Events
Workshop
Meditation Instruction – August 2019
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesAn introduction to those beginning a meditation practice as well as those wishing to learn more about zen and temple etiquette. Please wear comfortable clothings. Cushions, benches and chairs for meditation are provided. Stay for tea afterward! Please contact info@breadloafmountainzen.org if you plan to attend. Joshin will facilitate this meditation instruction.
Workshop on Zen Altars – December 2019
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United States
Introduction to The Brahma Viharas – February 2020
Introduction to The Brahma Viharas or How to Befriend Everything. There are four virtues mentioned in Buddhist teachings that are said to epitomize the highest expression of humanity and to be the ideal mode of conduct in relating to all situations, events, and people. Also called the Four Immeasurable Minds, or the Four Limitless Ones, they are viewed […]
Meditation: Four Foundations of Mindfulness – February 2020
Saturday February 29, 1:00pm - 5:00pm Meditation: Four Foundations of Mindfulness with Kyodo Sinclair For this afternoon, we will explore one of the core texts of Buddhist meditation practice: The Satipatthana Sutta. We will dive into this sutra with teaching, discussion and some themed meditation sessions. Kyodo Sinclair lives mainly in England and serves as a Prison […]
Canceled Interpersonal Meditation Retreat (on hold)
Interpersonal meditation is the practice of discovering and training new mindful ways of relating with others. The practice is done with others in pairs, small groups, and large groups. We practice directly the art of seeing and being seen in relationship without needing to change ourselves or others. Interpersonal meditation is an excellent way to integrate […]
Introduction to the Brahma Viharas (2 Sessions)
Introduction to The Brahma Viharas or How to Befriend Everything (2 sessions) Online program by zoom: Sunday May 3, 11:00 am Eastern time (session 1) AND Sunday May 24, 11:00 am Eastern time (session 2) There are four virtues mentioned in Buddhist teachings that are said to epitomize the highest expression of humanity and to be the ideal mode […]
Teaching on Our Lineage with Genzan Quennell
On Monday August 10 Genzan Quennell Sensei will teach us more about the White Plum Lineage. The teaching will be on zoom and starts at 7:00pm Eastern Time and will take 1.5 hours From Shakyamuni Buddha Daiosho - Bodaidaruma Daiosho - Eihei Dogen Daiosho - Koun Taizan Daiosho to Baisen Tetsugen Daiosho And from Mahaprajapati to Jishu Angyo Holmes […]
You Can’t Fall Off The Path – August 2020
All your paths are superintended, you have always been on the Path. You can’t fall off it. Everything is conspiring to lead you home to experience your true nature. Everything you are doing now, including all the mess-ups and screw-ups and mistakes are exactly the right thing for you to learn what you need to […]
Teaching on Bowing by Genzan Quennell
Why are we bowing? Genzan Quennell Sensei will tell us more about the meaning of bowing in Zen. On Monday August 17 Sensei Genzan Quennell will teach us more about bowing. The teaching will be on zoom and starts at 7:00pm Eastern Time and will take 1.5 hours Dogen Zenji once said: “As long as there […]
Sandokai Seminar – January 2022
Saturday, January 29, 2022 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time Facilitators: Novice Priests Jissan Nicolle and Taido Strube The Sandokai is a poem written in the 8th century by our Chinese Zen ancestor Seiko Kisen, (700-790). It is a fundamental text of the Soto Zen school and chanted regularly in Zen temples throughout […]
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 […]
Workshop on Dependent Origination
Dependent origination or Paticcasamupada has been called the heart and the essence of Buddha’s teaching. It is the detailed description of the cause of suffering (the Second Truth of the Noble One) and the practical means to understanding suffering’s end. On the night of his awakening, the Buddha came to see how nothing arises and passes away […]
