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		<title>Signing Up for the Reb Anderson Retreat in May</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/03/07/please-sign-up-for-the-reb-anderson-retreat-in-may/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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Zen Buddhist priest and senior dharma teacher, Tenshin Reb Anderson, will be visiting from San Francisco Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farm to lead a four day sesshin at Brooklyn Zen Center. The retreat will be from Thursday, May 27th through Sunday, May 30th.
The focus of the four days will be the compassionate care of karmic [...]]]></description>
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<p>Zen Buddhist priest and senior dharma teacher, Tenshin Reb Anderson, will be visiting from San Francisco Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farm to lead a four day sesshin at Brooklyn Zen Center. The retreat will be from Thursday, May 27th through Sunday, May 30th.</p>
<p>The focus of the four days will be the compassionate care of karmic consciousness. Karmic consciousness and great awakening are not separate. This retreat will offer a way to see how careful and compassionate care for the delusions of our karmic consciousness is a path to understanding the wondrous nature and dynamics of practice-enlightenment. All are encouraged to take part in the entire retreat.</p>
<p>If you are interested in taking part in this event,<strong> we will need your RSVP and retreat payment by April 23rd</strong>. Please notify us by <a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/contact-us/" target="_self">clicking here to use our online email form</a>. The event will fill up quickly so please let us know as soon as possible and send all checks to the following address: Brooklyn Zen Center, 505 Carroll Street, Suite 2A, Brooklyn, NY 11215.</p>
<p>If you would like a PDF of the retreat flyer, <a href="http://www.brooklynzen.org/pdf/2010RebRetreat.pdf" target="_blank">please download it here.</a></p>
<p><strong>About the teacher </strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Reb Anderson, Tenshin Roshi is a lineage-holder in the Soto Zen tradition. Born in Mississipi, he grew up in Minnesota and left advanced study in mathematics and Western psychology to come to San Francisco Zen Center in 1967. He practiced with Suzuki Roshi, who ordained him as a priest in 1970 and gave him the name Tenshin Zenki (“Naturally Real, The Whole Works”). He received dharma transmission in 1983 and served as abbot of San Francisco Zen Center’s three training centers (City Center, Green Gulch Farm and Tassajara Zen Mountain Center) from 1986 to 1995. Tenshin Roshi continues to teach at Zen Center, living with his family at Green Gulch Farm. He is author of <em><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.amazon.com');" href="http://www.amazon.com/Warm-Smiles-Cold-Mountains-Meditation/dp/1930485107/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1252101998&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">Warm Smiles from Cold Mountains: Dharma Talks on Zen Meditatio</a></em>n and <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.amazon.com');" href="http://www.amazon.com/Being-Upright-Meditation-Bodhisattva-Precepts/dp/1930485018/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1252102038&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank"><em>Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts</em></a>.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Thank You SFZC &amp; AZC for Our Wonderful New Bells</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/03/02/thank-you-sfzc-azc-for-our-bells/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We at the Brooklyn Zen Center would like to thank San Francisco Zen Center and Green Gulch Farm for the long term loan of our beautiful new temple bell. Our former service bell was a bit small for our new space at 505 Carroll and SFZC was very generous in sending us this much larger [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Bell.jpg"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float:left;" title="Bell" src="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Bell.jpg" alt="Bell" width="183" height="162" /></a>We at the Brooklyn Zen Center would like to thank <a href="http://www.sfzc.org/" target="_blank">San Francisco Zen Center</a> and <a href="http://www.sfzc.org/ggf/default.asp" target="_blank">Green Gulch Farm</a> for the long term loan of our beautiful new temple bell. Our former service bell was a bit small for our new space at 505 Carroll and SFZC was very generous in sending us this much larger bell once used at Green Gulch Farm.</p>
<p>Also we would like to thank <a href="http://www.austinzencenter.org/" target="_blank">Austin Zen Center</a> for sending us their former densho bell. Our sangha has never had a densho bell and we are very much looking forward to hanging it in the community space soon! It really could not be better suited.</p>
<p>Both bells sound just beautiful and are a perfect fit for the new center. A deep bow to our very generous sister sanghas!</p>
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		<title>Update: Upper Manhattan Sitting Group</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/02/25/update-upper-manhattan-sitting-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn Zen Center–affiliated, Upper Manhattan sitting group is now meeting Wednesdays from 7:00pm to 8:15pm in Morningside Heights. The Morningside Heights-based sitting group was formed to support those in upper Manhattan who wish to practice in our lineage and attend events and retreats with visiting teachers, but live too far to come on a [...]]]></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 meeting Wednesdays from 7:00pm to 8:15pm in Morningside Heights. The Morningside Heights-based sitting group was formed to support those in upper Manhattan who wish to practice in our lineage and attend events and retreats with visiting teachers, but live too far to come on a daily basis to Brooklyn. If you are interested in sitting with this group, please contact Paul Brantley by emailing <em>pbrantley (at) mac (dot) com. </em></p>
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		<title>2010 NYC Buddhist Forum at Brooklyn Zen Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased and honored to announce that Brooklyn Zen Center will be hosting the Buddhist Council of New York&#8217;s 2010 Buddhist Forum on Saturday, March 20th, from 10am to 4pm. The theme this year is “What is Sustainable Sangha? &#8212; Buddhist Perspectives on Environmental and Economic Longevity.”
