Events
Dharma Talk with Ando Jaune Evans
On Wednesday March 22 from 5:30 – 6:30pm EST, Ando Jaune Evans will give the dharma talk. You can e-mail us if you need the zoom link (the link is the same for all public dharma talks and ceremonies). Ando Jaune Evans was originally ordained as a priest in the White Plum Lineage by Bernie Glassman and […]
Dharma Talk with Jitsjuo Gauthier
On Wednesday March 29 from 5:30 – 6:30pm EST, Jitsujo Gauthier will give the dharma talk. You can e-mail us if you need the zoom link (the link is the same for all public dharma talks and ceremonies). Jitsujo T. Gauthier is an Associate Professor and Cochair of the Buddhist Chaplaincy department at University of the West. […]
Los Angeles Street Retreat, Passover and Holy Week, April 5-9, 2023
"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 […]
Ease and Joy of Mornings – April 2023
Dōgen Zenji, the thirteenth-century founder of our lineage, referred to his method of practice as “simply the dharma gate of enjoyment and ease.” In this half-day retreat facilitated by Taidō and Busshin, we’ll explore this together and provide a live introduction to our Zen practice. The morning will be spent engaging wholeheartedly in alternating periods […]
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 […]
Spring 2023 Practice Period – Cooking Your Life
Stories from the Kitchen Recipes for Community Online Practice Intensive and Sesshin Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community May 1 - May 28, 2023 Whether you are new to Zen or have been sitting meditation for a while, this practice intensive is a wonderful way to enter practice or deepen it in a nourishing context you […]
Dharma Talk with Eve Marko
On Wednesday May 3 at 5:30pm, Eve Marko will give the dharma talk. Please email us if you need the zoom link(the link is the same for all public dharma talks and ceremonies). Eve Marko is a Founding Teacher of the Zen Peacemaker Order and head teacher at the Green River Zen Center in Massachusetts. She received dharma transmission and inka from […]
Dharma Talk with Joshin Byrnes
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesOn Wednesday May 10, Joshin will give an in-person dharma talk at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Center as part of the Spring Practice Period | Cooking Your Life. 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 […]
Connecting Faith and Money Small Group Gathering
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesHalf Day Intensive May 20, 2023
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United States
Sesshin May 2023
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United States
Dharma Talk with Eisho Sinclair and Jissan Michelle Nicolle
On Wednesday May 24, Eisho and Jissan will give an in-person dharma talk at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Center as part of the Spring Practice Period | Cooking Your Life. 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 […]
