Greetings!
Due to Buddha’s Birthday ceremony at PZC, many of us will be in Providence. Bill Robitzek is getting his Long Robes! Yay Bill!
However extended practice this Saturday the 28th has been cancelled.
Sorry if this is an inconvenience.
We are having a Two Day Retreat on March 21-22!
Greetings Everyone!
Nancy Hedgpeth, JDPSN will be coming to Maine to lead a 2-day retreat on Saturday & Sunday, March 21-22. Nancy has been a student of Zen Master Seung Sahn since 1979 and received inka in July 1994. She is a guiding teacher of the Providence Zen Center and has held many positions in the New Haven, Providence and Cambridge Zen Centers. This is an excellent opportunity to sit with a really great teacher and help deepen your practice. Hey, would you rather be shoveling snow?! Come sit with us. We would love it if you did.
FMI, please contact nlzc@gwi.net. You can register for just one of the days if your schedule doesn’t permit otherwise.
What a Winter!!
This has been quite a winter so far huh folks?! Between recovering from surgeries and (live) trapping mice AND work I have been quite busy. And sleeping very well thank you. I need a good place to release live mice during the winter. I have been going to a nlz1033112462036 lumber yard but I am not sure how good that is. Oh well, as a cousin used to say, “Life is Such”.
So let’s think about spring coming since we know it invariably will. With it will come warmer breezes and birds and grass…. but first will come our Spring/Summer schedule!
Check out our events page and see what’s coming up. First is a two day retreat in March with Nancy Hedgpeth JDPSN. Should be an ‘enlightening’ weekend! Keep digging snow and we will see you around the Zen Center.
Peace.
Practice on Christmas Eve, Wednesday the 24th has been canceled.
Just wanting to let everyone know. Since Wednesday practice falls on the 24th. We are thinking most folks are going to want to spend that time with their respective families. So Practice for that night has been canceled.
But….we are tentatively having an extended practice on New Years Eve! Sitting, Chanting, followed by tea and who knows what?! For more info send Colin an email at nlzc@gwi.net
So November 23rd we had a retreat…….
And we had a great group. Terry Cronin JDPSN let the retreat and all had good strong practice. Of course finishing up with Ice Cream caps off a good day. Below is a photo of our group. Gerald Seminatore took the photo. He came a long way to sit with us and I wanted to mention him.
From left to right; Colin, Jay, Bill, Vera-Ellen, Clarisa, Terry, Robert, Ryan.
Remember to Check for a TOPSHAM parking ban
Greetings!
As I write this the snow is coming down hard and it is predicted to snow quite a bit. Remember that we here at NLZC want you to be safe and caution you against driving in adverse conditions. If the town of Topsham has a parking ban on you may consider that Practice for the night has been cancelled. Regardless, only drive in conditions that you feel comfortable in and always err on the side of safety. Be safe.
Peace,
jay
One Day Zen Meditation Retreat
Please join us for a day of practice with two wonderful teachers!
202 Meadow Road
Topsham, Maine
Sunday, November 23,
7:50 am* – 4:30 pm
*1st time participants arrive at 6:50
Barry Briggs JDPSN began training in the Kwan Um School of Zen in 1990 and took Bodhisattva Teacher precepts in 2001. In 2005 he retired from a career as a senior manager in the software and Internet industries. He received inka from Zen Master Soeng Hyang in 2013 and travels widely to lead retreats around the world
Terry Cronin, JDPSN started practicing Zen and Christian contemplation in 1980 while a student at Yale Divinity School. Since 1986, he has trained in the Kwan Um School of Zen. He is head dharma teacher at the Northern Light Zen Center in Topsham, Maine, and received inka from Zen Master Soeng Hyang in April 2014. For the past 21 years he has worked in a variety of roles for hospice programs, currently serving as a hospice chaplain. He and his wife live in Maine and have one adult son.
For further information :
www.nlzc.org
Please RSVP: (207) 729-6013
or
Email : nlzc@gwi.net
Extended Practice on October the 25th has been Canceled.
Greetings!
Due to vacations and such, extended practice this Saturday the 25th has been cancelled.
Sorry if this is an inconvenience.
Extended Practice on Saturday the 27th is Canceled
Greetings!
In case anyone was planning to attend this Saturday the 27th please know that it has been canceled. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.
We found our caretaker
The opening we had at Northern Light Zen Center for a resident caretaker has been taken. Thank you to all who have expressed interest. If there are any questions regarding our Zen Center please feel free to email us.