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 ...
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 ...
Four Wednesdays, January 6–27, 6:00–7:30 pm PT Want to learn how to meditate? Or have you tried and just can’t quite figure out how to make it work for you? ...
January 8–26, 9:00–11:15 am PT - The theme for this three-week online offering is Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong. Lojong is the Tibetan Buddhist practice ...
Three Saturdays, January 9–23, 9:00–10:30 am PT Yang Sheng 养生 or Life Preservation in Qigong is based on the general principles of nurturing and preserving life in the Traditional Chinese ...
Six Saturdays, January 9–February 13, 1:00–2:30 pm PT - This is an online introductory class for people who are working with the fierce teachers of chronic illness or chronic pain. ...
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