Events

Sesshin – May 2022

Sesshin, meaning to gather the heart/mind, is a meditation retreat, done with others that deepens our relationship to our mind and to the world. In sesshin, the mind/body calms and […]

Ease and Joy of Mornings – June 2022

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 […]

Zazenkai – July 2022

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

We 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: […]

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 […]

Ease and Joy of Mornings – August 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]