The day includes two parts.  The first [...]]]></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="BuddhistCouncilLogo" src="http://newyorkbuddhistcouncil.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/topbanner.12161844_std.gif" alt="" width="264" height="39" />We are pleased and honored to announce that Brooklyn Zen Center will be hosting the Buddhist Council of New York&#8217;s 2010 Buddhist Forum on Saturday, March 20th, from 10am to 4pm. The theme this year is “What is Sustainable Sangha? &#8212; Buddhist Perspectives on Environmental and Economic Longevity.”</p>
<p>The day includes two parts.  The first is a morning presentation by Colin Beavan regarding his family’s year-long experiment in New York City to live with, as he states, “as little impact on the environment as possible.” His presentation will include excerpts from a recent film about this project, called “No Impact Man.”</p>
<p>The afternoon program will be an opportunity to engage in inclusive dialogue based on a format called “Open Space Technology (OST).” Three presenters or presenter teams representing different Buddhist traditions will speak briefly (10-20 minutes) on how their center engages the Forum’s theme. These presentations will be followed by three simultaneous sharing circle groups (20 minutes), whose focus is framed utilizing the OST structure.</p>
<p>Please join us for this exciting day of dialogue. If you would like further information, <a href="http://www.brooklynzen.org/pdf/events/BuddhistForum2010.pdf" target="_blank">please download the invitation letter from Buddhist Council President, Sunghae Sunim, here.</a> Thank you and we look forward to seeing you on the 20th.</p>
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		<title>Dharma Talk by Norman Fischer on March 15th</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/02/24/dharma-talk-by-norman-fischer-on-march-15th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us Monday evening, March 15th, from 7:45–9:00pm, as Zen priest, senior dharma teacher and poet, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, will be giving a dharma talk at Brooklyn Zen Center. The topic of the talk will be Psalms/Koans.
Please join Norman for the following events as well. On Tuesday, March 16th at 7:00pm, he will be giving [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt; float: left;" title="Norman" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bKd4nNeeBiI/SQIeA7u4lrI/AAAAAAAAAFY/1ibDf20LXKg/s400/norman-fischer.jpg" alt="" width="122" height="168" />Join us Monday evening, March 15th, from 7:45–9:00pm, as Zen priest, senior dharma teacher and poet, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, will be giving a dharma talk at Brooklyn Zen Center. The topic of the talk will be <em>Psalms/Koans.</em></p>
<p><em><span style="font-style: normal;">Please join Norman for the following events as well. On Tuesday, March 16th at 7:00pm, he will be giving a talk on &#8220;The Lyric&#8221; with Rae Armantrout at Poet&#8217;s House in Battery Park. On Wednesday March 17th at 7:30pm, he will be giving a poetry reading with Rae at St. Mark&#8217;s Church on St. Mark&#8217;s Place in Manhattan. </span></em></p>
<p>Norman has spent almost 30 years at San Francisco Zen Center, having held many senior positions, including director and co-abbot from 1995-2000. 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 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 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.</p>
<p>This event is cosponsored with the Jewish Meditation Center of Brooklyn.</p>
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		<title>Brad Warner Leads Three-day Retreat in April at BZC</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/02/24/brad-warner-leads-three-day-retreat-in-april-at-bzc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 2-4, 2010, Brad Warner will be leading a three-day retreat at Brooklyn Zen Center. The retreat will include a daily schedule of zazen, dharma talks and interviews. The purpose of this zazen retreat is to draw together practitioners for three days of deepening their understanding of the dharma.
