Events

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Priest Ordination Ceremony You are cordially invited to attend the Shukke Tokudo Ceremony of Junden Gage Myers on August 15, 2026 at 1p CT Commonly called the Priest Ordination Ceremony, shukke tokudo means "Leaving Home and Attaining the Way". In the Old Days, this meant becoming a monk. These days, the "home leaving" represents an […]

After some 23 years as Guiding Teacher, Rev. Dokai Georgesen will be officially retiring on September 8, 2026. In honor of his retirement, we planned to have a Mountain Seat Stepping Down Ceremony. However, it turns out that one needs to have had a Stepping Up Ceremony to have a Stepping Down Ceremony. Please join […]

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Reserved for a private retreat.

Both zazen and Ikebana ask us to practice in the same essential spirit by abandoning our ideas about the world to meet the world where it is. The Zen practitioner sits, releasing the urge to grasp or fix, simply present with what arises. The Ikebana practitioner empties their mind before the flower, listening for what […]

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This retreat co-led by Patrice Koelsch and Onryu Kennedy will continue to integrate and connect the ways of Buddhist practice in Vipassana and Zen. In this retreat, we will explore ancient and contemporary Buddhist teachings on how practitioners can skillfully relate to the polycrises of today's world. Suggested readings will be posted later. All levels […]