Retreats, Classes, Workshops, and Special Events
NOTE: The events listed here are in addition to the regular morning and evening sittings shown in the sidebar to the right.
Regular Monthly Offerings:
Friday Film Night
Saturday Children's Group
Sunday all-day Retreats
Classes and Study Group
May
3 Saturday
Reiki Practice (w/Glynn DeBrocky), 10:30 AM
4 Sunday
Dogen Study Group, 12:15 - 2:00 PM
9 - 11 Friday - Sunday
Spring Weekend Sesshin, Garrison Institute
Friday 9:00 AM through Sunday 2:00 PM
This weekend requires both pre-registration and pre-payment. The fees are $170 for members, $200 for non-members, with $30 more for a single room. Partial scholarships are available on request. The cut-off date is May 1st, after which no refunds for cancellation can be made.
NOTE: The Zen Center will not be open Friday morning or evening or Sunday morning because of the Weekend Sesshin at Garrison. The regular schedule will resume on Monday morning.
16 Friday
Film Night, Zen Buddhism, 7:30 PM
This beautifully photographed documentary takes us on a Korean Zen journey deep into a remote mountain temple for a 90 day Winter Retreat. The ancient temple is austere, serene, and has the look of being timeless. The two dozen nuns in Retreat follow a vigorous routine of meditation, fasting, and exercises. Every action, every scene reflects tranquility.
17 Saturday
Board Meeting, 10:30 AM
18 Sunday
Way Seeking Mind Talk, Liz Mann (replaces Dharma Talk in Sunday Schedule)
Precepts Class, 12:15 - 2:00 PM
31 Saturday
Rafe Martin, Storyteller, 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Not just for children, Rafe will offer a lively performance of Tales of Courage, Perseverance, and Compassion. This will be open to the public. A perfect occasion to invite family and friends to visit our Zen Center and join an inspiring and entertaining program. Suggested donation $10 per family. The storytelling wil be followed by a booksigning. Rafe will have many of his favorites for sale - most especially the newly released paperback version of Birdwing, his first novel.
June
1 Sunday
Rafe Martin, Guest Teacher
Dharma Talk, part of morning schedule
8 Sunday
Dogen Study Group, 12:15 - 2:00 PM
15 Sunday
Way Seeking Mind Talk, Mary Sutton (replaces Dharma Talk in Sunday Schedule)
Precepts Class, 12:15 - 2:00 PM
22 Sunday
One Day Retreat (w/Susan and Dennis); 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
27 Friday
Film Night, A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki, 7:30 PM
Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki's long and fruitful life (1870-1966) is explored through archival footage and interviews. Suzuki became the first voice of Japanese Buddhism, especially Zen, to the Western World. His teachings were traditional, but radical, and they had an impact on religious, artistic, and philosophical thinking that continues to this day. In 1957, The New Yorker wrote that "he radiates a special serenity that makes him a magnificent living example of the doctrine he preaches".
29 Sunday
Board Meeting, 12:15 - 2:00 PM