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	<title> &#187; BZC Sangha News</title>
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		<title>Writing as a Wisdom Project</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/09/06/writing-as-wisdom-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, September 26th, Zen priest, novelist and writing teacher Catherine Gammon will be visiting Brooklyn Zen Center to lead a one-day writing workshop, from 9am to 5pm.
Catherine is a Soto Zen priest in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. She was ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi in 2005, and received precepts as a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CatherineGammonWeb1.jpg"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="CatherineGammonWeb" src="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CatherineGammonWeb1-204x300.jpg" alt="" width="143" height="210" /></a>On Sunday, September 26th, Zen priest, novelist and writing teacher Catherine Gammon will be visiting Brooklyn Zen Center to lead a one-day writing workshop, from 9am to 5pm.</p>
<p>Catherine is a Soto Zen priest in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. She was ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi in 2005, and received precepts as a layperson in 1998 from Rev. Shohaku Okumura. She has been in residential training at San Francisco Zen Center since 2000 and served as Shuso, or head monk, for the Spring 2010 practice period at Green Dragon Temple/Green Gulch Farm.</p>
<p>Before entering residential training, Catherine wrote fiction and taught creative writing in the Master of Fine Arts program of the University of Pittsburgh. Her novel <em>Isabel Out of the Rain</em> was published in 1991 by Mercury House, and her shorter fiction appeared in many literary journals between 1977 and 2000. In January 2011 she will return to Pitt for a term as visiting professor in the MFA program.</p>
<p>Here is Catherine&#8217;s description of the retreat:</p>
<blockquote><p>Susan Sontag used the phrase “writing as a wisdom project” when commenting on one writer’s approach to autobiography as an occasion for deep self-study. In this retreat we expand on this idea to bring self-study to our practice of imaginative writing, with an emphasis on fiction and poetry. From the position of understanding our practice as writers as an opportunity to receive, imagine, study and reveal our own present, dependently arising body and mind, we write and listen together, using prompts as well as free writing, and reading and responding to one another’s words. Our work is quite intimate and offers everyone opportunities for participation and discussion. Considerations of form, both in literary practice and in dharma practice, play a part in our discussions. The day is structured to include informal periods of reflection and formal periods of silent meditation as practiced in the Zen tradition. Meditation instruction will be offered as needed.</p></blockquote>
<p>The workshop is appropriate for anyone interested in the practice of writing and self-study: experienced writers and beginners, experienced Zen practitioners and beginners.</p>
<p>The day will go from 9am to 5pm and there will be a break for lunch. (Participants may bring a bag lunch to eat at the Zen Center.)  The cost of the workshop is $60.  Please send in your payment by September 15th to reserve a space. Checks can be made out to Brooklyn Zen Center and dropped off at the center or mailed to:</p>
<p>Brooklyn Zen Center<br />
505 Carroll Street, Suite 2A<br />
Brooklyn, NY 11215</p>
<p>If you&#8217;d like to sign up or if you have any questions, please use the contact form found <a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/contact-us" target="_blank">here.</a></p>
<p>Thank you very much.</p>
<p><em>(Photo by Marcia Lieberman.)</em></p>
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		<title>Children and Meditation Practice</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/08/24/children-and-meditation-practice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are interested in a brief, pop discussion around whether meditation is useful for young children, check out this piece at The Daily Beast, which begins with the question: Can a 3-year-old really reach a Zen-like state—or is it just a good way to shut him up? 
The author&#8217;s focus is local and the first child [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="kid" src="http://www.tdbimg.com/files/2010/08/03/img-bs-top---watkins-meditation_230741870156.jpg" alt="" width="174" height="174" />If you are interested in a brief, pop discussion around whether meditation is useful for young children, check out <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-08-03/meditation-techniques-for-children-how-to-calm-your-kid/" target="_blank">this piece at </a><em><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-08-03/meditation-techniques-for-children-how-to-calm-your-kid/" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a></em>, which begins with the question: <em>Can a 3-year-old really reach a Zen-like state—or is it just a good way to shut him up? </em></p>
<p>The author&#8217;s focus is local and the first child and parent featured are Amdo and Jae from our Brooklyn Zen Center sangha. Enjoy!</p>
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		<title>Brooklyn Zen Center Fall Study Groups Posted</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/08/18/brooklyn-zen-center-fall-study-groups-posted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Zen-related discussion groups and classes beginning this fall and continuing through the spring of 2011 have been posted. Please note that all groups have limited enrollment and are filling up quickly.
