Note from the Zen Center: We invite you to attend the grand opening of the Las Vegas Zen Center, May 4-6
(Signups/Confirmation at: www.zencenteroflasvegas.com/grandopening).
We have posted photos of the center, Las Vegas and Valley of Fire State Park on the following website: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/myphotos.
For…
The celebration for Buddha’s Birthday 2012 is being held at the Providence Zen Center on
Friday, March 30 through Sunday April 1. Please consider joining us!
Please click here to register.
(You only need to register if you are planning on spending the night at PZC.)
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Read More...Photos of Buddha’s Enlightenment Day 2011 at Providence Zen Center are now online:
http://www.kwanumzen.org/about-us/galleries/buddhas-enlightenment-day-2011/
Read More...The Fall 2011 issue of the Kwan Um School of Zen newsletter is now available to download here:
http://www.kwanumzen.org/contact-us/school-newsletter/
You can also download the PDF directly using these links:
Larger PDF (8.4 MB): http://www.kwanumzen.org/wp-content/uploads/KUSZ%20Newsletter%20Fall%202011.pdf
Small PDF (1.3 MB): http://www.kwanumzen.org/wp-content/uploads/KUSZ-Newsletter-Fall-2011-lo-res.pdf
Read More...WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US FOR BUDDHA’S ENLIGHTENMENT DAY, DECEMBER 3
Below is the schedule for the day. Please consider joining us for any or all of the activities and ceremonies. If you would like to volunteer, please email director@kwanumzen.org. To register for overnight stay at PZC, …
Read More...November 10, 2011 – February 6, 2012
Kyol Che means “Tight Dharma,” and the day begins at 3:00 a.m. when we rise to practice 108
prostrations, chanting, sitting meditation, formal meals and working. We observe silence throughout the retreat. The schedule is intensive and includes 10 hours of formal…
Please mark your calendar for the upcoming Buddha’s Enlightenment Day, Saturday, December 3rd at the Providence Zen Center in Cumberland, RI.
All activities are free and open to the public. However, if you need overnight accommodations, please register here by November 26.
More information is on the…
Read More...Kwan Um School of Zen Dharma Teacher Retreat:
This year the Dharma Teacher Retreat will be held on September 17 and 18. Usually in October, this event has changed this year due to the Whole World is a Single Flower trip in October.
Please visit our website for preliminary…
The North American Kwan Um town meeting was held on July 31, 2011. The minutes can be downloaded as a PDF here:
Read More...Dear Friends,
Head Temple Do Am Sah in Warsaw warmly invites you for SUMMER KYOL CHE 2011. We are looking forward to seeing you soon!
Download Summer Kyol Che flyer
Dear Sangha,
Please join us Saturday and Sunday, July 30-31, for the Kwan Um School of Zen Founder’s Day celebration, held at Providence Zen Center.
Below is the current full schedule for the weekend. You can download a flyer with an abbreviated schedule here.
PRECEPTS: There will be…
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On the 7th of July, Gateless Gate Zen Center launches an 11,000 mile motorcycle odyssey to the four corners of the country to talk on Women and Children in the Jails and Prisons of the Nation. Two riders armed with computers, PowerPoints, and camping gear will leave from…
Read More...Zen Master Bon Haeng (Mark Houghton), North American Abbot of the Kwan Um School of Zen, and a guiding teacher of the Cambridge and Providence Zen Centers, will embark on a teaching tour of selected European cities in June of 2011. This blog will attempt to keep the sangha…
Read More...Dear Sangha,
We had a wonderful Buddha’s Birthday Celebration the weekend of April 2-3!
For anyone who was not able to join us, we’ve posted audio, video, and photos from the weekend online: Buddha’s Birthday 2011
A big thank you goes to the many, many sangha members…
Read More...Job Opening at Mu Sang Sa in Korea:
Mu Sang Sa temple in South Korea is looking for a Zen student interested in staying at Mu Sang Sa
and working as kitchen helper while participating part time in Kyol Che this summer
Gye Ryong San International Zen Center
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Have you ever wanted to live at the Cambridge Zen Center?
Now is your chance! We have a charming one bedroom apartment available in one of our buildings located at 204 Auburn Street #3. This bright and sunny apartment was just completely renovated. (New…
Read More...Su Bong Zen Monastery in Hong Kong is now raising funds to upgrade conditions and better facilitate services in its two practicing locations, Causeway Bay and Lantau Island. Download flyer as PDF
Read More...Dear Sangha,
Everyone is cordially invited to attend the Isthmus Zen Community’s annual seven-day Zen meditation retreat, March 6-13, 2011 at Bethel Horizons Barn Retreat Center near Dodgeville (about 45 minutes west of Madison). Teacher for the retreat will be the IZC’s Guiding Teacher, Thom Pastor JDPSN.
The retreat will…
Read More...Dear Sangha:
The Whole World is a Single Flower Conference in India is approaching quickly! If you want to come and have not signed up, now is the time! Registration will close as of March 31, 2011. After that it will be difficult to find hotel rooms!
URGENT NEWS and…
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