Hi dear Sangha,
I just put a page together clarifying how the private interviews with a teacher in Zen work. Hope you find it helpful: Private Interview with the Teachers.
- Nomon Tim
Ryushin Andrea joined us at Zen Alive to offer a talk on Buddha Taught Nirvana. Have a listen!
Sesshin is a wonderful opportunity to deepen into Zen mediation in community. The Practice Period Closing Sesshin is open to everyone regardless of your participation in this year's Winter Practice Period. Thursday evening March 9th through Saturday afternoon March 11th at our Zendo in the Bellingham Unitarian Church. Available also on zoom. Talks and interviews with Nomon Tim Burnett and Ryushin Andrea Thach. And a Dharma talk by Ikushun Desiree Webster. Vegetarian meals provided.
Our annual Introduction to Zen Meditation class is a wonderful introduction, overview, and deepening into how Zen practice "works". Taught this year by Shuko Edie Norton and Raizelah Bayen. Sundays at 4pm in March. Don't miss this wonderful opportunity!
This Sunday, February 19th, our guest speaker for the Sunday 10am Zen Alive! program is Practice Period visiting teacher Ryushin Andrea Thach.
And next Sunday, Feburary 26th, our guiding teacher Nomon Tim Burnett joins us for Zen Alive!
Please consider coming to one or both of these Sunday programs during Practice Period where we'll hear from our teachers.
More on Zen Alive...
We all found Jonathan Prescott's Dharma talk On Effort and Ease very clear and helpful in thinking about how to practice meditation and in life in general. Enjoy!
Dear Sangha,
I'd love your help putting our annual donor's letter and calligraphy thank you card. We're hosting a mailing party to stuff envelopes this Sunday January 29th at 1pm at our new building at 2509 Cedarwood. (It's not a zendo yet but it is an office building so let's use it for office work and enjoy being in our new space!). Depending on how many hands we have it'll take about an hour.
Warmly,
Nomon Tim
We received this from the Northwest Dharma Association:
Memorial for Genko Kathy Blackman January 28 from 2:00-3:30 pm Puget Sound Zen Center - Vashon Island WA It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Genko Kathy Blackman on December 9, 2022. We will hold a memorial for Genko on January 28 at the Puget Sound Zen Center. It will streamed on Zoom, with the Zoom address on our homepage and the same password as we usually use. If you need that password, email PSZC.
There will be a second memorial at Nalandabodhi in Seattle at a later date.
Genko Kathy Blackman taught regularly at the Puget Sound Zen Center from 2012 to 2022. Genko trained in the Rinzai Zen tradition and was ordained in 1997 and authorized to teach in 2007. She also practiced with Sharon Salzberg in the Insight Meditation tradition and at Nalandabodhi in Seattle with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, a Kagyu and Nyingma Tibetan lineage holder.
All those participating in the Winter Practice Period are warmly invited to join Daishin Bob Andrews, my Benji, and me for a short, informal gathering where we get to know each other a bit more and have a chance to share our thoughts, our practice and any questions or comments about the classes during our winter practice period.
We've set aside several time slots where you can sign up for in-person or virtual Tea with the Shuso. Just click on the link below.
Sign up here
Shuso Ikushun Desiree Webster
Please join Shuso Ikushun Desiree Webster as she guides us on a study of several of the fundamental teachings of the Buddha through the clear guidance and deep understanding of Thich Nhat Hanh and others. The classes will include a bit of flavor from the Plum Village Tradition including a few songs and gathas.
You can sign up HERE.
And don't overlook the list of Resources that will help you fully engage with the class and the teachings. Go to the Practice Period 2023 page and scroll down - it's in a box on the right.
Red Cedar Zen Community is a 501(c) non-profit organization.
