Street Retreats
Street Retreat Plunging on a Street Retreat is a rare and unique opportunity to blow your mind. Life doesn’t open in too many ways for us to get outside of our habitual routines and ideas about ourselves and who we think we are. The streets will take you on an adventure that will open up […]
Re-introducing ZPI Affiliate: Peacemakers Finland
To strengthen our planetary network, ZPI will feature newly affiliated groups. Join us here at https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org to explore some of the offerings of the organizations affiliated with ZPI. Sharing the peacemaking activities of a long-time ZPI affiliate group: Peacemakers Finland Peacemakers Finland (PF) is one of the regional Affiliate groups of Zen Peacemakers International operating in […]
Daily Practice
Daily Practice Teachings of Dogen Instructions on Meditation The Way of Council Rules and Precepts of Zen Peacemakers Gatha of Atonement Indra’s Net Mala Practice The Five Buddha Families The Gate of Sweet Nectar Essential Teachings of Dogen Buddha ancestors have said since ancient times, “Living for one hundred years does not compare with living for […]
Nollaig na mBan – Irish Women’s Christmas: Bearing Witness to Resilience and Sexual Violence
KIPPURE, IRELAND. Niamh Barrett, impacted by the injustices of sexual violence against female body, both current and historically, felt called to provide space to commemorate those who were harmed, to support discussion around the sensitive topic. What follows is Niamh’s personal reflection discussing a particular emotive event that offered her the necessary ‘ingredients’ to host a Bearing […]
Introducing ZPI Affiliate Groups: Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community
To strengthen our planetary network, ZPI will feature newly affiliated groups. Join hive.zenpeacemakers.org to explore the offerings of the organizations affiliated with ZPI, and visit our website for a full list of these groups. Following is an introduction to Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community in Vermont, United States.
Memorial Ceremony held for Roshi Bernie Glassman in Yonkers, February 17 2019
On February 17, 2019, a memorial ceremony was held for Bernie Glassman at Greyston in Yonkers, NY. Here we share a selection of photos outlining the course of the program.
Roshi Bernie Glassman Memorialized Around the World
Following the passing of Zen Peacemakers founder Roshi Bernie Glassman, many memorial ceremonies were conducted by ZPI affiliate groups, successors and the greater buddhist community around the world. Here we highlight a few.
Join in Loving Action, Honoring Bernie’s 49th Day Since his Passing – Saturday, December 22
A number of people have asked about what to do to commemorate the 49th day since Bernie’s passing this coming Saturday, December 22. I really liked an idea that our friend, Andrzej, had, that at a certain time on that day we all do a ceremony honoring Bernie.
Hard Bed by the White House: reflection on a street retreat in Washington DC
WASHINGTON DC, USA. “On the street retreat, spending four days and three nights on the streets of Washington DC, USA, mere blocks from the White House, my mind often muses about giving…”
Celebrating Bernie’s 79th Birthday
MONTAGUE, MASSACHUSETTS, USA. On Bernie’s 79th Birthday, let us all be grateful for the gifts he has offered and still does offer us in the form of his teachings, his spirit and his actions. Thank you, Bernie, and Mazel Tov!