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 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...
On Wednesday December 13, 5:30 – 6:30pm Colleen Jishu Brown will give her Way Seeking Mind talk Great Master Dōgen talked about “arousing the Way-seeking mind”. This is also called Bodhicitta in Sanskrit. It means the heart or the mind that seeks the Way....
On Wednesday December 20 from 5:30 – 6:30pm EST, Kosan Carla Callahan 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). Kosan Carla Callahan is a Zen nun...
Please join us this evening in person (in the Zendo) or online for a brief period of sitting meditation followed by a Dharma Talk given by the guiding teacher of Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community, Sensei Joshin Brian Byrnes. All are welcome. There is...
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. Mark Sokugen Gelula will give his reflection on the precept: Not Holding on to Anger. Email us if you need...
108 Bells on New Year's Eve at 5:30pm. We will offer into the hearth the altar names from 2023, and ring in the New Year with 108 bells. Please join us in person or on zoom for this touching annual tradition and bring in...
January 3, 5:30pm. Dharma Talk: Second Annual Fireside Chat with Joshin. All friends and members are invited to bring questions, reflections, and requests. Joshin will give an update on the general health and wellbeing of Bread Loaf Mountain Zen, review 2023 and talk about...
On Wednesday January 10, Gansho will give an online dharma reflection 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 is...
AN APPRECIATION DINNER FOR GATHER HOSTS, AND A WORKSHOP FOR CURRENT AND POTENTIAL HOSTS. On Sunday January 14th, all Gather Hosts are invited to a dinner to celebrate and thank you! We will have a brief council discussion first and then a convivial dinner.. It...
