Change in Date: Study on Dec 15

Today, we enjoyed a wonderful sit with seven people in our new Zendo at the Friends Meeting House, including an opportunity for private interview with Soshin Hoshi. Settling in…  

Note the change in date for the next Study: It will take place on December 15, for about 1.5 hours after the boring sit.   We will focus on the great teacher Linji/Rinzai (Chapter 6 of the book “Making Zen Your Own” by Janet Abels).  

You are warmly invited to participate.  You don’t have to have participated in any of the prior study meetings. Just read and reflect on the chapter before the meeting, exploring its relationship to your own Zen Life today.

Painting of Linji / Rinzai
Source: Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linji_Yixuan#/media/File:RinzaiGigen.jpg

Settling at the Friends Meeting House

Small altar at the Friends Meeting House
Small altar at the Friends Meeting House

Settling into the new space at the Friends Meeting House. Transforming a classroom into a Zendo and a library into an interview room. Welcoming sitters new and old! Entering the stillness together..

New Home: Friends Meeting House

Starting on November 17 2019, the Oxbow Zen Sangha will be meeting at the Northampton Friends Meeting House on Center Street (directions). We are excited to find this new home with a spiritual community that also values deep silence and social action.

Image for Friends Meeting House
The Friends Meeting House in Northampton where the Oxbow Zen Sangha meets for weekly meditation.