Laura O&#8217;Loughlin will be leading a study group on the precepts on Saturdays from 1:30pm to 2:45pm. Greg Snyder will be leading a study [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/MG_8079.jpg"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="_MG_8079" src="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/MG_8079-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a>The Zen-related discussion groups and classes beginning this fall and continuing through the spring of 2011 have been posted. Please note that all groups have limited enrollment and are filling up quickly.</p>
<p>Laura O&#8217;Loughlin will be leading a study group on the precepts on Saturdays from 1:30pm to 2:45pm. Greg Snyder will be leading a study group on The Four Noble Truths on Wednesdays from 8:00pm to 9:15pm. Ian Case will be leading a study group on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness on Thursday evenings from 8:00pm to 9:15pm.</p>
<p>In an effort to support continuity in study together, some classes are not drop-in and participants are expected to attend regularly as well as begin and end together. Also it is strongly encouraged to sit at least twice per week with the sangha at Brooklyn Zen Center if attending any of the groups. This is to ground our study in practice, rather than engage in scholarly explorations only.</p>
<p>For more information on any of these study groups please v<a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/classes/" target="_self">isit our classes pages here</a>. If you want to sign up for a study group, please do so soon by emailing the study group leader or by using <a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/contact-us/" target="_self">the online contact form here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Limited August Schedule for Summer Break</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/08/03/limited-august-schedule-for-summer-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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Please note that the August schedule will be limited to Saturdays only. Brooklyn Zen Center will not resume its full weekly schedule until after Labor Day, which is September 6th. Until then, there will only be two periods of zazen on Saturday at 10:20am and 11:10am. Also, we will not have the regularly scheduled Saturday [...]]]></description>
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<p>Please note that the August schedule will be limited to Saturdays only. Brooklyn Zen Center will not resume its full weekly schedule until after Labor Day, which is September 6th. Until then, there will only be two periods of zazen on Saturday at 10:20am and 11:10am. Also, we will not have the regularly scheduled Saturday beginner&#8217;s zazen instruction or sangha lunches during August. These will also resume with the full schedule after Labor Day. </p>
<p>Thank you and mindfully enjoy the rest of the summer!</p>
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		<title>A Dharma Talk on our Zen Women Ancestors this Saturday</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/07/25/1773/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to invite you to join us at Brooklyn Zen Center this Saturday, July 31st, for a dharma talk by Myoan Grace Jill Schireson. Grace will be speaking on our Zen women ancestors and their innovations and adaptations within Zen practice. She has recently authored a book on the topic, entitled  Zen Women: [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="Grace" src="http://www.shogakuzen.org/emptynestzendo.org/media/images/grace_teacher.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" /><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">We are happy to invite you to join us at Brooklyn Zen Center this Saturday, July 31st, for a dharma talk by Myoan Grace Jill Schireson. Grace will be speaking on our Zen women ancestors </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">and their innovations and adaptations within Zen practice. She has recently authored a book on the topic, entitled <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Women-Beyond-Maidens-Masters/dp/086171475X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1280283350&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank"> Zen Women: Beyond Tea Ladies, Iron Maidens, and Macho Masters</a></em>. The dharma talk will be at 11:00am after our regular first period of zazen at 10:20am. Copies of the book will be available at the event for sale and signing.</span></strong></p>
<p>Grace is the founder and head teacher of Empty Nest, Valley Heartland, and Fresno River Zen Groups. Grace is a Dharma Heir in the Suzuki Roshi lineage who has practiced Zen meditation for more than 35 years.  She has trained in Soto Zen in America under Sojun Mel Weitsman Roshi of Berkeley Zen Center, from whom she received Dharma Transmission in 2005, and in Rinzai Zen in Japan under Keido Fukushima Roshi of Tofuku-ji Monastery in Kyoto.  She has taught Zen classes throughout the United States.  She is also trained as a clinical psychologist and is dedicated to teaching Asian methods of quieting the mind using techniques suitable for Westerners.</p>
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		<title>A Han Hangs in Brooklyn</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/07/14/a-han-hangs-in-brooklyn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are very happy to announce that a new han – well, new to us – now hangs in the Brooklyn Zen Center&#8217;s community room.
We are immensely grateful to Teah Strozer for finding the han for us and to Maria Wallace for schlepping it across the country in her luggage. This is not a light [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Han.jpg"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="Han" src="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Han.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="386" /></a>We are very happy to announce that a new han – well, new to us – now hangs in the Brooklyn Zen Center&#8217;s community room.</p>
<p>We are immensely grateful to Teah Strozer for finding the han for us and to Maria Wallace for schlepping it across the country in her luggage. This is not a light chunk of wood!</p>
<p>After Teah finished writing the words onto the face,  the han was hung from the pillar next to the densho bell – a seemingly appropriate act on the final night before she returns to San Francisco. Once again in our midst it reminds us both to be in the zendo by the second roll down and not to waste this life!</p>
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		<title>Brooklyn Zen Center Governance</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/07/04/bzc-governance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several sangha members have asked about aspects of Brooklyn Zen Center governance and if we might be able to post a web page with this information so members can understand where to take questions and concerns. In response to this we now have a BZC governance page that lists our board members and various committees. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Several sangha members have asked about aspects of Brooklyn Zen Center governance and if we might be able to post a web page with this information so members can understand where to take questions and concerns. In response to this we now have a <a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/about/bzc-governance/">BZC governance page</a> that lists our board members and various committees. The page is very simple, currently only listing board members, committees, and a link to our mission and vision. We hope that there is enough information in the current version so that Brooklyn Zen Center members have some  idea who to contact regarding any issues they would like to discuss. A link to this page is listed on the right side column throughout our site. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have regarding Brooklyn Zen Center. To the sangha members who made this suggestion, thank you!</p>
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		<title>Update: Northern Manhattan Sangha</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/06/11/update-upper-manhattan-sitting-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn Zen Center–affiliated, upper Manhattan sitting group is now officially known as the Northern Manhattan Sangha. Due to a change in circumstances, the group is currently taking a break from sitting together as they look for a new meeting space and time. Updates will come with changes to their status.
