Zen Center on Main Street, Northampton
Previous Events
| Activism as a Path to Awakening | Jun 13-15 |
Shifting Metaphors: Activism as a Path to Awakening A Meditation Retreat with Rev. H. Ryumon Gutierrez Baldoquin. At Smith College. Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. |
| Three bows!!! | Weekend Retreat with Roshi
Apr 18-20 |
Our abbot, Roshi Enkyo O'Hara, lead us in a weekend sesshin. |
| Dharma Reels: "Amongst White Clouds" | Apr 1 | Zen on Main movie night at the Media Education Foundation Community Room (60 Masonic St, NoHo): Tuesday April 1, 6pm. |
| Urban Sesshin, Village Zendo | Mar 12-16 |
"Manifesting Change through Engaged Zen Practice" Dharma Wheels Road Trip on Sat or Sun. |
| Weekend Sesshin: Embodied Practice | Oct 27-28 |
Please mark your calendars for this weekend sesshin at the Westhampton country zendo, lead by Hoshi Shinryu from the Village Zendo. | Intro to Zen | Sat Sept 15 |
Half-day Introduction to Zen workshop. Curious about Zen? Looking for an opportunity to taste a morning of Zen practice? Join us! Zen Center on Main Street, 9am - noon. |
| Open Sangha Steering Meeting | Wed Sept 12 |
Everybody is welcome to join! We'll be talking about plans, ideas, upcoming events, what supports us, ... |
| Dharma Wheels: Jukai | Sun Aug 12 |
Road trip to The Grail on the occasion of Jukai. |
| Montague Farm Zendo: Zazenkai | Sat Aug 18 |
Day-long sit at the Montague Farm Zendo. Contact Sensei Eve Marko for registration details (413-330-3309 or email: info @ zenpeacemakers.org). |
| Dharma Wheels: Shuso Hossen | Sun Aug 26 |
Road trip to The Grail on the occasion of Shuso Hossen. |
| HH Dalai Lama | May 9 | New On the occasion of the visit of HH the Dalai Lama to the Valley, the Zen Center will offer a special service, sitting, and a Dharma talk by Anraku. Come and join us! |
| Open Sangha Steering Meeting | May 2 (Wed/Thu) |
Everybody is invited. We continue to check in with each other and talk about plans, visions, and events at the Zen Center. 7:30-8:30pm. |
| Dharma Study | Thu Apr 26 7:30-8:30pm |
We are studying the "Sandokai:
Identity of Relative and Absolute." Everybody is welcome
to join at any time! We are looking at a variety of translations, as well as Suzuki Roshi's book "Branching Streams flow through the Darkness." (Next: May ??) |
| !! Dharma Talk (New!) !! |
Thu Apr 19 6:00-7:30pm |
!! New! Rev. Hilda Ryumon Gutierrez Baldoquin will offer a Public Dharma Talk at the Zen Center. (Opportunity for dana.) All are welcome! !! |
| !! Many Thanks!! !! |
Many thanks to Rev. Hilda Ryumon Gutierrez Baldoquin
for her Public Dharma Talk
at the Zen Center. Gassho!! !! |
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| Springfield Street Retreat | Sat Apr 7 |
Join the Zen Peacemakers for a day on the streets of Springfield, Mass. Without money. Without your watch. Without your agenda. For details and registration, contact Eve Myonen Marko Sensei, 413-330-3309, eve@peacemakercircle.org. |
| December Weekend Sesshin | Fri-Sun Dec 1-3 2006 |
Many thanks to Sensei Barbara Joshin O'Hara from the Village Zendo for leading us in retreat! What a previous opportunity! What rich teaching! |
| Zen Peacemaker Enlightenment Retreat | Tue-Sun Dec 5-10 |
With Roshi Bernie Glassman, Founder of the Zen Peacemakers, Roshi Peter Muryo Matthiessen of the Ocean Zendo, Sensei Nancy Mujo Baker of the No Traces Zendo and Sensei Eve Myonen Marko of the Montague Farm Zendo. Details. |