Brad Warner is a dharma heir of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none initial; border: 0; float:left;" title="Brad Warner" src="http://www.wildmind.org/images/people/warner-lg.jpg" alt="" width="153" height="115" />April 2-4, 2010, Brad Warner will be leading a three-day retreat at Brooklyn Zen Center. The retreat will include a daily schedule of zazen, dharma talks and interviews. The purpose of this zazen retreat is to draw together practitioners for three days of deepening their understanding of the dharma.</p>
<p>Brad Warner is a dharma heir of Gudo Wafu Nishijima and the author of the books <em>Hardcore Zen</em>, <em>Sit Down and Shut Up</em>, and Z<em>en Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate</em>. When not teaching and practicing Zen or writing, Brad plays bass for hardcore punk band Zero Defex and works for a Japanese film and TV production company specializing in movies about giant monsters.</p>
<p>For details, cost, and to register for the retreat, <a href="http://www.brooklynzen.org/pdf/events/SitDownNY.pdf" target="_blank">please download the event flyer by clicking here</a>. You can also email retreat coordinator, Jacopo Buora, for more information at jacopo dot buora at gmail dot com or call at 347-237-1702.</p>
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		<title>Finishing Our Three-week Intensive &amp; Sesshin</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/02/24/finishing-our-three-week-intensive-sesshin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We want to thank everyone who participated in Brooklyn Zen Center&#8217;s first three-week intensive. We went through a lot in these last three weeks – our move to our new space, last minute construction and clean up, an opening ceremony, the intensive schedule and a sesshin. Without all of us, we could have never pulled [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/DSC_0057.JPG"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float:left;" title="DSC_0057" src="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/DSC_0057-300x201.jpg" alt="DSC_0057" width="300" height="201" /></a>We want to thank everyone who participated in Brooklyn Zen Center&#8217;s first three-week intensive. We went through a lot in these last three weeks – our move to our new space, last minute construction and clean up, an opening ceremony, the intensive schedule and a sesshin. Without all of us, we could have never pulled off so much in so little time. The effort and flexibility of our practice community continues to be deeply inspiring.</p>
<p>Also, a very special thanks goes out to our guiding teacher, Teah Strozer, for traveling across the country from San Francisco to support us in so many ways these past few weeks. A deep bow.</p>
<p>May our practice and the dharma flourish for many years to come in our new home.</p>
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		<title>What a Great Day!</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/02/06/what-a-great-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brooklyn Zen Center has now completely moved to its new space at 505 Carroll Street today and formally opened our Boundless Mind Temple at the new location. Many expressed amazement, joy, gratitude and exhaustion after an incredible effort to bring this new place of practice into the world. Seeing us all together today sitting, chanting, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/photo.jpg"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float:left;" title="SanghaHearingMusic" src="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/photo.jpg" alt="SanghaHearingMusic" width="302" height="227" /></a>Brooklyn Zen Center has now completely moved to its new space at 505 Carroll Street today and formally opened our Boundless Mind Temple at the new location. Many expressed amazement, joy, gratitude and exhaustion after an incredible effort to bring this new place of practice into the world. Seeing us all together today sitting, chanting, bowing and enjoying food, music, art and one another was moving for many. Another deep bow to our loving, hard-working and supportive sangha (seen here enjoying music) for a job incredibly well done. Your effort is truly inspiring. May our practice flourish and our hearts together open wide to the world. Beautiful everybody! We did it!</p>
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		<title>Brooklyn Zen Center is having its First Intensive Practice Period</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2010/01/11/brooklyn-zen-center-is-having-its-first-intensive-practice-period/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Brooklyn Zen Center is pleased to announce that we will be having our first formal practice period for three weeks this February in our new, beautiful zendo!  Our guiding teacher, Teah Strozer, is coming to visit Brooklyn Zen Center to lead a period of intensified practice.  During this time, Brooklyn Zen Center will offer [...]]]></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="Teah" src="http://www.brooklynzen.org/images/teachers/TeahStrozerWeb.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" /> Brooklyn Zen Center is pleased to announce that we will be having our first formal practice period for three weeks this February in our new, beautiful zendo!  Our guiding teacher, Teah Strozer, is coming to visit Brooklyn Zen Center to lead a period of intensified practice.  During this time, Brooklyn Zen Center will offer additional practice opportunities, including extra periods of zazen, classes, dharma talks, a daily study period, opportunities for individual practice discussions with the teacher and a five day session. The practice period will focus on the teachings of Suzuki Roshi as presented in the text, &#8220;Zen Mind, Beginner&#8217;s Mind&#8221; . People are encouraged to read the text before the practice period begins.</p>
