Our zendō (meditation hall) will be closed in honor of the holiday. Please join us again for our practice of great peace beginning Tuesday, 10 October, at 6:30 a.m. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday, everyone.
Labor Day Holiday: Zendo CLOSED
Guest Speaker: Rev. Peter van der Sterre
Come and hear a Dharma talk this Saturday, 25 August, by our friend Rev. Peter, a long-time Zen practitioner and business owner, and a Dharma heir of Rev. Zoketsu Norman Fischer. There will be seated meditation (J. zazen) as usual at 9:25 a.m. followed by the talk at 10:15, and tea-and-cookies in the living room afterwards. Everyone is welcome!
Dharma Talk: Rev. Tanzen David Bullock
Please join us this Saturday, 28 July, for a talk by our Prior, Rev. David. He was ordained by Issan Dorsey, the founder of our temple, in 1990, and is one of the original members of the Hartford Street Sangha. He was also deeply involved in Issan’s establishment of the Maitri AIDS Hospice, and has for years been a treasured gardener. We’ll have zazen as usual at 9:25 a.m., with the talk following at 10:15, and tea-and-cookies afterwards. Everyone is welcome.
Guest Speaker, Saturday, 7 July: Rev. Steven Tierney
Please join us for a Dharma talk by Rev. Steven, a student of Rev. Dairyu Michael Wenger, and who is a clinical psychologist and frequent consultant to 12-step programs, as well as group facilitator for the Issan-ji community. We’ll have zazen (seated meditation) as usual at 9:25, with the talk to follow, and afterwards tea and cookies will be on offer in the living room. Everyone is welcome!
July 4th Holiday: Zendo CLOSED
Holiday: Dr. Martin Luther King Day Monday, 15 January, Zendo Closed
Winter Closures – 2017-18
Holiday Closures
December 2017: 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th
January 2018: 1st, 2nd
We’ll take a break from our stalwart zendo practice on the days noted above, so stay home by the fire and do some cozy sitting there, just for fun. Watch for a notice about our traditional New Year’s Eve event, which will start on December 31 at about 7:30 p.m. NOTE: If you attend one of the other groups that meet here independently of the usual zendo schedule, check with them to find out if they will hold their regular get-togethers. Have happy and safe holidays, everyone!