Events
Ease and Joy of Mornings – August 2022
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesEase and Joy is a quiet morning designed to introduce you to the art of zazen, which is the word we use for Zen meditation. It is an ideal entryway for beginners, intermediate or long-time meditators who want a refresher course on this “dharma gate of joy and ease” as described by Zen Master, Dogen-Zenji. […]
Dharma Reflection with Genjin Becvar
On August 24, 5:30 - 6:30pm Genjin Becvar will facilitate the dharma reflection. Genjin is a priest and student of Joshin Byrnes.
Dharma Talk by Sheila Canal
On Wednesday September 14, 5:30 – 6:30pm Sheila Canal will give the dharma talk, titled The similarities of the Bodhisattva with the Jewish practice of Mussar You can email Petra for the Zoom link. Sheila Canal went on her first retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh in 1991 and found a spiritual home. She has been […]
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 […]
Zazenkai – October 2022
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United States
Street Retreat Washington D.C. – October 2022
October 13 - October 16 Join us on the streets of Washington, D.C., for our October Street Retreat Led by Joshin Byrnes, Guiding Teacher, Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community and Bob Ertman, Guiding Teacher, Silver Spring Zendo/One Heart Sangha *This street plunge will proceed barring unforeseen spikes in Covid among vaccinated people. You must be […]
Dharma Talk with Peggy Kendo Murray
On Wednesday November 2, 5:30 - 6:30pm Peggy Kendo Murray will give the dharma talk. You can email Petra for the zoom link. Peg has cultivated a spiritual friendship with Joshin sensei for more than 10 years and he has recognized her as a senior practitioner and Dharma Holder (hoshi) at BLMZC where she has […]
Dharma Talk by Kathryn Schloff and Joshin Byrnes
On Wednesday November 9 we will introduce our Adopt a Peacemaker Quilt project with Kathryn Schloff and Joshin Byrnes. The dharma talk starts at 5:30pm Eastern Time. You can join in-person when fully vaccinated and symptom free. Or you can join online. Email Petra for the zoom link Kathryn Schloff was born in 1950 in […]