| Smith Lecture Series | Thu Dec 7 |
Part of the Buddhist Philosophy Distinguished Lecture Series at Smith College. |
| Village Zendo Year-end Sesshin | Tue-Mon Dec 26 - Jan 1 |
Village Zendo Year-end Sesshin |
| Dharma Study | Thu Nov 16 |
No Dharma Study in November We are in talks to create a more condensed, intensive series of Dharma Study evenings, centered around the Vimalakirti Sutra. Peter Gregory from Smith College may join us. (Might start Dec 7, 7:30pm) |
| Montague Farm Zendo Zazenkai | Sat Nov 18 |
Sensei Eve Myonen Marko will lead a one day retreat (9am-5:30pm) including Zazen, a Dharma Talk, and Private Interviews. Bernie will give his monthly talk at 4:30pm. See their web site for details. (Next: Rohatsu Sesshin, Dec 5-10) |
| Thanksgiving | Thu Nov 23 |
No Thursday evening sit. |
| Anraku: Dharma Talk at NIMC | Sun Nov 26 |
This Thanksgiving Weekend, Anraku will be giving a Dharma Talk at the Northampton Insight Meditation Community (NIMC). Sunday, Nov 26, Karuna Center, Northampton. Sit from 7-8pm; talk from 8-9pm. |
| October Zazenkai | Sun Oct 29 |
Day-long sit. From 8am -- 4pm.Come and dwell in peace! (Next: Sesshin Dec 1-3) |
| Dharma Talk | Sun Oct 22 |
Anraku will be giving a Dharma Talkat the Northampton Insight MeditationCommunity (NIMC). Sitting at 7pm, talkat 8pm. Karuna Center, Fitzwilly's building,Main St, Northampton. All are welcome! |
| Smith Lecture Series | Thu Oct 19 |
Part of the Buddhist Philosophy Distinguished Lecture Series at Smith College. (also: Dec 7) |
| Many Flavors of the Dharma | Saturday Sept 30 |
Many thanks to all who made this event possible! |
| Anraku: Dharma Talk at NIMC | Sunday Sept 10 |
Anraku will be giving a Dharma Talk at the weekly Sunday evening sitting of the Northampton Insight Mediation Community. Karuna Center, 3rd floor of Fitzwilly's building, Main Street, Northampton. Sit from 7-7:45pm, talk at 8pm. All are welcome! |
| Jukai Road Trip | Sunday Aug 13 |
Jukai Ceremony at the Grail. Dharma Wheels Road Trip to the Village Zendo Summer Retreat House in Cornwall-on-Hudson in order to celebrate new students receiving the Precepts (Jukai). 7:30am - afternoon. For details, contact Kenko. |
| Retreat with Ryumon | Saturday Aug 19 |
Opening to the World: Transforming Anger into Compassionate Action. A one-day retreat with Rev. Ryumon Hilda Gutierrez Baldoquin, Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, 10am-4pm. Co-sponsored by Zen on Main, register with Contemplative Mind directly by Aug 1. |
| Open Steering Meeting | Wednesday Sept 6 7-8pm |
We come together to plan the following months:
dates/times for the weekley sits, Study Group
Gatherings, all-day sits, possible weekend
retreats, workshops (eg. Many Flavors of the
Dharma), odds and ends, general feelings,
impressions, visions, etc. Come join your voice with all voices! Zendo, Wed, Sept 6, 7-8pm. |
| Zendo Potluck Picnic | Friday June 2 |
At Kenko and Roger's house on the pond in Westfield. In the afternoon and evening (3-7pm). Directions at the Zendo. |
| Springfield Street Retreat | June 9-11 | Led by Sensei Eve Myonen Marko and Roshi Bernie Glassman, Street Retreats are one of the core practices of the Zen Peacemakers. In June there will be the first 3-day street retreat in Springfield, Mass. During street retreats we go for several days with no money and just the clothes on our backs to bear witness to life on the streets. |
| Calligraphy Workshop | Saturday Jun 3 |
Healing Art of Calligraphy, Zen Center on Main Street, 2-5 PM. Meditation * Relaxation * Joy * Wonder. Learn about the ancient arts of China and Japan. Registration: (413) 586-8222 Sugg. Donation: $15 |
| Zendo Potluck Picnic | Friday Jun 2 |
At Kenko and Roger's house on the pond in Westfield. In the afternoon and evening (3-7pm). Directions at the Zendo. |
| Opening Ceremony | Sun May 14 |
Official Opening Ceremony for the Maezumi Institute, House of One People, Montague, from 9am--7pm. Morning events are from 10am- 12pm and FREE and open to the public. They will include a western liturgical service led by Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, a Japanese liturgical service led by Koujun Kuroda Roshi and various talks about Maezumi Roshi's life by his students and family members. |
| Dharma Talk | Sun Apr 16 |
Northampton Insight Meditation Community: Anraku will be giving the Dharma Talk. Sitting at 7pm. Dharma talk at 8pm. Karuna Center, Fitzwilly's Building, Northampton. |
| Sangha Gathering (New!) | Wed Mar 1 |
Once about every three months, we offer the opportunity to gather informally in community; to connect, to speak from the heart, to listen deeply, to share tea, to welcome new faces... (Next: first Wed in June) |
| Roshi Enkyo @ Barre | Fri Mar 3-5 |
Dogen's Genjokoan: The Koan of Everyday Life, Barre Center for Buddhist Studies |
| Roshi Enkyo @ Smith | Mon Mar 6 |
Zen in American Lecture Series, "Nuevo Zen: Countours of Change in the American Context" |
| Bernie Glassman | Sun Feb 12 |
Zen, Peacemaking, and Social Action. Northampton Insight Meditation Society. Karuna Center. Meditation at 7pm, Dharma talk at 8pm (ends at 9pm). |
| Bernie, Eve, Jim @ Barre | Fri Feb 24-26 |
Zen, Peacemaking, and Social Action, Barre Center for Buddhist Studies |
| Study Group | Wed Feb 15 |
Every third Wednesday of the month, we will study "The Wholehearted Way," a translation of Dogen's Bendowa. Please obtain a copy from a used book store, online etc. (Next: Mar 15) |
| Zazenkai | Sun Feb 26, 2006 |
Monthly all-day sit. From 8am - 4pm. Join us for all --or part of-- the day. |
| Zazenkai with Roshi Enkyo O'Hara | October 14-16, 2005 | In Westhampton. |
| Sangha Meeting Minutes | (in preparation) | Meeting around service positions, training and correction. |
| Senior Priest Empowerment | Thu Aug 11 |
Anraku has been empowered as a Senior Priest. Congratulations! |
| Jukai Ceremony | Sun Aug 14 |
Many thanks for your support -- in person,
in thought, in your hearts! (Photos) |
| Liturgy Workshop | Sat Sept 10, 2-4 pm |
Ringing bells, clacking clackers, lighting candles, bowing bows, listening, communicating and relating as many bodies, serving the Sangha as one. |
| Memorial Service | Sun Sept 11, 9:30am |
On 9/11, regular sit from 8:30-9:30am followed
by a memorial service, commemorating the deaths and
suffering of 9/11, of wars throughout the world,
and of the recent natural desasters. Joyful, pure, eternal being!
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| Steering Committee | Call for Volunteers! | Please volunteer to serve on our Steering Committee. Committment of about half a year, being available to offer feedback, make decisions, and help communicate with the broader Sangha (most likely by email). |
| Steering Committee Members | Volunteers | The following Sangha members have volunteered and
will form the Steering Committee for the next half year.
Many thanks!
