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Interfaith Service for Gaza
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This Saturday, there will be a Prayer for Gaza interfaith service at 6pm on October 12 at First Unitarian Society of Denver at 1400 Lafayette St. This is an open gathering for grief, community and healing. The service will include elements from Unitarian Universalism, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and potentially Sikh faiths. I will be leading the Metta (Lovingkindness) Prayer as part of the service. All are invited. Bill Hamaker (he, him)
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Gatha for the Week of Oct. 5th through the 11th
Gatha Practice at ZCD Gatha for the Week of Oct. 5th through the 11th When people discuss astral walking I vow with all beings to admit to my own inclination to wander about in my head. Aitken, Robert. The Dragon Who Never Sleeps: Verses for Zen Buddhist Practice. Parallax Press, 1993. Gassho,Martin
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Stillness at the Museum
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ART EVENT: Stillness Meditation at Clyfford Still Gallery Join me this Saturday, October 5, from 9¨C10 AM for a special Stillness meditation session at the Clyfford Still Gallery in downtown Denver. We'll engage in both seated and walking meditation surrounded by incredible art. Your admission also grants you access to explore the gallery for the rest of the day! For more details, click HERE. -- Bill Hamaker (he, him)
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Gatha for the Week of Sept. 28th through Oct. 4th
Gatha Practice at ZCD Gatha for the Week of Sept. 28th through Oct. 4th When talk gets too philosophical I vow with all beings to recall the challenge of Buddha: ¡®What is life? What is death? What is this?¡¯ Aitken, Robert. The Dragon Who Never Sleeps: Verses for Zen Buddhist Practice. Parallax Press, 1993. Gassho,Martin
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Concert
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As many of you know, I have the great pleasure of playing French horn in the Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra celebrating its 25th season at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Our first concert is September 27 with Beethoven¡¯s ¡°Pastoral¡± Symphony (remember Fantasia?), alongside the spirited rhythms of Dvorak¡¯s Carnival Overture and Lehar¡¯s Gold and Silver Waltz, and the exotic melodies of Borodin¡¯s In the Steppes of Central Asia. Tickets are on sale and we are already half sold out! Love seeing sangha at concerts so I hope you will come. -- Bill Hamaker (he, him)
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New Coordinator for Metro Caring, Garden Overflow Dropoff
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Hi everyone, I'm excited to share that I will be take over coordination duties for our volunteering efforts at Metro Caring food bank as part of Zen Peacemakers International engagement. Our next date will be November 7 or 14 from 12 noon - 3 pm. I will circle back when I have the date nailed down and as we get closer. We are typically looking for 4-6 volunteers. I learned at our last visit a few weeks ago that Metro Caring can accept fruits and vegetables from our home gardens. No appointment is needed. You just need to show up at their loading dock during their open hours. If folks have overflow from your gardens and don't want the food to go to waste - the best way to deal with this would be for everyone to drop stuff off at a designated sitting at ZCD so that one person can collect everything and take it to Metro Caring versus all of us going individually. I would be happy to organize this and do the drop off - but I am traveling heavily over the next 3 weeks and it will be too late by the time I return. Is anyone interested in taking this on? You can call or text me at 720-671-0960 so that we can work out the details. Please let me know if you have any questions. Looking forward to getting a group together for our next volunteer date in November. Gassho, David
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Gatha for the Week of Sept. 21st through the 27th
Gatha Practice at ZCD Gatha for the Week of Sept. 21st through the 27th If action must wait for satori I vow with all beings to forget satori completely What a relief! Let¡¯s go home. Aitken, Robert. The Dragon Who Never Sleeps: Verses for Zen Buddhist Practice. Parallax Press, 1993. Gassho,Martin
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Gatha for the Week of Sept. 14th?through the 20th
Gatha Practice at ZCD Gatha for the Week of Sept. 14th through the 20th When I¡¯m tempted to lay it out clearly I vow with all beings to remember the words of my betters ¡®Explanation only leads to doubt.¡¯ Aitken, Robert. The Dragon Who Never Sleeps: Verses for Zen Buddhist Practice. Parallax Press, 1993. Gassho,Martin
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Dear ZPI Metro Caring Team, Thanks for doing the Metro Caring event on Thursday, September 12 from 11:30AM-3:00PM. Here is our team: David G Jim Long David J Martin Bill H Kelly As a reminder, it is important that all volunteers wear closed-toed shoes, as we have an active warehouse, as well as clothing they feel comfortable moving around in and potentially getting a little dirty. Additionally, we ask that volunteers refrain from parking in our lot as we want to keep it open to community members coming to shop in the market, parking instructions are attached to this email. Once you arrive, meet ant 11:30 by the gray volunteer doors located on the South end of the building, at the end of our parking lot. We will have a short Council Circle before we start Please let me know right away if can¡¯t make it or you have questions. Gassho, Bill Hamaker (he, him)
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HI ZCD artists! Sync, a coop gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District (sync gallery.com) is looking for both Contributing and Regular members for 2025. The Contributing artist program is described on the website, and involves one group show a year for an annual fee of $150. Regular members share a show with another member once a year in the front gallery space, and show monthly with all other members in the back space. The monthly dues are $110, and all members participate in managing gallery functions. Please contact me if any questions, Thanks Karin
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Gatha for the Week of Sept. 7th?through the 13th
Gatha Practice at ZCD Gatha for the Week of Sept. 7th through the 13th On reading scholarly comments I vow with all beings to open my mouth for potatoes and let the thrushes explain. Aitken, Robert. The Dragon Who Never Sleeps: Verses for Zen Buddhist Practice. Parallax Press, 1993. Gassho,Martin
