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June 7 - Aug 2, 2024 (No class on 7/5) Join Ines Sun for an eight-week calligraphy course based on Lao-Tzu’s Tao Te Ching. The evening will begin with tea in silence. After tea, each week we will focus on calligraphy characters related to a single chapter of the Tao Te Ching. As we read […]
The days leading up to O-Bon offer a special opportunity to work side-by-side with the monastery residents and Sangha as we prepare for O-Bon. Guests follow a modified monastic schedule, with morning service, daily samu (work practice), and Dai Segaki chanting each evening. We end the samu period Friday afternoon before we officially begin O-Bon […]
Join Chigan Roshi and Shinge Roshi for this beautiful and moving ceremony where we honor our ancestors, family members, and other loved ones who have passed away, as well as the hungry ghosts within and outside us. O-Bon begins on Friday evening as we welcome the spirits of our ancestors and deceased loved ones with […]
This weekend retreat offers a loving time of encouragement and support for people who are living with chronic illnesses or who need a place of community and healing. Originally created by DBZ resident monk Donge John Haber as a retreat to offer a caring and inspiring space for those living with HIV and AIDS, it […]
Ohashi and instructors will teach the essence of the OHASHIMethod – offering effective techniques that achieve the joy of giving and receiving. There will be class each morning with Ohashi and a Certified Ohashiatsu® Instructor, and supervised practice sessions in the afternoon. In their free time, participants may hike the grounds, swim and boat in […]
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