Due to the impending storm and the possibility of very adverse road conditions we are cancelling tonights practice. As is our usual strategy, when there is a parking ban in Topsham then practice is canceled. BUT be there next Wednesday as that is interview night! See you then! Same Zen Time, same Zen Channel!
Practice for February 7th – Tonight! Is cancelled.
There is a parking ban in Topsham and Brunswick. Practice tonight is cancelled. Please be safe out there!
Practice for tonight Jan 17, 2018 has been cancelled due to inclement weather.
Please use caution when traveling snowy roads. There is a parking ban in Topsham and Brunswick and as such practice is canceled.
The Key to Happiness.
Northern Light had a retreat on the 30th!
Greetings to all and Happy New Year!
WE had our final one day retreat of the year on the 30th! It was a wonderful day and good practice had by all. We had folks from Searsport and Richmond Me, as well as members from the surrounding area! An excellent lunch, (Chili!) and interviews with our Guiding Teacher Terry Cronin, JDPSN. All in all an very good day. May all beings have a happy New Year!
Back In October we had a retreat!
On the 28th of October the Northern Light Zen Center held its regular day long retreat. We had a wonderful crowd and it was a beautiful day. Very strong practice by all.
This is our new Taenghwa behind our altar. Many thanks to an anonymous donor!
Retreat at Northern Light on October 28th
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This was a good read. I thought I would share it.
http://breathmeditation.org/the-breath-of-life-the-practice-of-breath-meditation
The Whole World is a Single Flower
Greetings!
I have not posted for a while so I thought it was time. And fortuitously we have a major event in the Kwan Um School coming up! The Whole World is a Single Flower is a conference that brings together our Sanghas from all over the world. From the conference website, “The Kwan Um School of Zen Sanghas and communities as well as other participants will share with each other concerns, ideas, and solutions regarding these changes. We will take part in lively discussions and role-playing forums leading to possible solutions and to what we can do.” I plan to attend a few days and a few of us from Northern Light are attending also. Check it out. It sounds like an interesting time. The Providence Zen Center is a lovely Center set in Cumberland RI and is worth a trip. Maybe we will see you there?
Exciting events happening at NLZC and nearby!
Greetings!
There are some very exciting things coming up at Northern Light Zen Center and our friends at Morgan Bay Zendo in Surry, Maine! Here is just a quick run down of events.
On Saturday July 29th there is an extended practice. We begin at 9 am and bow, chant and sit until noon. This is typically followed with tea and conversation, maybe even cookies! If Terry is there, (Terry Cronin JDPSN) we would have kong-an interviews as well. This is not a guarantee, however.
On August 18 – 19 at Morgan Bay Zendo there is a Dharma talk and a one day retreat. The dharma talk is going to take place at the Blue Hill Library on the 18th at 8 pm and the retreat is the next day at Morgan Bay Zendo, from 8:30 am to 5 pm. The retreat will be led by Terry Cronin JDPSN. In this retreat we will spend the day in silence sitting Zen alternating with walking meditation in the Zendo Moss Garden. A traditional Korean Zen four-bowl style vegetarian lunch will be served. Terry will offer traditional Zen kong-an interviews. FMI and to register contact: Hathaway.N@gmail.com. Also check out Morgan Bay Zendo at http://www.morganbayzendo.org.
On August 26th, the Northern Light Zen Center is having a one day retreat. This retreat is led by Terry Cronin, JDPSN at the Northern Light Zen Center at 202 Meadow Road in Topsham. Arrival and registration for new participants will begin at 6:50 am. For experienced participants arrival and registration begins at 7:50. Retreat ends at 4:30 pm. FMI or to register for a retreat, email, northernlightzencenter@
Lot’s of things Buddhist happening over the next month! Very exciting and an awesome chance to strengthen your practice. Hopefully we will see you there!