Come, come, whoever you are.
Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving.
It does not matter.
Ours is not a caravan of despair.
Come, even if you have broken your vow a thousand times.
Come, yet again, come.
-Rumi
An Active Practice Space In The Digital World
Virtual Zendo
Daily Practice Periods
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U.S. Mornings: Monday – Friday
5:00 am – Pacific / 8:00 am – US Eastern / 2:00 pm – CET
U.S. Mornings: Sunday
8:30 am Pacific /11:30 am Eastern / 5:30 pm CET
U.S. Evenings: Monday
3:30 pm – Pacific / 6:30 pm – Eastern / 12:30 am – CET
European Mornings: Monday – Friday
8:00 am – CET
Mondo Zen
Much of the suffering we experience comes from the thoughts and feelings we ascribe to the events in our lives to protect our egos and notions of self. The Mondo Zen Koan process offers a different view of self and a way to discern the real messages from our emotions, revealing the deep care that underlies all our negative reactivity. It offers a way to alleviate suffering and meet the challenges of life with more wisdom and compassion.
Join us Online
Find a local sangha to attend in person, or join us online for a wide range of regular practice including:
Recovery Dharma
Thursdays, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. (CT)
Intro to Zen
First Sundays, 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. (CT)
Intro to Mondo
Second Tuesdays, 6:00-7:00 p.m. (CT)
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Dive into our online resources or learn about our history.
Monthly Teaching:
On the Road to Find Out
One path to this quiet is through our felt experience when we ask ourselves, “What do I feel when I don’t accept things as they are and want them to be otherwise?” For me, this question brings up many stories of how it “should” be along with the debilitating feeling of helplessness, leading to even more stuckness in anger, fear, or disconnection. But if I ask, “What do I feel when I accept things as they are?”, the burden of fixing or controlling the problem is gone. I sense an openness that comes with surrender to this truth. Many times I also experience sadness, but this feeling rests in calmness. Equanimity.
Women-Led Retreat
September 17 – 20
Join us at Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton, WI, for a silent retreat in the serenity of nature.
Rohatsu
December 3 -6
Join us online or in person at Zen River in Appleton, WI to celebrate the Buddha’s awakening.