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by Elizabeth on September 26, 2011

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Family Zen “Zip Zen” retreat pictures! (May 11-13, 2012)

by Elizabeth on May 17, 2012

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Great visit from the Harbor School kids

by Elizabeth on May 9, 2012

Had a great visit from the Harbor School sixth graders–Here they are mimicking the Buddha statue, with their teacher, Lauretta Hyde. They’re studying Ancient China, and got an introduction to Zen from me and a brief shakuhachi performance from Larry Lawson, who also served them tea. Quietest bunch of meditating 6th graders you’ll find anywhere.

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Pictures from the 2012 Zen Spring weekend, April 13-15

April 18, 2012

Thanks to Renee Marceau and Kaj Wyn Berry for these images! And thanks again to our officers: David Steel, Genro Karen Cole, Van Crozier, John Dumbrille, Christopher Ezzell, Elizabeth Fitterer, Berry Amason, and Beth Glennon

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The zen posse walks into the wild blue yonder

April 16, 2012
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April upcoming events

April 10, 2012

Hi Folks, It is abundantly clear to me that Shana enjoys cleaning up the Zen Center.  And she is not alone.  About a dozen folks showed up to tidy, scrub, sweep, and wash and altogether deep clean our center last month.  Thanks to our rockin' Property Committee for sponsoring it.   And one more – Jodo's public talk at the Vashon [...]

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National Poetry Month: Koshin’s pick

April 7, 2012
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For National Poetry Month in April, we thought we’d share some poems that are meaningful to us. First up is Koshin’s pick, “The Bed by the Window” by Robinson Jeffers. This poem was shared at our last Sacred Art of Living workshop. The Bed by the Window I chose the bed downstairs by the sea-window [...]

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Inspirational story of a Japanese undertaker

March 18, 2012
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Thanks Chris Ezzell for sharing this link from the New York Times: KAMAISHI, Japan — Amid the grief of finding her mother’s body at a makeshift morgue in this tsunami-ravaged city last March, Fumie Arai took comfort in a small but surprising discovery. Unlike the rest of the muddied body, her mother’s face had been [...]

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“The next moment is forever to come”

March 8, 2012
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This reflection comes to us from sangha member Jeremy Sappington: Board Treasurer, Programs Committee member, and Ethics professor. We are so grateful to have Jeremy sharing all of his gifts with us, including this reflection on last week’s first “Waking Fully to Living and Dying” study session led by Carol Spangler and Cheryl Ellsworth. The [...]

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Koshin’s dispatch from Norway

February 29, 2012
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Abbot Koshin Christopher Cain returned from a visit to Norway last week. Here’s a report from him on his visit! Koshin has been the “formal teacher” of the Rinzai Zen Center in Oslo since 2009.  The teacher is responsible for the direction of the Zen practice there, with the board and lay monk handling daily operations [...]

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Family Zen reaches across the water to Des Moines

February 20, 2012
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This story comes to us from Sissel Johannessen, who took her beanie babies and her enthusiasm for teaching kids about Buddhism on the ferry to Saltwater Church in Des Moines last week. Thanks Sissel! If you look straight out from the Zen Center across the waters of Puget Sound, you can almost see the Saltwater [...]

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An interview with Jodo John Candy on the “Self and World” dharma study series

February 14, 2012
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    Jodo John Candy will be leading a dharma study series at the Zendo on Thursday nights in March–the 8th, 15th, and 22nd.  You can sign up here . He’s also giving a public talk at the Vashon Library Thursday March 1 at 6:30 about the dharma study series. In this interview we catch up [...]

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Gentle=the new macho

February 3, 2012
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For some people, zazen is about getting tough–about pushing yourself to sit with discomfort and just deal with it. For me, it’s mostly been about getting gentle. Zazen is a macho sport in a lot of ways. There’s lots of dudes, lots of poker faces. When I first walked into the Zendo last year, I [...]

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Register now for spring classes and retreats

January 31, 2012
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Registration is now open for our March dharma study series with Jodo John Candy on “Self and World” and our Spring weekend April 13-15 at the zendo and our Family Zen retreat in May at Camp Sealth Contact the office to sign up or register online! Spring Weekend and Family Zen retreat prices are currently [...]

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