Zen practice in the Connecticut River Valley
Zazenkai: Day-long Zen meditation retreats.
Dear Oxbow Zen Sangha:
Stormy wind, sheets of rain, dark and drifting clouds, deep community practice. Warm thanks for everybody’s practice effort and giving hands at the October Zazenkai today. Deep gratitude to Ryotan Sensei for sharing the teaching so freely and generously! Three bows!
Dear local Oxbow Zen Sangha and friends:
Registration is now open online for the
Oxbow Zen Fall Zazenkai at
Shokai’s and Mark’s house
on Saturday Oct 27 2018,
from 8 AM – 4:30 PM
at
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c4babab29a0fb6-zazenkai1
Ryotan Sensei from the Village Zendo will be joining us for the day, offering private interviews and a Dharma talk.
The registration also provides an opportunity for you to sign up for a particular item for potluck lunch. Please choose one that you’d be happy to bring!
Looking forward to practicing with you!
Kenko.
Dear Oxbow Zen Sangha:
Settling into deep stillness and silence together, sharing potluck oryoki, experiencing the shifting light of the weather and the mind, deep teachings. Special thanks to all those who braved storm and snow and rain and other hindrances to be part of the March Zazenkai. Deep gratitude to Ryotan Sensei for his teaching!
Dear Oxbow Zen Sangha:
We’re excited to announce the dates for a
Spring Zazenkai with
Ryotan Sensei on
Saturday March 3 from
8 AM – 4 PM
at Shokai and Mark’s house in Southampton. Please mark your calendars!
All are welcome to gather for a day of deep practice.
Watch the email list for more information regarding the potluck sign-up and other logistics in early February.
At the Sep 30 Zazenkai, Ryotan Sensei invoked Ryokan’s poem
Maple leaf
Falling down
Showing front
Showing back
as an invitation to look deeply into this mind.
Three full bows in gratitude to Ryotan Sensei for making the trip to share the teaching with the Oxbow Zen Sangha!
And, as always, many thanks to the many hands that create and maintain the container in which we can settle deeply into whole-hearted practice. Very special thanks to Shokai and Mark for their hospitality!
Happy Fall Equinox, everyone! Please register now via email for our day-long Harvest Zazenkai on Sept 30, with talk by and interview with Ryotan Sensei from the Village Zendo. Sign up for our electronic email list to stay up-to-date on the shared planning and decision process.
Exciting new events at Oxbow Zen coming up this fall! Mark your calendars!
Earlier start to Sunday sit: arrive 7:45 AM, bell for the first sit at 8:00 AM.
Evening sit moves to Wednesday: 6:00-7:30 PM at Magna House. Contact us for location details.
Looking forward to deepening the practice together!
