On the first Wednesday 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...
On Wednesday June 7, from 5:30 – 6:30pm, Emily Taido Strube will give the dharma reflection. You can email us if you need the zoom link (the link is the same for all public dharma talks and ceremonies). Emily Taido Strube (she/they) is a community engaged...
“Hanging Out.” A conversation with author Sheila Liming about her new book, the epidemic of loneliness, and what we’re doing at Gather. Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 1:00pm Gather: 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury Sheila Liming, professor at Champlain College in Burlington and the author...
Join us for our monthly practice group on the Householder Koans (every second Monday of the month). Go-Go (Renée) and So'on will facilitate this monthly group on The Book of Householder Koans from Roshi Eve Myonen Marko & Roshi Wendy Egyoku Nakao. Next meeting:...
On Wednesday June 14 from 5:30 - 6:30pm EST, Peggy Kendo Murray will give the dharma talk. Please e-mail us if you need the zoom link (link is the same for all public dharma talks and ceremonies). Peg has cultivated a spiritual friendship with...
Every month on the third Wednesday, we recommit ourselves to the peacemaker precepts in a beautiful ceremony of chanting and bows (fusatsu) held during evening meditation. This ceremony is preceded by a brief precept reflection from a sangha member. Join us this month in-person or online...
On Wednesday June 28, Joshin will give an in-person dharma talk at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Center. Please join us at Bread Loaf Mountain or on Zoom. The dharma talk starts at 5:30pm. Please email us if you need the zoom link (the link...
Mountains and Rivers Zen Retreat July 13 – 16, Yadkin County, North Carolina (near Winston Salem) Mountains belong to those who love them – Dōgen Joshin Byrnes and Jissan Nicolle will facilitate an outdoor-focused Zen retreat to explore our oneness with mountains and rivers in...
Please join us on Friday, July 28th at 7pm at Gather on the Green (48 Merchants Row in Middlebury) for a wonderful opportunity to hear guitarist and composer Hiroya Tsukamoto. The event is free, but all are invited to make a contribution to support...
"When we go...to bear witness to life on the streets, we're offering ourselves. Not blankets, not food, not clothes, just ourselves." Practicing in the spirit of these words from Bernie Glassman on a Street Retreat is a unique opportunity to experience the energy...
