Work in the Room This Saturday,
May 25
times still open: 6:40, 7:00, and 8:00
To reserve a time, please contact Sarah Bender at sembender@gmail.com
Under cover of snow,
life happens, and then suddenly, voilà! Paintbrush, so vividly alive! Our
meditation is like this, too. The silence and stillness can be as
seamless as a snowfield, and then, in connection, in your life as something
comes to meet you, maybe a koan? Maybe a friend? and seemingly from
nowhere, heart-mind comes forth!
In our Zen koan
tradition, a community can offer many kinds of support for the practice of
the Way:
Talks by teachers, visitors and community members
Service opportunities
Study groups
Koan circles
Services and ceremonies
Community support in times of trouble
Meditation retreats
and
Since our community
has an authorized teacher (in fact, access to two)
we can also offer individual support and guidance from a teacher, which in the
long history of our way has been seen as a key element of practice.
If you’d like to
explore this possiblility, or just to have individual conversation about your
practice, please don’t hesitate to come on Saturday morning, or to make an
appointment at another time with Sarah Bender, Roshi (sembender@gmail.com) or Andrew Palmer,
Sensei (alpalmer128@gmail.com).