Cambridge Zen Center announcements for the week beginning May 19th, 2013.

  Dharma Talk on Thursday, May 23rd at 7:30pm 

The introductory talk will be given by Willy Garver. Willy became a Dharma teacher in the Kwan Um School of Zen in 2012. She is a member of Open Meadow Zen in Lexington. She has practiced for 25 years, 15 in a Soto Zen Sangha in Switzerland. She grew up in the Netherlands and has travelled extensively.  Willy is an artist, and a wife, mother and grandmother.

Answering questions will be Zen Master Bon Haeng (Mark Houghton).  Mark Houghton is the North American Abbot of the Kwan Um School of Zen, and a guiding teacher of the Cambridge and Providence Zen Centers. He received permission to teach from Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1990 and transmission to be Zen Master in April 2000. He is retired from working as an executive in a family-run company. Zen Master Bon Haeng also founded and guides the Open Meadow Zen Group in Lexington, teaches accredited Zen classes at Boston University, and regularly leads retreats and gives teachings around the country.

Please join us for our one day Saturday,June 1st retreat led by Zen Master Bon Yeon

Registration cut-off is May 30th at noon.

Zen Master Bon Yeon (Jane McLaughlin-Dobisz).  Jane McLaughlin-Dobisz  is a Guiding Teacher of the Cambridge and Cape Cod Zen Centers. A student of Zen Master Seung Sahn since 1982, she received transmission from him in 2000 to be a Zen Master. She has practiced extensively in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and previously studied Buddhism in the Tibetan tradition in Nepal, and was also a Vipassana student for three years. She has led several 90 day Kyol Che retreats in the U.S., Poland, and South Africa. Zen Master Bon Yeon is the author of "One Hundred Days of Solitude: Losing My Self and Finding Grace on a Zen Retreat", and the editor of "The Whole World is a Single Flower" by Zen Master Seung Sahn. She is a financial advisor and lives in the Boston area with her family. For more information on these books please visit www.wisdompubs.org or purchase at CZC’s Zen Store.

 Retreat cost:

$65 per day for non-members

$45 per day for KUSZ members and Seniors

$35 per day for Dharma Teachers or DTIT’s

$35 per day concession for undergraduates with ID

Limited work-study available.  Orientation for newcomers: Saturday 8:00 am.  Registration by Thursday, May 30th noon by writing to: 27F6D6F636E2E656A7567646962726D616360427F6473656279646 calling 617 576 3229 M-Th, 9am-12pm. Please register in advance. 50% deposit necessary with registration payable by check or PayPal on our website. Vegetarian lunch is included.  See www.cambridgezen.com for flier.

Little Buddhas Family Day retreat held at

Open Meadow on June 1st

Registration cut-off is May 24

212 Marrett Rd (Rt 2A), Lexington, Massachusetts

We are hosting a special family retreat on June 1st at Open Meadow Zen center. This whole day retreat includes many fun activities for children as well as mindful parenting education for parents. It is lead by one of our senior Dharma teachers, Nancy Hathaway.  For more information here is a poster on our website under "For Children".

Watch the Dharma Talk

 Video of the Week!

http://cambridgezen.com/?video=1

 If you would like to see a short exerpt of one of our teacher's Dharma talks, just click on the button above. (You can also put the address in your brower.) So, if you missed it, or want to hear it again, check it out!

Sangha Pot-Luck Dinner on June 29th, 6:00-8:30pm 

Please join us for a community get-together to kick-off the summer, complete with delicious food (which everyone will bring), ping pong, and swing dance lesson (no partner needed) so bring your dancing feet, friends, family and good spirits. RSVP and let us know what you can bring and how many attending.

Zen Meditation and the Intensity of Everyday Life

A six-week course held at Cambridge Zen Center 

 Wednesdays from 7:00-8:15 pm    June 5th- July 10th

Now you can explore new ways to integrate the many benefits of meditation practice with your everyday life. This six-week course employs Zen meditation awareness and relaxation exercises, and informal discussion to help you find the sources of compassion for yourself and others in any kind of situation. This course is for beginners and those who would like help in deepening their practice.

COURSE INSTRUCTORS

Shuk-Kuen Tse is a Dharma Teacher at Cambridge Zen Center and leads the center’s Little Buddha’s youth program. 

Barbara Feldman is a Dharma Teacher at Cambridge Zen Center and is the center’s director. She teaches an accredited Yoga program at Boston University and is faculty advisor to the BU Zen Community.

  DETAILS

This six-week course begins June 5 and meets every Wednesday through July 10 from 7-8:15 pm. Course fee is $100. Please register by Thursday, May 30 by emailing D6F636E2E656A7567646962726D616360427F6473656279646 or calling 617-576-3229. The course meets at Cambridge Zen Center in Central Square. The fee is $100, payable by check or at www.cambridgezen.com on the Dana Giving Page Paypal button. Wear loose, comfortable clothing.

You Can Be a Part of It!

We appreciate your practice at the Cambridge Zen Center. Please consider becoming a member here. Your membership dues help support teaching activities on a local, national and international level. As one of the Three Jewels, Sangha, or community, is precious beyond measure. The infusion of strength we feel when we become connected to a practicing community cannot be underestimated. If you enjoy coming here to practice, or find our teacher's talks helpful, or benefit from interviews; please understand that membership is what makes this all possible. There are also many tangible benefits that come from membership; from discounts on retreats and guest stays, to receiving Primary Point magazine and newsletters from the Kwan Um school.

It's very simple: you can find an application on our website at http://www.cambridgezen.com/, under "Membership" and either mail it or fax it to PZC or even leave it in our office mailbox. There are also applications in our reception room on the top shelf. Please call 617-576-3229 if you’d like more information. Thank you!

Please join us for our delicious vegetarian community dinner on Tuesday's at 5:30pm!                  

RSVP by emailing D6F636E2E656A7567646962726D616360427F6473656279646 or calling 617-576-3229.

Join us also for our weekly Sunday morning sitting from 9:00-11:30am, followed by refreshments. You can come for one, two, three, or all four sittings; just enter during walking meditation.

Open Meadow Zen

The Open Meadow Zen Group was founded by Zen Master Bon Haeng (Mark Houghton). We meet every Monday and Wednesday nights (7:30 pm), Monday morning (6:30 am), and Friday morning (6:30 am) for regular meditation practice which includes sitting, walking meditation, chanting, and a short Dharma reading. Practice takes place in the tranquil Dharma room, with expansive views of town conservation land. The property is located at 212 Marrett Rd (Rt 2A), Lexington, Massachusetts. Regular Kong-An (Koan) interviews with Zen Master Bon Haeng are conducted as part of the evening practice. All practitioners are welcome; please call 617-512-2518, email D6F636E2F6F686169704E656A777F6461656D6E65607F6 or visit http://www.openmeadowzen.com/

Your questions answered on our website!

If you have any questions please check out our website. There is a section called "Dear Abbot" where you can ask any kind of question and it will be answered by our Abbot. You can choose to remain anonymous.