Events

Dharma Talk – Friends on the Path

During our May Practice Intensive the Wednesday dharma talks will be held by Ando Jaune Evans and Joshin Byrnes The dharma talks start at 5:30pm Eastern Time with 15 minutes of Zazen.

Dharma Talk with Sr. Pat Teiko Farrell, OP

Wednesday June 2, Sister Pat Farrell will give a dharma talk at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Center. The dharma talk starts at 5:30pm and you can join it by Zoom. Sister Pat Teiko Farrell, OP, a Dominican Sister of San Rafael, is the hosting manager of Santa Sabina Center in California. She is a trained […]

Dharma Talk with Danielle Stillman

Wednesday July 7, Danielle Stillman will give a dharma talk at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Center. The dharma talk starts at 5:30pm and you can join it by Zoom. Please email Petra for the zoom link. Danielle Stillman is the Rabbi and an Associate Chaplain at Middlebury College where she works with students to build […]

Dharma Talk by Marilyn Whitney

Wednesday July 21st, Marilyn Whitney will give a dharma talk at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Center. Topic: Sewing as Practice The dharma talk starts at 5:30pm and you can join it by Zoom. Marilyn Whitney is a graduate of Upaya Zen Center's chaplaincy program,  and was given lay ordination in 2013 by Roshi Joan Halifax.  Since […]

Dharma Talk by Tom Redden

Wednesday July 28, Tom Redden will give a dharma Talk. Start 5:30pm with 15 minutes of meditation If you want to join the dharma talk send an email to info@breadloafmountainzen.org Envisioning a “Politics of Compassion” for the 21st Century Many of us are asking ourselves how as a country and as individuals can we move […]

Dharma Reflection by Maia Duerr

Wednesday September 15, Maia Duerr, will give a dharma reflection Starts at 5:30pm with 15 minutes of meditation. Maia is an anthropologist, writer, and longtime Zen student. In 2012, she received lay ordination from Roshi Joan Halifax as a lay Buddhist chaplain. She is a student in the Soto Zen lineage of Suzuki Roshi, and has […]

Dharma Talk by Stephanie Kaza

On Wednesday November 10, Dr. Stephanie Kaza will give a dharma talk at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Center. We'll start at 5:30 pm with 15 minutes of zazen before the dharma talks starts. Dr. Stephanie Kaza Stephanie Kaza is professor emerita of environmental studies, University of Vermont, and Soto Zen practitioner.  Her books include Green […]

Dharma Talk with Sensei Genzan Quennell

Wednesday December 22, Sensei Genzan Quennell will give the Dharma Talk. Start 5:30pm Eastern Time with 15 minutes of Zazen, before we start the Dharma Talk. Genzan Quennell A close dharma brother of Joshin Byrnes, Sensei (they received Tokudo and Transmission together), Genzan has been practicing zazen since 1991. He has taught meditation and buddhist […]

Dharma Talk with David Chernikoff

On Wednesday March 23, 5:30 – 6:30pm David Chernikoff will give the dharma talk. Aging and Awakening: A Contemplative Perspective on Growing Older. You can email Petra for the zoom link. David Chernikoff began the study and practice of meditation in 1971 and started teaching insight meditation in 1988. He trained as a yoga teacher at […]

Dharma Reflection with Jan Gentaku Mojsa

On April 27, 5:30 – 6:30pm Jan Gentaku will give a dharma reflection You can email Petra for the zoom link. Jan Gentaku Mojsa - Gentaku is a registered psychotherapist and chaplain working in the West Country of England. A former school teacher and lecturer she also regularly works with people in Pakistan, helping to […]

Dharma Talk by Mark Redmond

On Wednesday August 10, 5:30 – 6:30pm Mark Redmond will give the dharma talk. You can email Petra for the zoom link. Mark Redmond has worked in the field of caring for homeless and at-risk youth for over 40 years. He is presently executive director of Spectrum Youth & Family Services in Burlington, Vermont. He […]

Dharma Reflection with Genjin Becvar

On August 24, 5:30 - 6:30pm Genjin Becvar will facilitate the dharma reflection. Genjin is a priest and  student of Joshin Byrnes.