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Gatha for the Week of Aug. 31st through Sept. 06th
Gatha Practice at ZCD Gatha for the Week of Aug. 31st through Sept. 06th When I offer critical comments I vow with all beings to be clear there¡¯s no one I¡¯m blaming for the error that somehow crept in. Aitken, Robert. The Dragon Who Never Sleeps: Verses for Zen Buddhist Practice. Parallax Press, 1993. Gassho,Martin
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Volunteer Opportunity at Metro Caring - September 12
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Hello Sangha, As part of our Zen Peacemaker Affiliate social activism, we are scheduled to serve at the Metro Caring Food Bank Denver warehouse on September 12 from 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM as a group of 4-6 people. Metro Caring is an anti-hunger organization that serves on many fronts. No prior training is required. Our ZCD team typically assists in the storeroom by unpacking boxes and stocking shelves for clients. If you haven't attended before, please sign the volunteer waiver using this link; it will be sent directly to Metro Caring, so there's no need to download or print anything. If you have already signed the waiver, there is no need to sign it again. Please remember that all volunteers must wear closed-toed shoes, as we will be working in an active warehouse. Wear comfortable clothing that you don't mind getting a little dirty. Additionally, Metro Caring asks that volunteers refrain from parking in the Metro Caring lot to keep it available for community members. Parking instructions are attached to this email. If possible, please allow time for parking and walking to arrive by 11:40 a.m. at the gray volunteer doors located on the southeast corner of the building adjacent to the parking lot. We will have a short council circle prior to going in to get instructions from the staff. Let me know if you plan to volunteer on that day and feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Yours in the dharma, Bill Hamaker (he/him)
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Gatha for the Week of Aug. 24th?through the 30th
Gatha Practice at ZCD Gatha for the Week of Aug. 24th through the 30th Accepting the fault of another I vow with all beings to encourage the original talent that endeavors to make itself known. Aitken, Robert. The Dragon Who Never Sleeps: Verses for Zen Buddhist Practice. Parallax Press, 1993. Gassho,Martin
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Gatha for the Week of Aug. 17th?through the 23rd
Gatha Practice at ZCD Gatha for the Week of Aug. 17th through the 23rd When the Law of the sandbox is broken I vow with all beings to refer the case to the magistrate who teaches the infants the Tao. Aitken, Robert. The Dragon Who Never Sleeps: Verses for Zen Buddhist Practice. Parallax Press, 1993. Gassho,Martin
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Gatha for the Week of Aug. 10th through the 16th
Gatha Practice at ZCD Gatha for the Week of Aug. 10th through the 16th When things are an absolute mess I vow with all beings to walk to the park with the children and play games of the unchanging Tao. Aitken, Robert. The Dragon Who Never Sleeps: Verses for Zen Buddhist Practice. Parallax Press, 1993. Gassho,Martin
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Dear Sangha Siblings and fellow ZCD ZPI Affiliate members, The Auschwitz Bearing Witness Retreat is the core event among all the social justice practices and activities developed by Bernie Glassman and the Zen Peacemakers International. Karin Roshi has done this retreat in the past, sangha member Greg Clark intends to go this year and some of the members (from Germany and Poland) in my Cohort 3 in the Zen Peacemaker Order have expressed their intention to go this year. There is more info on the ZPI website or you can contact me with questions about anything concerning ZPI. Our tendency in life is to avoid things that frighten us. But in order to become whole, we need to go deeper and deeper into ourselves by reaching further into the things we fear. The Holocaust was the state-sponsored persecution and mass murder of millions of European Jews, Romani people, the intellectually disabled, political dissidents and homosexuals by the German Nazi regime between 1933 and 1945. Adolf Hitler¡¯s ¡°Final Solution¡± came to fruition during World War II, with mass killing centers in concentration camps. About six million Jews and some five million others, targeted for racial, political, ideological, and behavioral reasons, died in the Holocaust¡ªmore than one million of those who perished were children. Join us in Poland to bear witness to this horror. November 17 - 23, 2024 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
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Spontaneous meet up tonight for Francine¡¯s opening
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Hello all I¡¯m planning to attend Francine¡®s opening tonight at the gallery at 900 Santa Fe. I aim to be there around seven and I was just wondering if anyone would like to meet up there and go out for a bite afterwards? You can respond here or text me at 720-841-5568 Merilee at 900 Santa Fe
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Gatha for the Week of Aug. 3rd through the 9th
Gatha Practice at ZCD Gatha for the Week of Aug. 3rd through the 9th When green leaves turn in the wind I vow with all beings to enjoy the forces that turn me face up, face down on my stem. Aitken, Robert. The Dragon Who Never Sleeps: Verses for Zen Buddhist Practice. Parallax Press, 1993. Gassho,Martin
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STILLness at the Clyfford Still Museum
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I am leading STILLness: Meditation in the Galleries tomorrow and am looking forward to seeing some of you there! Doors open at 8:50 a.m. Program runs from 9-10 a.m. Clear your mind, relax, and enjoy the beauty that surrounds you! Join the Clyfford Still Museum and our meditation partners for a morning of quiet reflection in the peaceful Museum galleries before we open to the public for the day. All are welcome, and no prior experience is required. The morning will include seated and walking meditation. You are welcome to bring a mat or cushion to sit on, and the Museum will provide chairs. There is no admittance once the program has begun. Space is limited and pre-registration is required (you must purchase a Museum admission ticket or register with your CSM membership during online registration). Bill
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