• Bearing Witness at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum

    US Holocaust Memorial Museum 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, DC, United States

    We will be Bearing Witness to the WWII holocaust at the USHMM in downtown DC. Bearing Witness is an important step in the three tenets of engaged Buddhism. Attendance is free; OHS will provide timed-entry tickets.

    Free
  • October Morning Zazenkai and Jukai Ceremony

    Washington Ethical Society 7750 16th St NW, DC

    Join us for a morning zazenkai and afternoon Jukai ceremony at Washington Ethical Society on Saturday, October 10.

  • Joyful Mind Zen Community Sesshin

    Wellspring Conference Center 11411 Neelsville Church Road, Gaithersburg, MD

    Joyful Mind Zen Community is holding their fall sesshin from October 29 to November 1. Visit the Joyful Mind Zen Community website to learn more and register.

  • Zen Brush Art Workshop

    Washington Ethical Society 7750 16th St NW, DC

    Join One Heart Sangha and Washington Ethical Society for a Zen brush art workshop. Sensei Bob JinGen Ertman, who has studied brush art and calligraphy extensively with Japanese masters, will […]

  • November Zazenkai

    Washington Ethical Society 7750 16th St NW, DC

    Join us for a zazenkai at Washington Ethical Society on Saturday, November 14 from 8:40 AM to 3:00 PM.

  • Holiday Pot Luck Party

    Cameron Apartments 8710 Cameron St, Silver Spring, MD

    Sangha, sitters, and friends are invited to join us for a holiday pot luck party and an optional white elephant gift exchange at 1:00 pm. Location: Cameron Apartments 15th Floor […]

  • December Zazenkai

    Washington Ethical Society 7750 16th St NW, DC

    Join us for a zazenkai at Washington Ethical Society on Saturday, December 12 from 8:40 AM to 3:00 PM.

  • Winter Sesshin at Wellspring

    Wellspring Conference Center 11411 Neelsville Church Road, Gaithersburg, MD

    The January sesshin will be four days and three nights at the beautiful Wellspring Conference Center in Gaithersburg. Our sesshins are residential retreats with private rooms, more formal practice, teacher interviews, dharma talks, chanting, and shared meals.

  • January Zazenkai at Wellspring

    Wellspring Conference Center 11411 Neelsville Church Road, Gaithersburg, MD

    Join us for a “day of Zen” at Wellspring. We have space for a very limited number of people to join the Winter Sesshin for a full day of silent practice. The day will include zazen, kinhin, teisho, and and opportunity for dokusan.