Events
Street Retreat Montgomery – November 2020
"When we go...to bear witness to life on the streets, we're offering ourselves. Not blankets, not food, not clothes, just ourselves." Practicing in the spirit of these words from Bernie Glassman on a Street Retreat is a unique opportunity to experience the energy of the oneness of life. We go to the streets to let […]
Rohatsu – December 2020
Buddha’s Enlightenment With Joshin Byrnes Rohatsu is Japanese for "eighth day of the twelfth month." December 8 has come to be the day Japanese Zen Buddhists observe the enlightenment of the historical Buddha. Rohatsu is a powerful gathering of practitioners and friends who are dedicated to realizing the way. The suggested donation is $ 150.
Anti-Racism Study and Practice Group
BLMZC Anti-Racism Study and Practice Group Facilitated by Jissan Michelle Nicolle, PhD, BCC **Limited to 20 people. Start December 15 6 Tuesday afternoons 3:30 - 5:00pm Eastern Time Zoom Book: Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities through Mindfulness by Rhonda Magee Novice priest Jissan Michelle Nicolle is offering a study and […]
Dharma Talk with Ayo Yetunde, Jissan Nicolle and Zenryū Hubbeling
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesOn January 20, 5:30 – 6:30pm Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Michelle Jissan Nicolle, and Petra Zenryū Hubbeling will be in conversation about the book Black and Buddhist. PAMELA AYO YETUNDE, J.D., Th.D. is a Community Dharma Leader in the Insight Meditation tradition. She teaches pastoral care and counseling and has taught at University of the West, […]
Dharma Talk with Rory McEntee
Wednesday March 24, Rory McEntee will give a dharma talk at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Center. Title of his dharma talk: A New Monastic and Interspiritual Perspective on 'Path' The dharma talk starts at 5:30pm and you can join it by Zoom. Rory McEntee, is an author, scholar, educator, and contemplative activist. Rory serves as […]
Dharma Talk with Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez
Wednesday April 21, Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez will give a dharma talk at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Center. The dharma talk starts at 5:30pm and you can join it by Zoom. Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez is the current head of the Inayati-Maimuni Order of Sufism. An artist, writer, philosopher, and scholar of comparative religion, Pir Netanel first studied […]
Dharma Talk with Monica Sanford
Wednesday April 28, Rev. Dr. Monica San ford will give a dharma talk at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Center. The dharma talk starts at 5:30pm and you can join it by Zoom. Rev. Dr. Monica Sanford began studying Buddhism on her own from her home state of Nebraska in 2002. She was inspired by books […]
May 2021 Practice Intensive: Friends on the Path
A 30-Day Online Collaborative Community Practice Intensive on Spiritual Friendship May 1 - May 28, 2021 Via Zoom Ando Jaune Evans, Heart of Compassion Sangha in Point Reyes, California Joshin Brian Byrnes, Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community in the Green Mountains of Vermont “Once the Buddha’s disciple Ananda asked him about friendship. Ananda knew […]
Dharma Talk – Friends on the Path
During our May Practice Intensive the Wednesday dharma talks will be held by Ando Jaune Evans and Joshin Byrnes The dharma talks start at 5:30pm Eastern Time with 15 minutes of Zazen.
Dharma Talk with Sr. Pat Teiko Farrell, OP
Wednesday June 2, Sister Pat Farrell will give a dharma talk at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Center. The dharma talk starts at 5:30pm and you can join it by Zoom. Sister Pat Teiko Farrell, OP, a Dominican Sister of San Rafael, is the hosting manager of Santa Sabina Center in California. She is a trained […]
