Facilitated by Doralee Grindler Katonah. For tonight's discussion, please review the 4 koans we have studied so far: The Woman In Samadhi, Patacara's Presence of Mind, The Old Woman's Miraculous Powers and Uppalavana and the Precepts. Please come prepared to share your reflections and insights. All are welcome. Please RSVP by emailing Doralee. Koan texts.
Retreat night consists of three 25-minute sitting periods with walking meditation in between. With Rohatsu we celebrate Buddha's enlightenment.
Forty-minute introduction for newcomers.
Come share music, poetry, stories and refreshments with the sangha.
The ceremony is an affirmation of the vow to live for the benefit of all beings. In the Zen tradition we associate the full moon with the ideal of awakening.
All sangha members are encouraged to attend this special meeting to review and perhaps revise our use of incense in the zendo.
If you are new to Zen practice, we encourage you to attend this 40-minute introduction to Zen meditation which happens on the second Monday each month.
We will instead sit two periods of zazen and have a memorial service for two friends of the sangha.
Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. & Eihei Dogen.
Zen meditation retreat.