Author: Craig Hannah
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2019 Spring Retreat
Our retreat is coming up fast! Here are the details: When: Thursday April 25 through Sunday April 28 Where: Mariandale Retreat Center in Ossining, New York [map] Cost:* If attending from Thursday to Sunday: $280 If attending from Friday to Sunday: $210 * Scholarships are available for those DTO members who would not be able…
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Texas sangha website
Our Texas DTO sangha is part of the Phap Nguyen Buddhist Congregation. To support their mission they have a website focusing on the activities there. They recently lost access to the administration of that site, but were able to recreate the site under a slightly different URL. The new address for the site is dharma-spring.net.…
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Indra’s web
Craig Hannah Reporting, Connecticut Sangha The subject of Connecticut’s Dec. 1st practice was an introduction to aspects of the Avatamsaka sutra. One of the memorable images from that sutra is a metaphor used to illustrate the concepts of [paraphrasing from WP] Śūnyatā (emptiness), dependent origination, and interpenetration in Buddhist philosophy. “Indra’s net” is an infinitely large…
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Winter 2018 Texas retreat has been canceled!
We just received news that, due to construction and related activities, the winter retreat in Pearland has been canceled for 2018. Cathy’s notice follows:
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CT sangha visits the Chuang Yen Monastery
Craig Hannah Reporting, Connecticut Sangha On Sunday, June 10, 2018 a group of nine CT people made a day trip to the Chaung Yen Monastery in Carmel, NY. This monastery was started by the Buddhist Association of the United States (BAUS) in November 1975. Its buildings are in the architectural style of China’s Tang Dynasty, but the programs…
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April 2018 Retreat
Craig Hannah Reporting, Connecticut Sangha Our 2018 Spring retreat at Mariandale Retreat Center in Ossining, NY was an amazing experience. We had more than 31 people attending representing all of our five sanghas! The beauty of the setting, and the facility itself were perfect. The power of the ceremonies in which we participated, and the wisdom shared…
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Vietnamese Blessing Ceremony
Craig Hannah Reporting, Connecticut Sangha On the first night of our annual spring retreat, Brother Noble Silence instructed us on how to perform several Buddhist ceremonies that a Buddhist monk, priest, or teacher may be called on to perform. The ceremonies were a general blessing, a wedding blessing, and a blessing appropriate for a funeral service.
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Tao Te Ching and the Chuang Tzu
Craig Hannah Reporting, Connecticut Sangha On April 17, 2018 the CT sangha was privileged to receive an extended dharma talk by Richard Zipoli. Richard outlined the theme and content of the two most well known of the Taoist texts, the Tao Te Ching and the Chuang Tzu. In doing so he also pointed out their remarkable similarities…
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Our (choose one: herd, sedge, sege, siege, swoop) of cranes
Michelle Hartel Reporting, Connecticut Sangha During a recent class, the CT DTO Sangha was treated to a wonderful lesson on Buddha-Nature by our presenter, Richard Downey. Richard is a fabulous storyteller and an experienced artist. During his presentation of the Sutra of Hui Neng, also known as the Sutra Spoken by the Sixth Patriarch, the…
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Connecticut sangha procures a new bell
Craig Hannah Reporting, Connecticut Sangha With the expert advice of Noble Silence and Thay, Ct sangha member Deborah McDonald selected a new bell and inkin while at the winter retreat in Pearland. It received its inaugural use at our December 16th practice. Its tone is magnificent and truly is a call to mindfulness.