Zen Peacemaker Presentation by Red Pine
I know we have a lot of Red Pine fans in our sangha so I wanted to share this upcoming virtual event on the Zen Peacmakers website. I recently participated in a conversation with author Pico Iyer and it was fascinating! Peter Coyote is also presenting next month.
A Conversation with Writer & Translator Bill Porter/ Red Pine
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Zen (禅), a 2009 film about the life of Dōgan.
Sangha,
I've sent this link out to a few people and thought others may also enjoy this film biography of Dōgen:
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Martin
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I'd like to join and help.?
Thanks Yosi - I will put you on the list
Thanks David.
I plan to join.
Yosi
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Hi everyone,?
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Our next volunteer opportunity at Metro Caring Foodbank is coming up on Thursday, February 20.? We will meet at 11:30 for a short Council Circle before starting our noon - 3:30 pm shift.
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ZCD has been sending volunteer crews to Metro Caring for a number of years - so we typically have a few experience folks that "know the ropes".? We work in the warehouse sorting incoming food, stocking the shelves in the market place, checking community
members in for their appointments, weighing and checking community members out, etc.? We can take a crew of up to 10 people.
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This is a great opportunity to live out the Zen Peacemakers International tenets of not knowing, bearing witness, and taking action in a practical way in our community.? I will send out another email with all of the details when we get a couple of weeks
out - but just wanted to get this on everyone's radar for now.? You can reach me by email or by phone or text at 720-671-0960.?
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Gassho,?
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Re: Gatha for the Week of Jan. 18th through the 24th
Good to see you too! ?I borrowed shamelessly from the Solar Cookers International website, but did put my own spin on it as well...
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It was good to see you on screen yesterday, thanks for sharing this bit of ingenious activity! Merilee
Just a little show and tell of some of my winter fun... I built a cardboard box solar oven the last couple of months and have started cooking with it the last couple of weeks.? Today I steamed a pot of carrots to go into my lunch curry.? Took about an hour and a half, so not as fast as a microwave!
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Just a little show and tell of some of my winter fun... I built a cardboard box solar oven the last couple of months and have started cooking with it the last couple of weeks. ?Today I steamed a pot of carrots to go into my lunch curry. ?Took about an hour and a half, so not as fast as a microwave!
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Gatha for the Week of Jan. 25th through the 31st
Gatha Practice at ZCD
Gatha for the Week of Jan. 25th through the 31st Verses for Starting the Day: Turning on the Light?
Forgetfulness is the darkness;?
mindfulness is the light.?
I bring awareness?
to shine upon all life.
For a more in depth discussion of this gatha see the 2022 edition of Present Moment Wonderful Moment by Thích Nh?t H?nh. In the Forward Sister Chan Duc includes a short history of Gathas and discusses the question: “How can mindfulness become a part of my daily life?” She also offers a way to deepen a Gatha practice. In the Introduction Thich Nhat Hanh discusses what are Gathas and his history using Gathas as a novice monk.
Nh?t H?nh, Thích. Present Moment Wonderful Moment (Revised Edition): Verses for Daily Living-Updated Third Edition. Parallax Press, 2022.
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I totally agree. I have been using it for about a year. Really good app for meditation timer. For those who want, it also has guided meditation. There is no cost.?
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On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 12:12 Brett James via <brettjames836= [email protected]> wrote: Dear Sangha,
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I wanted to pass on information about an app that our member Kennedy Schoonover told me about that allows you to set a timer for a mindfulness reminder. You can set how often you want the bells to sound. I have been using it for the last two weeks and at the top of every hour the bells chime and I stop what I'm doing, take three deep breaths, then return to the task at hand. I have found it very beneficial for slowing down, for relaxing, and for not taking myself too seriously. The app also has a mediation timer. The link for the app is below.?
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Monday the 20th I am hosting a mindfulness session over Zoom for anyone who wishes to attend. The session will be restorative in nature in that it is designed for you to simply sit, breathe, and be in the space where you are. Details are below. Take good care of yourselves.?