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| Dharma Friends Road Trip Jukai at The Grail |
Sun Aug 14 |
A few of us will be taking a Dharma Friends
Road Trip to attend the Jukai (Taking the
Precepts) ceremony in Cornwall-on-Hudson,
where the month-long Village Zendo Summer Ango
retreat takes place. Lisa and Volker will be part of the group taking the precepts. (Ceremony around 11 AM, picnic to follow, with 2-2.5h drive each way.) Sign-up sheet is at the Zendo! |
| Sangha Meeting Minutes | Now! | Find out about our discussions and decisions at the Sangha Meeting. |
| Sangha Meeting | Wed June 15, 7-8 pm |
We all are the sangha. Please join us! |
| Upcoming Zazenkais | 2005 |
Sunday June 26 July 15-17: Contemplative retreats with Ryumon (see next item) |
| Retreats: Awakening to Freedom, Hilda Ryumon | Fri-Sun, July 15-17 |
Awakening to Freedom: An Honest Conversation on Race and Privilege United Congregational Church of Holyoke, MA
To sign up or for information, (413) 977-1852, or email: retreat.info@comcast.net Full details: Flyer |
| Special event! This Thursday, May 5. | Dharma Talk by Roshi Enkyo | Roshi will be gving a Dharma Talk this Thursday, May 5. The sit starts as usual at 6:30pm, followed by the Dharma Talk at 7pm. Help spread the word, and join us! |
| Dharma Study Group Wed, Apr 27, 7-8 pm |
For this month, please consider the Third Prepcept: "Not misusing sexual energy." While we can talk about this, how do you experience and express it directly? |
| Mar 25-27 |
Two plus days with Roshi Enkyo including Friday evening, Sat all day, Sun through lunch (Easter weekend). Public talk Sunday at 11am. Please sign up. (Suggested donation $100, discount for regular contributors, nobody will be turned away for lack of funds -- see Anraku.) |
| Heart Sutra Workshop,
Thu Mar 10, 7-8 pm |
Peter Gregory will continue the workshop on the Heart Sutra, in the second round of our usual Thursday evening program. |
| Dharma Talk with Roshi Enkyo, Jan 14, 6pm | Friday, Jan. 14, 6pm Roshi Enkyo will be in town on Friday, January 14th. She has offered to give a Dharma Talk that evening. We will begin at 6pm with 2 periods of zazen followed by the Teisho. |
| Oct 4, 5 | Kazuaki Tanahashi, Poet, Performance
Artist: "A Brush with Our Time." Smith College, Campus Center,
room 208 (2nd floor) Oct 4, 4:30pm: Peace Poems Performance Oct 5, 10am-noon: open workshop |
| Oct 7, 4:30pm | Author and translator Red Pine will
speak on "Taoism & Taoist Hermits in China Today."
Smith College, Seelye 106. |
| Oct 13, 7-8pm | Dharma Friends Tea |
| Oct 24: 1-5 pm, Smith College | Food, Hunger, and Buddhism: Come to a Performance of a Chinese
Buddhist Tantric Ritual for Feeding Hungry Spirits By the Monks and
Nuns of Fo-Guang Shan. Smith College, Campus Center, Carroll Room (208, 2nd floor)., |
| Sat/Sun Oct 30/31 | Zazenkai with Roshi Enkyo, Saturday and Sunday morning. More details to follow. Please register at the Zendo, or by email. ((Large) Sesshin Photo with Roshi Enkyo (March 2004) [Can also be found under "Sangha".] ) |
| Nov. 4, 6:30-7:45 pm | Peter Gregory will lead us in a study of the Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo. |
| Nov. 10, 7-8 pm | Dharma Friends Tea: Come and share your experience with the practice over tea. |
| Now! | Fall Sangha Meeting Notes (September 2004) |
| Sun Sept 26, 6:30-8:30PM, Westfield State College | Coming Home From Iraq, A public forum focusing on the impact of war and the complex and varied issues confronting returning military personnel and their families. |
| Sept 11 | 9/11 Informal Sitting and Memorial Service |
| Thank you! | Zen Peacemaker Claude AnShin Thomas |
![(Large) Sesshin Photo with Roshi Enkyo (March 2004)[Can also be found under "Sangha".]](Sesshin-04.JPG){kind=link}
