Gate Of Sweet Nectar: A Ritual for Justice

Gate Of Sweet Nectar with Rev. Dr. Jitsujo Gauthier and Rev. Dr. Victor Gabrie (May 13, 2021) The Gate of Sweet Nectar called Kan Ro Mon (甘露門) in Japanese, and Sur (“gsur”) in Tibetan, is a ceremony to feed the Hungry Ghosts. This ritual will be based on a Japanese Shingon and a Tibetan Buddhist […]

Gate of Sweet Nectar – Hanuman Chalisa

Montague, Massachusetts – May 2010 Krishna Das and Roshi Bernie Glassman talk a little (and sing) about this rendition of a portion of a Buddhist prayer Gate of Sweet Nectar and the Hanuman Chalisa, and how it came together. Full studio recordings of this melody are available on Krishna Das’ Door of Faith and Flow […]

Gate of Sweet Nectar at ZCLA Part 2: Mudras

[box] This talk was given  by Roshis Bernie Glassman and  Egyoku Nakao at their workshop on the Gate of Sweet Nectar liturgy in April 2015 at ZCLA. It was transcribed by Scott Harris. All right, you have a handout with all the mudras. As Bernie mentioned, Michael O’Keefe has been doing these mudras for several decades, […]

Bernie’s Rap on the Gate of Sweet Nectar at ZCLA, Part 1

This talk was given at ZCLA at Roshi Bernie Glassman’s workshop on the Gate liturgy in April 2015. It was transcribed by Scott Harris.   We are chanting my translation (with Maezumi Roshi) and adaptation (with Maezumi’s encouragement) of the Japanese Soto Zen liturgy Kan Ro Mon; Ro actually, literally means dew. But in the […]

Beloved Community

Beloved Community   Into the circle of all beings we have come With sunshine and tree and raven and coyote and deer and rabbit and stars And precious moonlight.   May our feet walk gently in the sands of time Echoing purpose and peace and creative caring throughout this land of dreams. Beloved community Our […]

Helsinki, Finland Street Retreat

Helsinki, Finland Street Retreat 7–10 September 2022 A few weeks ago, I lived on the streets for a couple of days with an inter-faith group of Peacemakers in Helsinki. We did this without money, without phones, begging for food, and sleeping on cardboard in parks and abandoned lots. We also visited homeless shelters to bear […]

Zen Peacemakers International: 2021 Summary

2021 Summary In 2021, Zen Peacemakers created over 90 events with over 1,200 in attendance. Bearing Witness Retreats Zen Peacemakers – Race In American: An Intimate Plunge Zen Peacemakers – Native American Plunge Zen Peacemakers – Auschwitz: An Intimate Plunge   Member Circle Events: (Links are to Video (“ZPI Shorts”) of Events) Painting Enlightenment: Healing […]