Open Heart Zen Sangha

Weekly Online Meditation Practice, Wednesday 7 pm to 8:30 pm

12/31/2022

Open Heart now offers a weekly Meditation practice and monthly group discussion (Wednesday 7:oo pm to 8:30 pm) through an online platform. You may register for the online meditation practice by sending an e-mail with the following information to openheartzen@gmail.com
Your first and last name, Member states - New, regular/active or non-active

Group Discussion September 28, 2022, @ 7 PM

9/23/2022

For September 28th, the monthly group discussion stays on the theme of "The Noble Eightfold Path". The group will continue reading the book "The Way to the End of Suffering" by Bhikkhu Bodhi , and the focus will be on chapter 4 - Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood. (Click to view the PDF version of the book).
Two videos - What is Right Speech and What is Right Action (click on title to view the video) are selected to accommodate the reading.

Saturday Retreat- September 17, 2022 from 9 am to noon

8/22/2022

To register for the retreat, please send an e-mail to openheartzen@gmail.com
containing the following information:
First name, Last Name, Part time or Full time,
(Part time participants - please specify the time frame)
Looking forward to seeing you at the retreat.

Monthly Group Discussion - August 31, 2022, @ 7 PM

8/21/2022

For August 31, the monthly group discussion stays on the theme of "The Noble Eightfold Path". The group will continue reading the book "The Way to the End of Suffering" by Bhikkhu Bodhi , and the focus will be on chapter 2 -Right View and Chapter 3 -Right Intentions (Click to view the PDF version of the book).

Monthly Group Discussion, July 27, 2022, @ 7 PM

7/13/2022

Starting July till October, the theme of the monthly group discussion will be an overview of "The Noble Eightfold Path". the group will view a 30 minutes video "Secular Buddhism podcast with Noah Rasheta, #83, The Eightfold Path." ,(Click to view) , followed by discussion. For those who are reading the book "The Way to the End of Suffering" by Bhikkhu Bodhi , the focus will be on the first chapter (page 1 to 12- Click to view the PDF version of the book).

Saturday Retreat July 16, 2022, 9 am to noon via zoom

6/19/2022

Monthly Group Discussion June 22nd, 2022, @ 7 PM

6/14/2022

A 20 minutes Dharma Talk on
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness by Dr. Larry Ward (click to view)
Dr. Larry Ward is a lay minister in the lineage of the great Vietnamese Zen master, Thich Nhat Hanh. He's an advisor to the Executive Mind Leadership Institute at the Peter F. Drucker School of Management. He has done consulting work with Fortune 500 companies around the world.
And he has a PhD in religious studies with an emphasis on Buddhism.

Saturday Retreat May 21, 2022, 9 am to noon, on zoom

5/21/2022

Monthly Group Discussion Wednesday, May 25th, 2022, @ 7 PM

5/17/2022

We will view a 15 minutes video "Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on Reincarnation"
(Click to view).
The Venerable Acharya Zasep Tulku Rinpoche, a highly realized and internationally respected teacher of Gelugpa Buddhism, was born in Tibet in the province of Kham in 1948. He is currently spiritual head for Gaden for the West, with meditation centres in Canada, U.S. and Australia.

Monthly Group Discussion April 28, 2021 @ 7 PM

4/24/2022

We will view a 27 minutes video
“A Cloud Never Dies” Biographical documentary of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
(Click to view)
Thích Nhất Hạnh (October 11, 1926 – January 22, 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, teacher, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism. Known as the "father of mindfulness", Nhất Hạnh was a major influence on Western practices of Buddhism.

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