Unless otherwise noted, events are held at Windhorse Hill Retreat Center, 595B River Road, Deerfield, MA.
ONE-DAY of PRACTICE/ENLIGHTENMENT
Green River Zen will do a day’s retreat on Saturday, December 5, by Zoom. It falls right in the middle of the Rohatsu period, which ends on Tuesday, December 8.
Schedule:
9:00 Verse of Atonement
Verse of the Robe
Meditation
11:00 Break
11:20 Talk by Roshi Eve, followed by meditation
1:00 pm Lunch, rest
2:45 Meditation
Face-to-Face with Roshi
5:00 Final Circle
5:20 Four Vows, End
We will do this from home. If you can, please commit to doing the day, keeping our minds clear and concentrated even during breaks and meals; half days are possible. Please register with Dantika at dantikapm@gmail.com. The cost of the retreat is $35; if the cost is prohibitive for you, pay any amount that works for you. A donation will also be requested on behalf of Roshi.
The link will be sent to you after registration and before the retreat day.
HALF-DAY RETREATS
Saturdays, September 26, October 31, and December 5, 9:00 am–1 pm, in person at Windhorse Hill zendo
led by Roshi EveMeditation, talk, and face-to-face. Coffee, tea and snacks will be available.
Fee: There is no fee for these retreats, however, we encourage you to offer generous dana for our teacher by using PayPal or by mailing a check to: Green River Zen Center, POB 247, Montague, MA 01351.
Please register: dantikapm@gmail.com or 413-588-8053.
GATE OF SWEET NECTAR
Green River Zen Center usually chants the Gate of Sweet Nectar, the Zen Peacemakers’ liturgy feeding all the hungry ghosts, each month on Saturdays at 9:30 am following meditation. The Gate will be chanted on September 19, October 17, November 21, and December 19 (last day of practice together in 2020).
COUNCIL PRACTICE
Green River Zen Center does a monthly council practice on the last Tuesday of every month, and is on Zoom. It will take place this fall on September 29, October 27, and November 24. Council is a circle practice of listening and speaking from the heart. Its foundation is consonant with the Three Tenets of the Zen Peacemakers: Not-knowing, bearing witness, and loving action.
RENEWAL OF VOWS CEREMONY
A ceremony renewing our vows to the Precepts will take place on or close to the full moon on Zoom on Tuesdays, September 15 and November 17. All are invited to participate.
ONE-DAY of PRACTICE/ENLIGHTENMENT
Green River Zen will do a day’s retreat on Saturday, December 5, by Zoom. It falls right in the middle of the Rohatsu period, which ends on Tuesday, December 8.
Schedule:
9:00 Verse of Atonement
Verse of the Robe
Meditation
11:00 Break
11:20 Talk by Roshi Eve, followed by meditation
1:00 pm Lunch, rest
2:45 Meditation
Face-to-Face with Roshi
5:00 Final Circle
5:20 Four Vows, End
We will do this from home. If you can, please commit to doing the day, keeping our minds clear and concentrated even during breaks and meals; half days are possible. Please register with Dantika at dantikapm@gmail.com. The cost of the retreat is $35; if the cost is prohibitive for you, pay any amount that works for you. A donation will also be requested on behalf of Roshi.
The link will be sent to you after registration and before the retreat day.
HALF-DAY RETREATS
Saturdays, September 26, October 31, and December 5, 9:00 am–1 pm, in person at Windhorse Hill zendo
led by Roshi EveMeditation, talk, and face-to-face. Coffee, tea and snacks will be available.
Fee: There is no fee for these retreats, however, we encourage you to offer generous dana for our teacher by using PayPal or by mailing a check to: Green River Zen Center, POB 247, Montague, MA 01351.
Please register: dantikapm@gmail.com or 413-588-8053.
GATE OF SWEET NECTAR
Green River Zen Center usually chants the Gate of Sweet Nectar, the Zen Peacemakers’ liturgy feeding all the hungry ghosts, each month on Saturdays at 9:30 am following meditation. The Gate will be chanted on September 19, October 17, November 21, and December 19 (last day of practice together in 2020).
COUNCIL PRACTICE
Green River Zen Center does a monthly council practice on the last Tuesday of every month, and is on Zoom. It will take place this fall on September 29, October 27, and November 24. Council is a circle practice of listening and speaking from the heart. Its foundation is consonant with the Three Tenets of the Zen Peacemakers: Not-knowing, bearing witness, and loving action.
RENEWAL OF VOWS CEREMONY
A ceremony renewing our vows to the Precepts will take place on or close to the full moon on Zoom on Tuesdays, September 15 and November 17. All are invited to participate.
MEMBERSHIP IN GREEN RIVER ZEN CENTER
Do you consider yourself part of the sangha? If so, please consider becoming a member and making monthly financial commitments to help support basic operations at the Zendo. You can also do service in lieu of some of the membership fee.
As a member, you will receive reductions in retreat prices. Most important, you will be supporting the flowering of the sangha’s practice.
For more information, please see Membership Program, or contact: Dantika Petriana Monize at dantikapm@gmail.com
Do you consider yourself part of the sangha? If so, please consider becoming a member and making monthly financial commitments to help support basic operations at the Zendo. You can also do service in lieu of some of the membership fee.
As a member, you will receive reductions in retreat prices. Most important, you will be supporting the flowering of the sangha’s practice.
For more information, please see Membership Program, or contact: Dantika Petriana Monize at dantikapm@gmail.com