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Meeting link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75554552642?pwd=63G5bVSaX2unKTUqgG1sube6HocJSN.1
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Dear Sangha,
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Monday the 20th I am hosting a mindfulness session over Zoom for anyone who wishes to attend. The session will be restorative in nature in that it is designed for you to simply sit, breathe, and be in the space where you are. Details are below. Take good
care of yourselves.?
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Meeting link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75554552642?pwd=63G5bVSaX2unKTUqgG1sube6HocJSN.1
Passcode: TVp65f
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Monday Mindfulness Session
Dear Sangha,
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Monday the 20th I am hosting a mindfulness session over Zoom for anyone who wishes to attend. The session will be restorative in nature in that it is designed for you to simply sit, breathe, and be in the space where you are. Details are below. Take good care of yourselves.?
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Meeting link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75554552642?pwd=63G5bVSaX2unKTUqgG1sube6HocJSN.1
Passcode: TVp65f
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Dear Sangha,
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I wanted to pass on information about an app that our member Kennedy Schoonover told me about that allows you to set a timer for a mindfulness reminder. You can set how often you want the bells to sound. I have been using it for the last two weeks and at the top of every hour the bells chime and I stop what I'm doing, take three deep breaths, then return to the task at hand. I have found it very beneficial for slowing down, for relaxing, and for not taking myself too seriously. The app also has a mediation timer. The link for the app is below.?
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Gassho,
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https://plumvillage.app/
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Hi,
I am not going to be able to attend this time but appreciate everyone participating.
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Re: Metro Caring Volunteer Opportunity - Save the Date - February 20
Put me in, coach! ?? ?? Thx,? Jennifer?
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Gatha for the Week of Jan. 18th through the 24th
Gatha Practice at ZCD
Gatha for the Week of Jan. 18th through the 24th Verses for Starting the Day: Taking the First Step of the Day?
Walking on the earth?
is a miracle!?
Each mindful step?
reveals the wondrous Dharmakaya.*
For a more in depth discussion of this gatha see the 2022 edition of Present Moment Wonderful Moment by Thích Nh?t H?nh. In the Forward Sister Chan Duc includes a short history of Gathas and discusses the question: “How can mindfulness become a part of my daily life?” She also offers a way to deepen a Gatha practice. In the Introduction Thich Nhat Hanh discusses what are Gathas and his history using Gathas as a novice monk.
Nh?t H?nh, Thích. Present Moment Wonderful Moment (Revised Edition): Verses for Daily Living-Updated Third Edition. Parallax Press, 2022.
* Dharmakaya: the "reality body" of a Buddha
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Re: Metro Caring Volunteer Opportunity - Save the Date - February 20
Thanks Yosi - I will put you on the list
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Thanks David.
I plan to join.
Yosi
On Jan 15, 2025, at 4:03?PM, David via groups.io <dgibson@...> wrote:
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Hi everyone,?
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Our next volunteer opportunity at Metro Caring Foodbank is coming up on Thursday, February 20. ?We will meet at 11:30 for a short Council Circle before starting our noon - 3:30 pm shift.
?
ZCD has been sending volunteer crews to Metro Caring for a number of years - so we typically have a few experience folks that "know the ropes". ?We work in the warehouse sorting incoming food, stocking the shelves in the market place, checking community
members in for their appointments, weighing and checking community members out, etc. ?We can take a crew of up to 10 people.
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This is a great opportunity to live out the Zen Peacemakers International tenets of not knowing, bearing witness, and taking action in a practical way in our community. ?I will send out another email with all of the details when we get a couple of weeks
out - but just wanted to get this on everyone's radar for now. ?You can reach me by email or by phone or text at 720-671-0960.?
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Gassho,?
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Re: Metro Caring Volunteer Opportunity - Save the Date - February 20
Thanks David - I will put you on the list?
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Hi David - Thanks for coordinating and please put me down the February 20th.
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David Jordan
515-708-9360
On Jan 15, 2025, at 16:03, David via groups.io <dgibson@...> wrote:
Hi everyone,?
