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December 2018
Meditation Instruction
An introduction to those beginning a meditation practice as well as those wishing to learn more about zen and temple etiquette. Held on 12/16, 2pm Eastern Time. Please wear comfortable clothings. Cushions, benches and chairs for meditation are provided. Stay for tea afterward! Please contact info@breadloafmountainzen.org…
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 December 23, 6:00pm Eastern Time. Other dates for recommitment to the Precepts: January 22 February…
Find out more »New Year’s Eve sit
We will have a New Year's Eve sit beginning at 10pm on December 31, with the traditional ringing of 108 bells at midnight. The residents will be there together, and you are completely welcome to join us for this gentle fading away of the…
Find out more »January 2019
Winter Practice Period with Joshin at Upaya
WINTER PRACTICE PERIOD at Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico: Sitting and Walking as Bodhisattvas January 3 - February 1, 2019 REGISTER ONLINE NOW »Instructor(s): Sensei Joshin Byrnes, Matthew Kozan Palevsky. This practice period will explore the bodhisattva as an important archetype for…
Find out more »Zazenkai with Joshin Byrnes at Upaya
ZAZENKAI: A Daylong Silent Meditation Retreat (1/5/19) REGISTER ONLINE NOW »Instructor(s): Sensei Joshin Byrnes, Matthew Kozan Palevsky.This daylong silent retreat provides us with the experience of deep periods of uninterrupted meditation. We do sitting and walking meditation throughout the day, one hour of work…
Find out more »Zazenkai with Joshin Byrnes at Upaya
ZAZENKAI: A Daylong Silent Meditation Retreat (1/12/19) REGISTER ONLINE NOW »Instructor(s): Sensei Joshin Byrnes, Matthew Kozan Palevsky.This daylong silent retreat provides us with the experience of deep periods of uninterrupted meditation. We do sitting and walking meditation throughout the day, one hour of work…
Find out more »Sesshin with Joshin Byrnes at Upaya
Jan 24, 2019 — Jan 31, 2019 REGISTER ONLINE NOW »Instructor(s): Sensei Joshin Byrnes, Matthew Kozan Palevsky. Sesshin literally means ‘gathering the heart/mind’. A sesshin is an intensive multi-day Zen meditation retreat with a consistent schedule that creates a deep, quiet container for practice. Each day consists of…
Find out more »February 2019
Bearing Witness Study Group
In honor of Zen Peacemaker Founder Bernie Glassman Roshi who died recently, Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community will dedicate our winter study group to his book, Bearing Witness: A Zen Master’s Lessons in Peacemaking. In it Bernie offers powerful teaching stories that illustrate ways of making…
Find out more »March 2019
Ease and Joy of Mornings
Ease and Joy is a quiet morning designed to introduce you to the art of zazen, which is the word we use for Zen meditation. It is an ideal entryway for beginners, intermediate or long-time meditators who want a refresher course on this “dharma…
Find out more »April 2019
Spring Practice Period with Joshin Byrnes at Upaya
Apr 02, 2019 — Apr 27, 2019 SPRING PRACTICE PERIOD: Stories From the Lotus Sutra REGISTER ONLINE NOW »Instructor(s): Sensei Joshin Byrnes, Sensei Genzan Quennell Practice Period (Ango or “peaceful dwelling”) is a traditional intensive training period common to many schools of Buddhism. Ango traces its history to…
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