Events
Singing the Song of Zazen – A Commuter Sesshin – June 2024
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesEarly morning in May: Looking at Bread Loaf Mountain. (Eisho 2022) Three full days June 13th, 14th, 15th. Let’s get together for a few days, in sesshin, a gathering of our heart-minds and bodies. Let’s spend these days in silence, with periods of sitting and walking meditation, dharma talks and lunch together. This retreat is […]
Meeting Bodhidharma (online)
Bodhidharma spent three years at sea before arriving in Southern China around 475. Upon his arrival, the emperor, intrigued by this bearded, red-headed “barbarian” from the West, asked, “Who are you?” Bodhidharma’s answer, “I don’t know,” was a spiritual offering that has resonated for centuries. This timeless exchange earned him the moniker of the First […]
Dharma Reflection Joshin Byrnes and Kendo Murray (online and in person)
GATHER 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesWhen: Every Sunday Morning at 8:45 in the morning. Next reflection: September 8 Where: At Gather, 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury VT and online via Zoom. Details: This is a time to hear and discuss the benefits of Zen in our everyday lives. Zen teachers, Zen students, and guests offer their reflections for about 30 minutes. […]
Summer Clean Up at Gather (in person)
GATHER 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesSince the opening of Gather, we have observed friendships developing, trust and intimacy growing, the diversity of our guests expanding, our presence in the community becoming more widely known, our partnerships with other organizations multiplying, use of our space increasing, and time in our space being more closely identified with our core values of hospitality, […]
Dharma Reflection Joshin, Kendo and Eisho (online and in person)
GATHER 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesSunday Morning November 3 at 8:45am Where: At Gather, 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury VT and online via Zoom. Please join Joshin, Kendo, and Eisho in October for a series of dharma talks about our practice life together. Details: This is a time to hear and discuss the benefits of Zen in our everyday lives. Zen […]
Rohatsu 2024 (online)
Program As we prepare to move into our new home in 2025, this year's Rohatsu will be a little different and abbreviated. In addition, Joshin will be leading a Service Rohatsu at Gather, offering brief daily talks both in person and online. We invite you to participate in those talks each day and the meditation […]
Dharma Reflection Joshin (online and in person)
GATHER 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesWhen: Every Sunday Morning at 8:45 in the morning. Next reflection: December 1 Where: At Gather, 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury VT and online via Zoom. Details: This is a time to hear and discuss the benefits of Zen in our everyday lives. Zen teachers, Zen students, and guests offer their reflections for about 30 minutes. […]
Dharma Reflection by Joshin (in person and online)
GATHER 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesWhen: Every Sunday Morning at 8:45 in the morning. Next reflection: December 8 Where: At Gather, 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury VT and online via Zoom. Details: This is a time to hear and discuss the benefits of Zen in our everyday lives. Zen teachers, Zen students, and guests offer their reflections for about 30 minutes. […]
Mindful Wednesdays (in person)
GATHER 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesWhen: Every Wednesday, next meeting Wednesday December 11, 5:30-6:30 pm Where: At Gather, 48 Merchant’s Row, Middlebury VT Details: Lightly guided mindfulness meditation that soothes the heart and focuses the mind on positive qualities of living. Gather in stillness and reflection, silence and words, opening the heart to the unknown. There will be a guided […]
Precepts Reflection and Renewal Ceremony (online)
Every month on the full moon, we recommit ourselves to the peacemaker precepts in a beautiful ceremony of chanting and bows (fusatsu) held during evening meditation. During this reflection Kanchi Mary Richardson will reflect on the precepts of non-killing. Register here for the Zoom link to join us online (the link is the same for all public […]
Dharma Reflection by Joshin (in person and online)
GATHER 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesWhen: Every Sunday Morning at 8:45 in the morning. Next reflection: December 15 Where: At Gather, 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury VT and online via Zoom. Details: This is a time to hear and discuss the benefits of Zen in our everyday lives. Zen teachers, Zen students, and guests offer their reflections for about 30 minutes. […]
