March 8, 2023
Sangha Entertainment Night Postponed Sadly, we have too few acts ready to go for Saturday night, so we’re going to postpone until the “stars” align. In the meantime, if you have an idea for a skit or any other performance, let us know and we can help find collaborators. If we do round up a…
March 8, 2023
To express interest in any of the upcoming Sangha Hikes, please complete this form: https://rzc.breezechms.com/form/511b50 Niagara Falls; 3 Sister’s Sangha Hike; April 23rd, 2:15-3:15 p.m. This easy, 1.8-mile hike meets in the Goat Island Parking Area in Buffalo, NY at: 43.0809 N, 79.0707W. If you would like to carpool and save on parking fees, meet…
March 6, 2023
Join our host, Jake Langendorfer for Buffalo at Philadelphia. We’ll be watching the game in the library on the 3rd floor of 5 Arnold Park at 7 p.m. Come to the front door and ring the doorbell. You can look forward to pizza and non-alcoholic beer.
March 6, 2023
It’s Back! For the first time since 2019! Sangha Entertainment Night will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 11 – and we need performers, as well as audience members. In addition to the onstage antics in the Buddha Hall, we’ll have sweet and savory snacks along with beverages after curtain call…
March 5, 2023
We’re socially conditioned to lead with the head, however Zen is not a mental activity. How do we get our practice into the body-mind? Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript
March 3, 2023
Teisho by Donna-sensei, Sunday, March 5 We’ll have one extended round of sitting with a bell at the half-way point for a posture change, followed by kinhin, a short chanting service, and then Donna-sensei’s teisho. All will be broadcast on Zoom. Unmasking the Zendo Our COVID committee met recently and have agreed to remove the…
February 28, 2023
Gisela Hellstern, July 19, 1957 – February 27, 2023 It is with sorrow that we report that Gisela Hellstern, a longtime member of our Sangha and a leader of the Berlin Zen Group, died on the morning of February 27. Gisela was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer some two years ago, but had been in…
February 28, 2023
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February 28, 2023
A Sangha Engagement Online Program Dharma Reflections takes place the third Sunday of each month from 1:00 to 2:15pm Eastern on Zoom. Longtime RZC member and practitioner Larry McSpadden leads friendly discussions, suitable for newcomers and established members alike, on short selections of Buddhist writings and teachings. Larry’s Notes & Quotes March 12: What’s On…
February 25, 2023
February 2023 Sesshin, Day 4
Blue Cliff Record #21 “Chimon and the Lotus.” Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript