March 28, 2023
Illuminating Silence #3
March 2023 Sesshin, Day 3
Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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March 27, 2023
Illuminating Silence #2
March 2023 Sesshin, Day 2
Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
March 26, 2023
Illuminating Silence #1
March 2023 Sesshin, Day 1
Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
March 25, 2023
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The Columbarium Survey Is Still Open You still have a chance to express your interest (or not) in the columbarium that is planned for Chapin Mill. Even if you haven’t thought about your end-of-life preferences, the task force needs your feedback. The survey will close on April 9th. Joining the 7-day Sesshin on Zoom (March…
March 23, 2023
Baseball Viewing Party
Baseball Viewing Party: Yankees at The Angels Join our host, Jake Langendorfer at 7 p.m. for Yankees at The Angels. We’ll be watching the game in the library on the 3rdfloor of 5 Arnold Park. Come to the front door and ring the doorbell. You can look forward to pizza and non-alcoholic beer.
March 21, 2023
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Roshi’s Dokusan Since Bodhin-roshi will be at Chapin Mill to attend the upcoming 7-day sesshin led by John-sensei, he will not be able to give (online) dokusan from Thursday, March 23 through Monday, April 2. This Week – A Podcast by Roshi Click here to hear the latest talk, entitled, “A Buddhist View of Non-violence and the…
March 21, 2023
A Buddhist View of Non-violence and the War in Ukraine
Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
March 19, 2023
Skillful Effort, Skillful Concentration
Zen practice is a method, not a technique. As a result, practice can sometimes feel frustrating since there’s no step-by-step instruction manual telling us “Exactly What to Do.” (Nor will there ever be.) So how do we practice? Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript
March 16, 2023
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Seeking Trustee Self-Nominations – A New Process for 2023 Once again, as we have done for over 50 years, the Center is searching for volunteer leaders to join our board of trustees. However, this time around, factoring in emerging needs, we’re introducing a new nominations process that we hope will increase transparency, Sangha engagement, and…
March 13, 2023
Zen of Living and Dying
About every couple of weeks after the Sunday morning sitting at 11:30 a.m., a group of Sangha members meets for an hour on Zoom to provide support for each other while dealing with issues of life, death, and illness. Participants affectionately refer to the group as ZLD. At ZLD meetings, we share, we listen, we…