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July 25th Retreat!

On July 25th we held a retreat at Northern Light lead by Terry Cronin JDPSN.   I was a good day with very strong practice by all.  Delicious lunch, interviews with the Teacher and, of course, sitting meditation…. oh yes good practice for all.  If you couldn’t make it keep an eye on the calendar.  Our next retreat is going to be on the 26th of September.  Set aside that day!  Stay in touch.

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Our attendees were as follows;

Vera-Ellen Lanaro, Jennifer Mancini, Sally Blauvelt, Lisa Hammer, Terry Cronin JDPSN, Ian Dunn, Colin Fay, Jay Seiler, Bill Robitzek

 

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Kido on June 27th!

Hi All!

If chanting turns you on, I mean if it makes you all aquiver inside and you walk away from it feeling energized and peaceful, or heck, maybe you just like to chant, then this day is for you!

If you are aware Kido is a form of practice where we chant continuously for a prescribed period of time.  I believe our Kido runs from 9 to noon.  Please email northernlightzencenter@gmail.com for more info.  If chanting is your thing.  This is the event for you!

 

Peace.

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Northern Light is having a one day Retreat! May 31st.

Greetings Everyone!

Northern Light Zen Center is hosting a One-Day Sitting Meditation Retreat on Saturday, May 30th lead by Terrance Cronin, JDPSN.  This ought to be a great day.  A good time to help deepen your practice with a wonderful springtime retreat day!

Arrival and registration for new participants will begin at 6:50am. For experienced participants arrival and registration begins at 7:50. Retreat ends at 4:30pm. FMI or to register, email, nlzc@gwi.net or call 729-6013.

Let’s do this.  As they say, do just do something, sit there!

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Thomas “Tim” Buckley – May 28, 1942 – April 16, 2015

Tim Buckley a Soto Zen Priest of the Great River Zendo in West Bath Maine, passed to nirvana on April 16th, 2015.  He was a student of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.  He took precepts in 1969 and was ordained as a priest in this tradition in 2011.  He was a large presence in the Buddhist community in Maine and will be missed. I have posted several links that I thought were of interest below.  Ji Jang Bosal.

 

Tim Buckley – Lion’s Roar

Tim Buckley – Patheos

Interview with Tim Buckley

Tim Buckley Wiki entry

Great River Zendo

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One of NLZC’s own became a Dharma Teacher today! Congrats Bill!

This weekend, Mar 28-29, was Buddha’s Birthday ceremony at Providence Zen Center.  During this ceremony often people get Inka and take precepts and become Dharma Teachers or Senior Dharma Teachers.  When someone makes the step from being a Dharma Teacher in Training to a Dharma Teacher we call that, “getting your long robes”.   Today, Sunday the 29th, NLZC’s Bill Robitzek got his long robes! Congratulations to Bill!  He got a beautiful set of robes, (imported from Korea 😉 ) as well as a new set of bowls.  Northern Light Zen Center is very fortunate to have Bill as part of our Sangha.  Our Sangha is truly awesome!  Some of us went to Providence to see Bill get his Robes and to enjoy the sunny day there in the Zen Center.  It is always great to meet the other teachers and get a chance to see old friends again.  It was a great day!  Congratulations Bill!  You deserve it.

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From left to right; Terry Cronin JDPSN, Bill Robitzek(New Dharma Teacher!) Sally Blauvelt, Jay Seiler, Jennifer Mancini.

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

NancyHedgepeth

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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.

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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