One Heart Sangha

Tag: website

  • Website Update

    Website Update

    Welcome to our new website! Elaine and Fran have been working steadily for the past couple of months to migrate from Squarespace to WordPress. We’ve launched and are Hopefully you can find key information like where to sign up for events, request “remokusan”, and if you’re new here learn about the zendo and our meditation events.

    We’re aiming to have a calendar of local Zen events online sometime in the next couple months, since we have four White Plum Asanga lineage sanghas in the area. You’ll also notice we’ve switched eCommerce providers for donations and events. Feedback on what works and doesn’t work is welcome as we continue to develop and refine the site. In particular, let us know about any difficulties you have on a tablet or phone.

  • Remote Dokusan

    Remote Dokusan

    Sensei Bruce (Shiho) and Sensei Rebecca (Museido) are now offering remote dokusan (“remokusan”) to students who are attending our Wednesday sits or zazenkai regularly. As you’ve probably noticed, we have a lot of sitters on Wednesday evenings now. It’s great to have so many people coming to the service, but it means there isn’t time on Wednesday evenings to give everyone the opportunity to speak to a teacher. Our setup at WES also only allows one teacher to offer dokusan at a time. Bruce and Rebecca want to support everyone’s practice so we’re hoping this is a good way forward. In particular, those students who are interested in the path to Jukai should plan to meet at least monthly with one of the teachers at One Heart Sangha to discuss their work with the Precepts, sewing, and lineage.

    You can schedule by writing brucelindsay@oneheartsangha.org or rebeccahawes@oneheartsangha.org Please include some upcoming dates/times that you are available to meet.

  • New Introduction to Zen Practice

    New Introduction to Zen Practice

    Sensei Bruce is expanding our newcomers’ introduction on Wednesday evenings into a longer format. He will be accepting appointments to come 6pm on Wednesdays and give an Introduction to Zen Practice.

    We strongly encourage all beginners to attend. However, anyone else is welcome to schedule a session as well. If you want to schedule, email brucelindsay@oneheartsangha.org.

    The intro will cover finding a suitable meditation posture, sitting zazen, and our Zen forms. Sensei Bruce reviews how we enter the zendo, bow (gassho), attend dokusan (teacher meetings), walk kinhin, and chant. Finally, he explains what to expect on a typical Wednesday night. The goal is to help demystify Zen practice, allowing participants to feel welcome and comfortable with our forms and programs.