EVENTS FOR 2018
please visit the Retreats page for information on half-day and one-day sittings as well as weekend retreats
Vasubandhu’s 30 Verses – finishing up!!!
Join us on Sunday mornings, 8:00 am – 10 am beginning August 6, 2017 for zazen, tea and study of the ancient and illuminating teaching of Yogacara – the study of our flow of consciousness. We are using Ben Connelly’s book Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara. We will conclude mid-February 2018
DHARMA TALKS – Monday Evenings
2018:
Karen DeCotis – Monday, January 8 – To Begin Again
Karen DeCotis – Monday, January15 – Zen Forms & the Embodiment of Wisdom
Amy Strom – Monday, January 22 – Waking up & Growing Up
Traditional Practice night – Monday, February 5
Karen DeCotis – Monday, February 12 – Case 4 from The Book of Serenity: The World Honored One Points to the Ground , –
Rev. Bill Milton – Monday, February 19 – Right Effort – an excerpt is below (This will be rescheduled due to weather – stay tuned)
For the bodhisattva whose sole purpose is to alleviate the suffering of all beings, each path, each vow, each action, are inseparable expressions of the same mindful practice. Wholeheartedly practicing one is a wholehearted practice of them all. My talk will explore the emphasis of Right Effort, one activity of Buddha’s Eightfold Noble Path. In Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara , Ben Connelly shares that early Buddhist texts explained it with a four-part formula: making effort so that harmful states do not arise, harmful states that have arisen cease, beneficial states arise, and beneficial states that are present continue. How do we embody this practice in our daily lives?
Traditional Practice night – Monday, March 5
Karen DeCotis – Monday, March 12 – Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration
Bill Salsman: Monday, March 19 (new date) – The Habit of Picking Flowers
Amy Strom – Monday, March 26
Traditional Practice night – Monday, April 2
CEREMONIES for 2018
Buddha’s Parinirvana Ceremony – Monday, February 19, 7:45 pm after zazen and before talk
Buddha’s Birthday –WESAK ceremony, Wednesday, May 29 starting at 5:00pm, to celebrate Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and Parinirvana. BRING FLOWERS 
This will be a Dharma Center wide event! Children welcome! More info here: About the Wesak Event
Buddha’s Enlightenment – Saturday, December 8, during 1/2 day sit