The Northern Manhattan Sangha was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="St. Johns" src="http://www.nyhabitat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/new-york-morningside-view.jpg" alt="" width="192" height="144" />The Brooklyn Zen Center–affiliated, upper Manhattan sitting group is now officially known as the Northern Manhattan Sangha. Due to a change in circumstances, the group is currently taking a break from sitting together as they look for a new meeting space and time. Updates will come with changes to their status.</p>
<p>The Northern Manhattan Sangha was formed to support those in upper Manhattan who wish to practice in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and attend events and retreats with visiting BZC teachers, but live too far to come on a daily basis to Brooklyn. If you are interested in joining this vibrant community for regular sitting, please contact Paul Brantley by emailing <em>pbrantley (at) mac (dot) com. </em></p>
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		<title>BZC&#8217;s Jazz Mindfulness Program Wraps Up First Season!</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/06/09/bzcs-jazz-mindfulness-program-wraps-up-first-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you were not there to see the final concert of the Jazz Mindfulness Program&#8217;s first season, it was nothing short of fantastic. The amount of work the JMP participants put into playing together since last summer was stunningly clear last Friday night. The entire line up of standards were gorgeously played. The elegance and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none;" title="JMP First Season Kids" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs522.snc3/29736_404556773049_172844253049_4269717_4490672_n.jpg" alt="" width="475" height="318" />If you were not there to see the final concert of the Jazz Mindfulness Program&#8217;s first season, it was nothing short of fantastic. The amount of work the JMP participants put into playing together since last summer was stunningly clear last Friday night. The entire line up of standards were gorgeously played. The elegance and attention throughout the two-person improvisations still linger in the memory and the heart-thumping blast out of the final Coltrane piece was a thrilling finale to a successful year of playing.</p>
<p>A deep bow to the students who navigated many challenges and very busy school schedules to keep their commitments to one another and accomplish a remarkable group and performance. A deep bow to jazz bassist, composer, educator and sangha member, Adam Bernstein, for his unwavering effort and commitment to JMP students and to bringing mindfulness and meditation to the world through music. Bravo!</p>
<p>We are all looking forward to next year!</p>
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		<title>Norman Fischer to Speak on Kindness and Friendliness</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/06/01/norman-fischer-to-speak-on-kindness-and-friendliness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us at BZC this Sunday, June 6th, at 7:00 pm for a dharma talk by Zen priest, dharma teacher and poet, Zoketsu Norman Fischer. Doors will open at 6:40 pm. The topic of the talk will be kindness and friendliness in the Buddhist tradition.
The following evening on Monday, June 7th, the Jewish Meditation Center [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/g-norman-fischer-2248-SM.jpg"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="Norman photo" src="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/g-norman-fischer-2248-SM.jpg" alt="" width="178" height="171" /></a>Join us at BZC this Sunday, June 6th, at 7:00 pm for a dharma talk by Zen priest, dharma teacher and poet, Zoketsu Norman Fischer. Doors will open at 6:40 pm. The topic of the talk will be kindness and friendliness in the Buddhist tradition.</p>
<p>The following evening on Monday, June 7th, the Jewish Meditation Center will be hosting Norman and Charles Bernstein, who will be giving a talk on Radical Poetics and Judaism at 8:00pm.</p>
<p>Norman Fischer, has spent almost 30 years at San Francisco Zen Center, having held many senior positions, including abbot and director. Norman currently heads the Everyday Zen Foundation and offers teaching to many sanghas across the country. Among his numerous publications, Norman has written nine volumes of poetry as well as <em><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.amazon.com');" href="http://www.amazon.com/Opening-You-Zen-Inspired-Translations-Psalms/dp/0142196134/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-0013756-2970579?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1173151080&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">Opening to You: A Zen-inspired Translation of the Psalms</a></em> and <em><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.amazon.com');" href="http://www.amazon.com/Taking-Our-Places-Buddhist-Growing/dp/0060587199/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-0013756-2970579?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1173151121&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">Taking our Places: The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up</a></em>, which is based on his work mentoring young people. His most recent collection of poetry, <em>Questions/Places/Voices/Seasons</em>, was published by Singing Horse Press in 2009.</p>
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