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Greetings Everyone!

 

We have a very exciting retreat coming up at the end of the summer from August 30 to Sept 1!  A canoeing -kayaking retreat on Knubble Bay here in Maine.  Check out the details below.  This should prove to be a great weekend.  Email us at nlzc@gwi.net to reserve a spot.  They are filling up quickly!

	Maine Coastal Retreat Led by ZM Soeng Hyang Saturday Aug 30 – Monday Sept 1 KNUBBLE BAY MAINE THREE DAYS OF MIXED RECREATION AND MEDITATION IN A REMOTE COASTAL CAMP. BOATING, HIKING, COOKING, RELAXATION
Knubble Bay Camp has no electricity or running water is available. However, solar and wind energy power lights and a wood stove provide warmth and ambiance. A hand pump is available for potable, fresh water. There are two in-door composting toilets . Communal cooking facilities and bunkbeds complete the facility. See www.amckbc.org/kbc.htm
Zen Master Soeng Hyang (Barbara Rhodes) is the Kwan Um Zen School Zen Master and Guiding Dharma Teacher. She was one of Zen Master Seung Sahn’s first American students and studied with him starting in 1972. She was given inka in 1977 and received dharma transmission from Zen Master Seung Sahn on October 1992. $100 for three nights plus meals. 15 participants maximum. Canoe/ kayak rentals extra.
Please RSVP: Call (207) 729-6013 or email nlzc@gwi.net

 

Greetings to you all!

Spring will soon be upon us.  I know, I know, it doesn’t feel like it right now but soon we will be griping about the heat.  But it is still winter and what a better time to take a break from shovel and salt and just sit.  As the saying goes; don’t just do something, sit there!  To this end (get it? end? I kill me.)  we are having a one day retreat on March the 29th being lead by the excellent Jose Ramirez JDPSN.  If you have not sat with Jose think about doing so.  It is a treat.  Please join us on the 29th of March!  Email NLZC@gwi.net to register and/or for more info.

Jose is a excellent teacher and the Guiding Teacher and abbot of the Delaware Valley Zen Center, which he helped found in the Spring of 1999. He has been practicing in the Kwan Um School of Zen since 1994, and received Inka in April 2009. He has a degree in mathematics from the Universidad Simón Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela, and a Master and Ph.D in statistics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In his role as an industrial statistician he works closely with engineers and scientists to help them make sense of data. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and daughter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emails will be going out to members and friends but we would love it if anyone joined us.  Feel free to email us NLZC@GWI.NET for more info.  Please join us it should be a GREAT day!

Greetings Everyone!

Nancy Brown Hedgpeth, JDPSN will be coming to Maine to lead a 2-day retreat on Saturday & Sunday, February 22-23. 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.

FMI, please contact nlzc@gwi.net.  You can register for just one of the days if your schedule doesnt permit otherwise.

Join us!  It should be fun and will definitely help your practice.

 

Greetings to you all!

It’s been a while since I have put up a post.  And what a better time to do so than to announce a one day retreat at Northern Light led by Jose Ramirez JDPSN!  It is taking place on Saturday the 16th of November.  Come join us to practice.  Enjoy one another’s company.  Interviews will be given by Jose.

Jose is a excellent teacher and the Guiding Teacher and abbot of the Delaware Valley Zen Center, which he helped found in the Spring of 1999. He has been practicing in the Kwan Um School of Zen since 1994, and received Inka in April 2009. He has a degree in mathematics from the Universidad Simón Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela, and a Master and Ph.D in statistics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In his role as an industrial statistician he works closely with engineers and scientists to help them make sense of data. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and daughter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emails will be going out to members and friends but we would love it if anyone joined us.  Feel free to email us NLZC@GWI.NET for more info.  Please join us it should be a GREAT day!

Greetings to you all!

On July 13th the Northern Light Zen Center held a one day retreat lead by JDPSN Jose Ramirez.  It was a warm day and got warmer as the day wore on but we sat diligently.  Each of us in turn having an interview with Jose.  It was Wonderful!  There were a total of 10 of us there including JDPSN Jose.  Our noon meal was very delicious and we all enjoyed it mindfully.  Personally I think I may have finally gotten the hang of the four bowl process.  I am a slow learner I guess!

After the retreat was over we all enjoyed ice cream and cookies with tea.  Easily a high point after the warm day.  We enjoyed one another’s company and all too soon it was time to clean up and be on our way.  It was a very successful day and a great retreat.  Good Practice was had by all.