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Henry Thoreau Zen Sangha
Newton, MA

Spring Hill Zen
Medford, MA

Ralph Waldo Emerson Zen
Sangha

Boston, MA

Worcester Zen Community
 Worcester, MA

Wellspring Zen
West Hartford, CT

Greenfield Zen
Greenfield, MA

Benevolent Street Zen
Sangha

Providence, RI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   


CALENDAR


Boundless Way Temple Weekly Schedule 

1030 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA

Weekly Schedule

Note: Our door opens 15 minutes before each practice period, for welcome and orientation.  Please arrive 15 minutes early if you are new to the Center or to Zen practice.

Sunday evening – 7:30 to 9:15 pm: Zazen, chanting service and dharma talk. (Dokusan offered first Sunday of every month*)

Monday morning – 7:30 to 8:30 am: Zazen

Tuesday morning – 6:30 to 7:30 am: Zazen

Wednesday morning – 7:30 to 8:30 am: Zazen

Thursday morning – 6:30 to 7:30 am: Zazen

Thursday evening – 8:30 to 9:30 pm: Zazen

Friday morning – 6:30 to 8:00 am: Zazen and dokusan*

And please join us for our Monday evening practice period -- 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St., Worcester:  Zazen and dharma talk.
(Dokusan offered first Monday of every month*)

* dokusan – individual meetings with David Dayan Rynick Sensei or Melissa Myozen Blacker Sensei may be requested at any time, and are offered regularly during some weekly practice periods (when the teachers are in residence), at all Saturday practice periods, and at sesshin.

There is no charge for weekly practice periods or for individual meetings. However, donations (dana) of any amount are gratefully accepted. All donations are used to provide a stipend for the teachers, pay for the rent and maintenance of facilities, and to support the work of the Worcester Zen Community and Boundless Way Zen.

Fall 2009 Saturday Practice Period

November 21

  • Saturday practice periods are held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Worcester Zen Center/Boundless Way Temple, and include zazen, chanting, and dokusan (individual meetings with the teachers.)
  • Participants may come for any part of the day on Saturday.  
  • Please bring sitting cushions if you have them, and your lunch.




July 23-30, 2010 - Seven-Day Sesshin

Location: Boundless Way Zen Temple, 1030 Pleasant St., Worcester, MA 01602

Time: Friday to Friday



September 30-October 3, 2010 - Three-Day Sesshin

Location: Boundless Way Zen Temple, 1030 Pleasant St., Worcester, MA 01602

Time: Thursday evening through Sunday, noon


December 9-12, 2010 - Three-Day Sesshin

Location: Boundless Way Zen Temple, 1030 Pleasant St., Worcester, MA 01602

Time: Thursday evening through Sunday, noon



 

 

 

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