Events
Hybrid
Zazenkai – July 2022
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesWe have a day of silence practice (zazenkai). A zazenkai gives you the opportunity to go deeper in your practice. The zazenkai will be led by Joshin and Petra. Schedule: 7:00 - 7:40am Zazen 7:40 - 8:00am Service 8:00 - 8:45am Breakfast 8:45 - 9:30am Rest 9.30 - 10:30am Samu (work practice) 10:30 - 11:00am […]
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 […]
Ease and Joy of Mornings – August 2022
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesEase and Joy is a quiet morning designed to introduce you to the art of zazen, which is the word we use for Zen meditation. It is an ideal entryway for beginners, intermediate or long-time meditators who want a refresher course on this “dharma gate of joy and ease” as described by Zen Master, Dogen-Zenji. […]
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.
Dharma Talk by Sheila Canal
On Wednesday September 14, 5:30 – 6:30pm Sheila Canal will give the dharma talk, titled The similarities of the Bodhisattva with the Jewish practice of Mussar You can email Petra for the Zoom link. Sheila Canal went on her first retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh in 1991 and found a spiritual home. She has been […]
The Heart Sutra
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Eastern Time (online and in-person) Facilitators: Hogen Banerjee and Gansho Hanjian The Heart Sutra is one of the central teachings in Mahayana Buddhism. The text likely took shape in the first century CE and is chanted regularly in monastic and lay communities throughout the […]
Zazenkai – October 2022
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United States
Dharma Talk with Peggy Kendo Murray
On Wednesday November 2, 5:30 - 6:30pm Peggy Kendo Murray will give the dharma talk. You can email Petra for the zoom link. Peg has cultivated a spiritual friendship with Joshin sensei for more than 10 years and he has recognized her as a senior practitioner and Dharma Holder (hoshi) at BLMZC where she has […]
Ease and Joy of Mornings – November 2022
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesEase and Joy is a quiet morning designed to introduce you to the art of zazen, which is the word we use for Zen meditation. It is an ideal entryway for beginners, intermediate or long-time meditators who want a refresher course on this “dharma gate of joy and ease” as described by Zen Master, Dogen-Zenji. […]
Dharma Talk by Joshin Byrnes
Wednesday December 28, Joshin will give an in-person dharma talk 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 Petra for the zoom link. Brian Joshin Byrnes is a Zen priest and teacher in the White Plum Lineage and Zen […]
