Half-day Sitting
Our November 4th half-day sitting will be followed by a modified Oryoki (3-bowl) lunch at noon. This will help orient us to the meal practice that we will use for […]
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Deep Listening as a Spiritual Practice, by Doralee Grindler Katonah
Suzuki Roshi said practice is about "listening to ourselves." This is not always so easy. Being truly understood by another helps us to listen within. In ordinary conversation, it is […]
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Half-day Sitting – “Throughout the body, hands and eyes.”
Sitting zazen is extending an invitation to great compassion. Not doing anything, yet compassion arises spontaneously, "like reaching back for a pillow at night," according to one Zen story. On […]
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Half-day Sitting, led by Rev. So On Jim Hare
Like a Snake in a Bamboo Tube - a half-day Zen sitting and Dharma talk "Putting a snake in a bamboo tube" is an old simile for zazen. Just as […]
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Half-Day Sangha Work Practice, led by Linda Dekker
“Work as meditation” illustrates how work is just as important a time for mindfulness practice as sitting zazen or walking meditation. In work as meditation, there isn't too much need […]
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Half-day Sitting, led by So On Jim Hare
Featured RecurringSitting with Calm and Insight: a half-day schedule of sitting and walking meditation, offered along with a Dharma talk by So On Jim Hare on the teachings of Shamata and […]
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Zazenkai Half-day Sitting
FeaturedZazenkai means "to come together for meditation." As such, it is a short retreat, with the periods marked by the usual bells and interspersed with walking meditation, but with no […]
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Half-day Sitting, led by So On Jim Hare
FeaturedA half-day schedule of sitting and walking meditation, offered along with a Dharma talk by So-On Jim Hare. Please bring a bag lunch if you would like to join us for […]
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Half-Day Sitting led by So-On Jim Hare
FeaturedZazen practice eases anxiety and fear, and brings forth our courageous spirit, strengthening our capacity to meet what comes with a calm mind. Please join us for a morning of […]
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Half-day Sitting, led by So-on Jim Hare
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Bringing Mindfulness to the Fore; a half-day sitting
Featured"A monk goes to the forest, to the foot of a tree, or to an empty room, sits down cross-legged in the lotus position , holds the body straight, and […]
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Half-day Sitting (outdoors), led by So-On Jim Hare
After these many months of sitting at home, we have an opportunity to practice together, sitting outside, socially distanced. (Air quality and weather permitting!) This will be a "zazenkai" sitting, […]