Events
Cultivating Compassion (online)
A brief overview of helpful practices Online Workshop Discussion Date: Saturday March 8, 2025 Time: 2:00-3:30 pm ET Yunyan asked Daowu, “How does the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion (Avalokiteshvara) use so many hands and eyes?” Daowu said, “It’s just like a person in the middle of the night reaching back in search of a pillow.” […]
Dharma Reflection Sensei Peggy Kendo Murray (online and in person)
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesWhen: Every Sunday Morning at 8:45 in the morning. Where: At Gather, 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury VT and online via Zoom. Details: This is a time to hear and discuss the benefits of Zen in our everyday lives. Zen teachers, Zen students, and guests offer their reflections for about 30 minutes. Community conversation about the […]
Householder Koans (online)
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: Monday March 10, from noon to 1pm Eastern Time. The practice group will […]
Precepts and Politics: Carrying Out Good – a monthly discussion group
How do we disrupt harm without making things worse? Many of us feel the urgency to respond to what’s happening politically, but we don’t want to get stuck in polarization, blame, or despair. Dōgen reminds us that practice is about meeting the world as it is: "...carry out good with your body without being concerned […]
Precepts Reflection and Renewal Ceremony (online)
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. This month go-g0 Athay will give her reflection. Register here for the Zoom link to join us online (the link is the same for all public dharma talks and ceremonies).
Meditation Intensive – March (online and in person)
Otter Creek Yoga 99 Maple St, Middlebury 05753, United States‘Let go of hundreds of years And relax completely’. Meditation Intensive Sunday March 16th 12 noon – 3pm (ET) Online and in person Welcome to our Meditation Intensives: a half-day drop into stillness. We will gather together online and in person to take this inward step for a few hours, before heading back out into […]
Community Zen: Bridging Divides and Strengthening Communities – March (online and in person)
GATHER 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesJoin us for a half-day introduction to Community Zen, a practice of bringing people together to bridge divides, foster connection, and strengthen our communities. This retreat is designed for people who are actively engaged in their communities—whether through volunteering, donating, nonprofit work, local business, activism, or community leadership—and are looking for ways to deepen their […]
Dharma Reflection Ric So’on Dunworth (only online)
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesWhen: Every Sunday Morning at 8:45 in the morning. Where: At Gather, 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury VT and online via Zoom. Details: This is a time to hear and discuss the benefits of Zen in our everyday lives. Zen teachers, Zen students, and guests offer their reflections for about 30 minutes. Community conversation about the […]
Jizo Bodhisattva: Crafting in Clay – workshop (in person)
Middlebury Studio School 2377 Route 7 South, MiddleburySaturday, April 12, 2025 9:00 am-10:30 am Middlebury Studio School 2377 Route 7 South, Middlebury, VT 05753 Jizo Bodhisattva In Japanese Zen Buddhist traditions, Jizo is a beloved bodhisattva, cherished for his/her role as a protector of children, travelers, and the souls of the departed. Often depicted as a child-like monk with a gentle smile, […]
Community Zen: Bridging Divides and Strengthening Communities – May (online)
GATHER 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesJoin us for a half-day introduction to Community Zen, a practice of bringing people together to bridge divides, foster connection, and strengthen our communities. This retreat is designed for people who are actively engaged in their communities—whether through volunteering, donating, nonprofit work, local business, activism, or community leadership—and are looking for ways to deepen their […]
Street Retreat Washington D.C. – September 2025
September 18 - 21, 2025 Join us on the streets of Washington, D.C., for our October Street Retreat Led by Joshin Byrnes, Guiding Teacher, Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community and Bob Ertman, Guiding Teacher, Silver Spring Zendo/One Heart Sangha 2,500 years ago Shakyamuni Buddha led his monks each day in the practice of begging for […]
