WHO WE ARE
Zen is Buddhist practice and Buddhist practice is to study the nature of “self”. The Zen Practice Group at Dartmouth welcomes all comers, from Dartmouth and from the wider community. Our scheduled meetings (below) involve sitting meditation, chanting, sometimes walking meditation, and, during longer sessions, talks on some aspect of Buddhism and our practice. We are dedicated to bringing guest teachers to campus in collaboration with academic departments and Buddhist practice groups in the wider community. The group is led by Gendo Allyn Field, ordained lay monk in the community of Rinzai Zen master Joshu Sasaki.
ACTIVITIES
Our practice sessions are held at the Tucker Foundation Seminar room (Cemetery Lane behind Thayer Dining Hall). The schedule is:
MONDAYS 7:30 to 8:45 PM
WEDNESDAYS 12:00 TO 1:00 PM (sitting followed by lunch – bring your own)
FRIDAYS 7:00 to 7:45 AM
AFFILIATION
Other events and practice times are available at the affiliated Upper Valley Zen Center, located at 58 Bridge Street, White River Junction, VT (www.UVZC.org).
EVENTS
Please note that translator and commentator Bill Porter (Red Pine) will be speaking at the Zen Center March 9th. A three day Seminar (with professor Jay Garfield, of Smith College and the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (India) will be held in early May 8 -10 th (Register and get information online at www.uvzc.org).
INFORMATION
Please call (603 448 4877) or blitz Allyn.Field@dartmouth.edu for information or to confirm the schedule if coming for the first time.
