Four Tuesdays, November 3–24, 5–6:30 pm PT - In this four-week online course, we will explore the Heart Sutra, or Sutra on the Heart of Realizing Wisdom Beyond Wisdom (Prajna Paramita), one of Buddhism’s most beloved yet challenging texts. This class will offer an approach for students at any stage of practice. We’ll trace the ...
Four Sundays, November 8–29, 2:30–4:00 pm PT Deep Rest is a skill that we all need. With regular practice, we can learn how to allow mind and body to easily transition from their usual activated (sympathetic) state to a relaxed (parasympathetic) mode. This is a state of body and mind that is mentally and physically ...
Six Mondays, November 16–December 21, 9:00 am–11:00 am PT (View in your time zone) How can reading and writing poetry illuminate and uplift our Dharma practice? How does Dharma practice give rise to expressions of poetry? How can both poetry and Zen offer new and refreshed ways of seeing the world around us? Poetry has ...
Four Sundays, December 6–27, 11:00 am–1:00 pm PT - “In darkness, we become devoted to clarity, courage, peace, and harmony. We discover the basic goodness of all humanity when we experience darkness together.” —Zenju Earthlyn Manuel - We are conditioned to fear darkness and blackness. We may see the dark as something to run from ...
Six Mondays, November 16–December 21, 9:00 am–11:00 am PT (View in your time zone) How can reading and writing poetry illuminate and uplift our Dharma practice? How does Dharma practice give rise to expressions of poetry? How can both poetry and Zen offer new and refreshed ways of seeing the world around us? Poetry has ...
December 8, 7:00–9:00 pm PT Have you ever wondered how to integrate the warm spirit of modern Christmas celebrations with Buddhist faith and practice? This single-session, free event will explore the birth stories of Jesus and Shakyamuni Buddha, as well as dharma lessons from popular contemporary Christmas stories like A Christmas Carol and Frosty the ...
Four Sundays, December 6–27, 11:00 am–1:00 pm PT - “In darkness, we become devoted to clarity, courage, peace, and harmony. We discover the basic goodness of all humanity when we experience darkness together.” —Zenju Earthlyn Manuel - We are conditioned to fear darkness and blackness. We may see the dark as something to run from ...
Six Mondays, November 16–December 21, 9:00 am–11:00 am PT (View in your time zone) How can reading and writing poetry illuminate and uplift our Dharma practice? How does Dharma practice give rise to expressions of poetry? How can both poetry and Zen offer new and refreshed ways of seeing the world around us? Poetry has ...
Monthly, Saturdays, December 19–May 15, 11:00–12:30 pm PT - If you have previously participated in any of the “Dancing in the Dark Fields” series, we invite you to consider this ongoing monthly practice group, which will expand on those teachings and community. Zenshin Florence Caplow, who will be teaching the class, has "danced" with auto-immune ...
Saturday, December 19, 1:00–6:30 pm PT - This annual gathering honors the traditional Japanese practice of Fuyu-gomori—“winter hibernation”—which in Japan evokes cozy, quiet scenes of winter life, enjoying sweets (called fuyu-gomori) with tea, and contemplation with music and art that express peaceful winter themes. We will start our retreat by creating the feeling of warmth ...
Four Sundays, December 6–27, 11:00 am–1:00 pm PT - “In darkness, we become devoted to clarity, courage, peace, and harmony. We discover the basic goodness of all humanity when we experience darkness together.” —Zenju Earthlyn Manuel - We are conditioned to fear darkness and blackness. We may see the dark as something to run from ...
Six Mondays, November 16–December 21, 9:00 am–11:00 am PT (View in your time zone) How can reading and writing poetry illuminate and uplift our Dharma practice? How does Dharma practice give rise to expressions of poetry? How can both poetry and Zen offer new and refreshed ways of seeing the world around us? Poetry has ...
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