<p>Practice periods are designed to encourage and support us to deepen our practice. Teah is inviting everyone who is interested &#8220;<em>to join together to investigate the truth of our being</em>&#8220;. There will be a meeting and opening ceremony at the beginning of the intensive as well as a shosan (formal question-and-answer) ceremony with Teah at the end. Everyone joining the practice period is encoraged to have practice discussion once a week with Teah.</p>
<p>A note from Teah about commitment:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Please decide what you can realistically do. It is better to commit to less but do it all than commit to too much and drop out. You should think of what is comfortable for you and sign up for just a tad more that will stretch you enough. So know yourself, be honest, then turn up your effort with some strictness and also some kindness. Make a balanced effort that will encourage you to keep your intention in front of you the whole three weeks.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Framing your commitment to the practice according to the three treasures, Teah has suggested the following ideas:</p>
<p><strong>Buddha: a  committment to zazen</strong></p>
<p><em>Choose one or more of these option</em>s:<br />
1. Defined commitment to sitting at home three times more than you do now<br />
2. Defined commitment to sitting at the center three times more than you do now<br />
3. Center based practice &#8211; all morning or evening sittings during the week</p>
<p><strong>Dharma &#8211; an entrance into the teachings</strong></p>
<p><em>Choose one or more&#8230;</em><br />
1. Coming to &#8220;Zen Mind, Beginner&#8217;s Mind&#8221; dharma talks and discussion<br />
2. Coming to study periods<br />
3. Coming to mindfulness class<br />
4. Reading with your own friends in a study group</p>
<p><strong>Sangha- accountability within community</strong></p>
<p><em>Choose one or more&#8230;</em><br />
1. Volunteering to support the practice by taking on a doan job, working in the kitchen or volunteering in some other capacity at BZC<br />
2. Meeting with the teacher individually or in small groups<br />
3. Training in forms</p>
<p><em>Other intentions to consider include:</em><br />
1. I will practice mindfulness of my body for three weeks<br />
2. I will practice mindfulness of my breathe for three weeks<br />
3. I will practice with the question, &#8220;Who am I?&#8221;<br />
4. I will pick one of the precepts and try to go deeper and deeper with it for three weeks<br />
5. I will do loving-kindness meditation for three weeks<br />
6. If you can&#8217;t think of somehing that is at the edge of your inquiry you could speak with TeahWe will be offering a form to put your commitment in writing which can help to clarify and support your intention which you can give to the Ino.</p>
<p>Brooklyn Zen Center is offering all of these practice opportunities on a donation (dana) basis (except sesshin).  Teah has taken an unpaid month off of her job in San Francisco to lead this practice period and it is our hope that the sangha will be very generous in giving dana to Teah for her month long service to our community.</p>
<p>A more detailed schedule for the practice period will follow shortly.</p>
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		<title>Thanks to the sangha for helping to paint!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We want to thank all of you who came over the last two weekends to help paint the new Brooklyn Zen Center space at 505 Carroll Street. Many of the sangha (some featured to the left at a lunch meeting) came and we accomplished an enormous amount of work. Working together was very encouraging, moving [...]]]></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="book class 013" src="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/book-class-013.jpg" alt="book class 013" width="269" height="202" />We want to thank all of you who came over the last two weekends to help paint the new Brooklyn Zen Center space at 505 Carroll Street. Many of the sangha (some featured to the left at a lunch meeting) came and we accomplished an enormous amount of work. Working together was very encouraging, moving and a lot of fun. It is impressive to witness again and again what can be realized when working wholeheartedly together.</p>
<p>That said, there will be a lot more to do as we move into the space over the month of January and prepare for the practice intensive with Teah in February. In addition to adding the finishing touches to the paint job, we will be assembling the kitchen that arrives in the next week or so, sanding and finishing up doors and trim, and probably putting together a few bookshelves, cabinets and tables here and there. So we will keep you informed about other work times coming up in case you are interested in joining.</p>
<p>But for now, please rest and enjoy some of the photos from the two weekends on our facebook page. Feel free to email any other photos you may have from the work weekends and we can add those as well.</p>
<p>Oh, you may notice that some of the photos show sangha members painting white letters across the floor. With a very enthusiastic and joyful spirit, we decided to paint the Heart Sutra in english very largely across the plywood subfloor. The hardwood floor will be built this week, enclosing the sutra beneath it. So we can move into the space knowing that from beneath our zendo floor quietly radiates the message of the heart sutra zazen period after zazen period.</p>
<p>Thank you again for all of your hard work. A happy and healthy new year to all!</p>
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