Events

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 States

Ease 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 […]

Dharma Talk with Steve Brittain

Steve Brittain will give the Dharma Talk on Wednesday January 11. The Dharma Talk starts at 5:30pm Please email programs@breadloafmountainzen.org for the zoom link. Steve Brittain is a retired neurologist and long-time Zen practitioner. He will read from his new book: "Topping Trees: Reflections in Poetry on Zen Master Dogen's Genjo Koan".  The title in […]

Zazenkai – January 2023

Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United States

Dharma Reflection with Raka Hogen Banerjee

On February 8, 5:30 – 6:30pm EST, Raka Hogen Banerjee will give the dharma reflection. Please e-mail us if you need the zoom link (the link is the same for all public dharma talks and ceremonies). Raka Hogen Banerjee is a novice priest with Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community and has been a student of […]

Dharma Talk with Peggy Kendo Murray

Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United States

On March 1 from 5:30 - 6:30pm EST, Peggy Kendo Murray will give the dharma talk. You can e-mail us if you need the zoom link (the link is the same for all public dharma talks and ceremonies). Peg has cultivated a spiritual friendship with Joshin sensei for more than 10 years and he has […]

Zazenkai – March 2023

Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United States

Dharma Talk with Ando Jaune Evans

On Wednesday March 22 from 5:30 – 6:30pm EST, Ando Jaune Evans will give the dharma talk. You can e-mail us if you need the zoom link (the link is the same for all public dharma talks and ceremonies). Ando Jaune Evans was originally ordained as a priest in the White Plum Lineage by Bernie Glassman and […]