Open Heart Zen Sangha

One Day Retreat - Saturday, March 21, 2020 from 9 to 3

2/13/2020

You are invited to join a silent retreat and experience a day of tranquility on Saturday, March 21, 2020, from 9 to 3. Please click on the link Retreat Sign Up (click here) to sign up for the retreat. (Just add your name and food - dish, bread, fruit, desert, etc.) you'll bring to the potluck (no food with nuts please) and that's it---once you enter your name and dish--just close the window and everything is automatically saved!).    A donation of $25 either cash or check is recommended but not required. Check should be made out to the First Unitarian Church of Wilmington with the words "2020 March Retreat” in the subject line.
Looking forward to seeing you at the retreat.

Monthly Group Discussion February 26, 2020

2/13/2020

We will view video "Gelong Thubten mindfulness and health part 2" (Click to view) on Wednesday February 26, at 7:00 pm.
Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk, meditation trainer and author. In 1993, at the age of 21, he ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk at Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland. He has spent over six years in intensive meditation retreats, the longest of which was 4 years.
Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday February 26, 2020, 7:00 pm  at Brunner Chapel. _()_

2020 Saturday One Day Retreat Schedule

2/9/2020

Saturday, January 18, 2020
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Saturday, May 16, 2020
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Saturday, November 7, 2020

Monthly Group Discussion Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 7:00 pm

1/12/2020

We will view video "Gelong Thubten mindfulness and health part 1" (Click to view) on Wednesday January 29, at 7:00 pm.
Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk, meditation trainer and author. In 1993, at the age of 21, he ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk at Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland. He has spent over six years in intensive meditation retreats, the longest of which was 4 years.
Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday January 29, 2020, 7:00 pm  at Brunner Chapel. _()_

One Day Retreat - Saturday, January 18, 2020, from 9 to 3

1/5/2020

Saturday, January, 18, 2020, from 9 am to 3 pm, is our year 2020 first one day retreat. Please click on the link Retreat Sign Up (click here) to sign up for the retreat. (Just add your name and the dish you'll bring to the potluck (no dish with nuts please) and that's it---once you enter your name and dish--just close the window and everything is automatically saved!).   
A donation of $25 either cash or check is recommended but not required. Check should be made out to the First Unitarian Church of Wilmington with the words "2020 January Retreat” in the subject line.
Looking forward to seeing you at the retreat

Holiday Schedule Changes

11/2/2019

Our weekly Practice is canceled on these days:
Wednesday, December 25, 2019,
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
May your heart be filled with peace and joy during the holiday season

Monthly Group Discussion Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 7:00 pm

9/29/2019

We will view a 20 minutes video "NOW is The Only Time You Have For Anything" by Jon Kabat Zinn (click to view) on Wednesday October 30, at 7:00 pm.
Jon Kabat Zinn talked about 7 attitudinal factors onstitute the major pillars of mindfulness practice - Non Judging, Patience, a Beginner's mind, Trust, Non-striving, Acceptance. These attitudes are to be cultivated consciously when we practice.
Jon Kabat-Zinn is Professor of Medicine Emeritus and creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Kabat-Zinn was a student of Buddhist teachers such as Thich Nhat Hanh and Zen Master Seung Sahn. His practice of yoga and studies with Buddhist teachers led him to integrate their teachings with scientific findings.

Mark your Calendar:
Weekly Practice- Every Wednesday from 7 pm to 8:30 pm
Monthly Discussion - Last Wednesday of each month from 7pm to 8:30pm
One Day Retreat: Saturday, November 2, 2019, from 9 am to 3 pm

One Day Retreat - Saturday, November 2, 2019, from 9 to 3

9/29/2019

Saturday, November 2, 2019, from 9 am to 3 pm, is our one day retreat at Brunner Chapel, First Unitarian Church of Wilmington.
Please click on the link Retreat Sign Up (click here) to sign up for the retreat. (Just add your name and the dish you'll bring to the potluck (no dish with nuts please) and that's it---once you enter your name and dish--just close the window and everything is automatically saved!).   
A donation of $25 either cash or check is recommended but not required. Check should be made out to the First Unitarian Church of Wilmington with the words "2019 November Retreat” in the subject line. Looking forward to seeing you at the retreat.

One Day Retreat - Saturday, September 14, 2019, from 9 to 3

9/8/2019

Saturday, September 14, 2019, from 9 am to 3 pm, is our one day retreat. Please click on the link Retreat Sign Up (click here) to sign up for the retreat. (Just add your name and the dish you'll bring to the potluck (no dish with nuts please) and that's it---once you enter your name and dish--just close the window and everything is automatically saved!).   
A donation of $25 either cash or check is recommended but not required. Check should be made out to the First Unitarian Church of Wilmington with the words "2019 September Retreat” in the subject line. Looking forward to seeing you at the retreat.

Monthly Group Discussion September 25, 2019

9/6/2019

We will view a 16 minutes video "The need to heal" by Gangaji (click to view) on Wednesday September 25, at 7:00 pm.
In facing strong emotions such as fear and anger, or in dealing with traumas which keep people locked in personal misery and unable to experience freedom, Gangaji teaches "direct experience," or meeting whatever emotion is present. For example, she says, "Fear is about survival. When you drop under that and experience the fear without trying to change it, just letting it be, then it becomes still. When you open your heart to fear, rather than trying to fight it or deny it or even overcome it, then you find it is just energy."
As a teacher and author, Gangaji travels the world speaking to seekers from all walks of life. She shares her direct experience of the essential message she received from Papaji – an Indian sage, and offers it to all who want to discover true and lasting fulfillment. Through her life and words, she powerfully articulates how it is really possible to discover the truth of who you are and be true to that discovery

Weekly Practice- Every Wednesday from 7 pm to 8:30 pm
Monthly Discussion - Last Wednesday of each month from 7pm to 8:30pm
One Day Retreat:
Saturday, September 14, 2019, from 9 am to 3 pm
Saturday, November 2, 2019, from 9 am to 3 pm

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