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Our next volunteer opportunity at Metro Caring Foodbank is coming up on Thursday, February 20. ?We will meet at 11:30 for a short Council Circle before starting our noon - 3:30 pm shift.
?
ZCD has been sending volunteer crews to Metro Caring for a number of years - so we typically have a few experience folks that "know the ropes". ?We work in the warehouse sorting incoming food, stocking the shelves in the market place, checking community
members in for their appointments, weighing and checking community members out, etc. ?We can take a crew of up to 10 people.
?
This is a great opportunity to live out the Zen Peacemakers International tenets of not knowing, bearing witness, and taking action in a practical way in our community. ?I will send out another email with all of the details when we get a couple of weeks
out - but just wanted to get this on everyone's radar for now. ?You can reach me by email or by phone or text at 720-671-0960.?
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Gassho,?
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David?
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Re: Metro Caring Volunteer Opportunity - Save the Date - February 20
Hi David - Thanks for coordinating and please put me down the February 20th.
骋补蝉蝉丑ō
David Jordan 515-708-9360
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On Jan 15, 2025, at 16:03, David via groups.io <dgibson@...> wrote:
Hi everyone,?
?
Our next volunteer opportunity at Metro Caring Foodbank is coming up on Thursday, February 20. ?We will meet at 11:30 for a short Council Circle before starting our noon - 3:30 pm shift.
?
ZCD has been sending volunteer crews to Metro Caring for a number of years - so we typically have a few experience folks that "know the ropes". ?We work in the warehouse sorting incoming food, stocking the shelves in the market place, checking community members in for their appointments, weighing and checking community members out, etc. ?We can take a crew of up to 10 people.
?
This is a great opportunity to live out the Zen Peacemakers International tenets of not knowing, bearing witness, and taking action in a practical way in our community. ?I will send out another email with all of the details when we get a couple of weeks out - but just wanted to get this on everyone's radar for now. ?You can reach me by email or by phone or text at 720-671-0960.?
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Gassho,?
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David?
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Re: Metro Caring Volunteer Opportunity - Save the Date - February 20
Thanks David.
I plan to join.
Yosi
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On Jan 15, 2025, at 4:03?PM, David via groups.io <dgibson@...> wrote:
? Hi everyone,?
?
Our next volunteer opportunity at Metro Caring Foodbank is coming up on Thursday, February 20. ?We will meet at 11:30 for a short Council Circle before starting our noon - 3:30 pm shift.
?
ZCD has been sending volunteer crews to Metro Caring for a number of years - so we typically have a few experience folks that "know the ropes". ?We work in the warehouse sorting incoming food, stocking the shelves in the market place, checking community members in for their appointments, weighing and checking community members out, etc. ?We can take a crew of up to 10 people.
?
This is a great opportunity to live out the Zen Peacemakers International tenets of not knowing, bearing witness, and taking action in a practical way in our community. ?I will send out another email with all of the details when we get a couple of weeks out - but just wanted to get this on everyone's radar for now. ?You can reach me by email or by phone or text at 720-671-0960.?
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Gassho,?
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David?
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Metro Caring Volunteer Opportunity - Save the Date - February 20
Hi everyone,?
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Our next volunteer opportunity at Metro Caring Foodbank is coming up on Thursday, February 20. ?We will meet at 11:30 for a short Council Circle before starting our noon - 3:30 pm shift.
?
ZCD has been sending volunteer crews to Metro Caring for a number of years - so we typically have a few experience folks that "know the ropes". ?We work in the warehouse sorting incoming food, stocking the shelves in the market place, checking community members in for their appointments, weighing and checking community members out, etc. ?We can take a crew of up to 10 people.
?
This is a great opportunity to live out the Zen Peacemakers International tenets of not knowing, bearing witness, and taking action in a practical way in our community. ?I will send out another email with all of the details when we get a couple of weeks out - but just wanted to get this on everyone's radar for now. ?You can reach me by email or by phone or text at 720-671-0960.?
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Gassho,?
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David?
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