Events
Rohatsu 2023 – Gather
GATHER 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesDecember 1-8, 2023 Sesshin is a time for nourishing silence and deep practice, sitting in the posture of the Buddha, unfolding your own and our collective liberation. The theme for Rohatsu this year is Hongzhi's Silent Illumination. How do you experience true freedom? How has your very life brought you to this moment of sitting […]
Dharma Talk by Kosan Carla Callahan
On Wednesday December 20 from 5:30 – 6:30pm EST, Kosan Carla Callahan will give the dharma talk. Please e-mail us if you need the zoom link (link is the same for all public dharma talks and ceremonies). Kosan Carla Callahan is a Zen nun and artist and she is living with ALS. Because of this […]
108 Bells on New Year’s Eve
108 Bells on New Year's Eve at 5:30pm. We will offer into the hearth the altar names from 2023, and ring in the New Year with 108 bells. Please join us in person or on zoom for this touching annual tradition and bring in your heart your commitments for the year ahead. We will use […]
Dharma Talk: Second Annual Fireside Chat with Joshin
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesJanuary 3, 5:30pm. Dharma Talk: Second Annual Fireside Chat with Joshin. All friends and members are invited to bring questions, reflections, and requests. Joshin will give an update on the general health and wellbeing of Bread Loaf Mountain Zen, review 2023 and talk about some new developments for 2024. This is a wonderful way for […]
Dharma Reflection Gansho Clark Hanjian
On Wednesday January 10, Gansho will give an online dharma reflection 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 us if you need the zoom link (the link is the same for all public dharma talks and ceremonies). Gansho Clark […]
Gather Host Retreat
AN APPRECIATION DINNER FOR GATHER HOSTS, AND A WORKSHOP FOR CURRENT AND POTENTIAL HOSTS. On Sunday January 14th, all Gather Hosts are invited to a dinner to celebrate and thank you! We will have a brief council discussion first and then a convivial dinner.. It will be held at Gather from 3:00 to 6:30 pm. Then, […]
Dharma Reflection Ben Busshin Nash
Join us for the Dharma Reflection of Ben Busshin Nash. Busshin is a former resident of Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community and a student and priest of Joshin. Email us for the Zoom link.
Clean Up Morning at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesEvery last Saturday of 3 months we will practice Clean Up. Winter Clean Up is a way to practice with open heart and mind to support the residents in Cornwall with deep cleaning and maintenance in and around the house. The schedule for the Clean Up Morning: 7:00 am Zazen and Service (optional) 8:00 am […]
Dharma Reflection by Colleen Jishu Brown
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesOn Wednesday January 31, 5:30 – 6:30pm Colleen Jishu Brown will give a Dharma Reflection. Colleen Jishu Brown is a student of Joshin, a board member of Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community, and coordinates the volunteers for Gather, our community living room. You can email us for the zoom link, or you can join in […]
Zazenkai – February 2024
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesFacilitated by Eisho Sinclair This Sunday retreat provides the opportunity to join the Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community in several periods of uninterrupted meditation in a full day of silence. We observe Noble Silence throughout the day, including meal and tea time. We engage wholeheartedly in alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation, an hour […]
Dharma Reflection by Daigan Widell
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesPlease join us in person or online (via Zoom) for a Dharma reflection given by Daigan Widell. Daigan is an ordained novice priest with Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community, and he engages his practice locally through his work in harm reduction with Vermont Cares and his weekly offerings of Friday wellness facilitation and Saturday music […]
Winter Clean Up Morning at Gather
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, […]
