, meaning to gather the heart/mind, is a meditation retreat, done with others that deepens our relationship to our mind and to the world. In sesshin, the mind/body calms and settles, and the mind becomes clear and open. We experience the deep stillness that…
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Street Retreat Boston, September 2020
September 16 - 20, 2020 Boston 2,500 years ago Shakyamuni Buddha led his monks each day in the practice of begging for food, receiving whatever was offered with gratitude. In this retreat led by Joshin and Petra, we will plunge into a modern day…
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