Summer Day Retreat - Topsmead State Forest, Litchfield, CT
2023-08-05 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Topsmead State Forest, Buell Road, Litchfield, CT, United States
Summer Retreat Day
Sat., AUGUST 5, 2023
10am-2pm at
Topsmead State Forest
Litchfield, Connecticut
Sitting & Walking Meditation
LUNCH, Dharma Talk, Sharing

Please Bring:
• Your own lunch/drink
• Your cushion, chair, blanket etc.
• Please dress appropriately

NOTE:
In the event of a forecast of heavy rain the retreat will be cancelled.
Otherwise, we will march on like Jijangbosal.

Zen Practice Service
2023-08-06 09:00 - 11:00 | White Lotus Haven Zen, 50 Depot Street, Collinsville, CT, 06022, United States
Group Zen Practice is held each Sunday from 9:00am-11:00am at the Historic Axe Factory building in Collinsville, Connecticut. For those new to Zen practice, please arrive at 8:30am for a brief introduction to the forms, which include chanting, bowing, sitting and walking meditation.

Zen Practice Service - Uposatha Observance
2023-08-13 09:00 - 11:00 | White Lotus Haven Zen, 50 Depot Street, Collinsville, CT, 06022, United States
Group Zen Practice is held each Sunday from 9:00am-11:00am at the Historic Axe Factory building in Collinsville, Connecticut. For those new to Zen practice, please arrive at 8:30am for a brief introduction to the forms, which include chanting, bowing, sitting, and walking meditation.
The Uposatha Observation is an ancient practice in which both lay and monastic practitioners placed special effort and attention to renewing and rededicating themselves to the study and practice of the Dharma. These observations fell on Full Moon periods of the lunar calendar. And so WLHZ continues in this practice tradition by reciting together the Five Precepts of ethical conduct.

Zen Practice Service
2023-08-20 09:00 - 11:00, 2023-09-03 09:00 - 11:00, 2023-09-10 09:00 - 11:00, 2023-10-15 09:00 - 11:00, 2023-10-22 09:00 - 11:00, 2023-11-12 09:00 - 11:00, 2023-12-03 09:00 - 11:00, 2023-12-10 09:00 - 11:00 and 1 more date | White Lotus Haven Zen, 50 Depot Street, Collinsville, CT, 06022, United States
Group Zen Practice is held each Sunday from 9:00am-11:00am at the Historic Axe Factory building in Collinsville, Connecticut. For those new to Zen practice, please arrive at 8:30am for a brief introduction to the forms, which include chanting, bowing, sitting, and walking meditation.

2023 Sanghafest, details TBD
2023-08-26 10:00 - 15:00 | CT

Zen Practice Service - Yaksayeorebul (Bhaisajyaguru) Celebration
2023-08-27 09:00 - 11:00 | White Lotus Haven Zen, 50 Depot Street, Collinsville, CT, 06022, United States
We honor the Buddha of Healing in Mahāyāna Buddhism (Bhaisajyaguru), commonly referred to as the “Medicine Buddha”. This Buddha is described as a doctor who cures dukkha (suffering) and karmic ills of body and mind using various medicines of the profound and subtle dharma. This Sunday’s ceremony focuses on aspirations for healing and wellness for friends, loved ones, and ourselves as we concentrate on Yaksayeorebul (in Korean), through mantra chanting, offerings, recitations of the names of those who need some TLC, and dedication of merit for the wellbeing of all who suffer. Namu Yaksayeorebul!

Zen Practice Service - Uposatha Observance
2023-09-17 09:00 - 11:00, 2023-10-01 09:00 - 11:00 | White Lotus Haven Zen, 50 Depot Street, Collinsville, CT, 06022, United States
Group Zen Practice is held each Sunday from 9:00am-11:00am at the Historic Axe Factory building in Collinsville, Connecticut. For those new to Zen practice, please arrive at 8:30am for a brief introduction to the forms, which include chanting, bowing, sitting, and walking meditation.
The Uposatha Observation is an ancient practice in which both lay and monastic practitioners placed special effort, and attention to renewing and rededicating themselves to the study and practice of the Dharma. These observations fell on Full Moon periods of the lunar calendar. And so WLHZ continues in this practice tradition by reciting together the Five Precepts of ethical conduct.

WLHZ ANNUAL WEEKEND RETREAT
2023-09-22 18:00 - 2023-09-24 18:00 | CT
Details TBD

Bodhidharma (Zen Patriarch) Celebration
2023-10-08 09:00 - 11:00 | White Lotus Haven Zen, 50 Depot Street, Collinsville, CT, 06022, United States
Bodhidharma was a Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China and is regarded as its first Zen patriarch.

Cheondo Jae (Ullambana 우란분재) Memorial Service
2023-10-29 10:00 - 14:00 | Trinita Retreat Center, 595 Town Hill Road, New Hartford, CT, 06057, United States
Cheondo Jae Memorial Service will be held at Trinita Retreat Center
595 Town Hill Road, New Hartford, Connecticut 06057
Uranbunjae (Kor. 우란분재, Chin. 盂蘭盆齋, lit. Ullambana purification) is a Buddhist ceremony in which food offerings are made in an effort to console and liberate the deceased from any suffering, especially those of one’s ancestors. The ceremony originates from the story of the disciple Mahāmaudgalyāyana who strives unsuccessfully to liberate his deceased mother from a lower realm of existence. The Buddha teaches liberation is only possible through the collective intention of the sangha at large. In this yearly ceremony, we commemorate the Ullambana Sutra by making offerings and generating goodwill and liberating intentions for all.
In Korea, the ceremony is held on the Buddhist All Soul’s Day, or Baekjung (Kor. 백중, Chin. 百中, the fifteenth of the seventh lunar month), and constitutes one of the important events of the day in order to console the souls of the dead. At White Lotus Haven Zen of Connecticut, we hold this ceremony in the month of October.
Participants are invited to offer the names of their departed to be displayed and recited in the liturgy. If you would like your dearly departed to be acknowledged in the service please email info@wlhz.org for more information and instruction, or include the names of your departed with your registration in the “message” section of the contact form. A symbolic nameplate burning rite, to eliminate unwholesome karmic conditions, will also be performed.
A luncheon will be held after the service.
PLEASE REGISTER FOR THE EVENT HERE
https://wlhz.org/contact/
CEREMONIAL DONATIONS HERE (Customary $100)
https://wlhz.org/donate/

Zen Practice Service (Set clock back 1-hour)
2023-11-05 09:00 - 11:00 | White Lotus Haven Zen, 50 Depot Street, Collinsville, CT, 06022, United States

Zen Practice Service
2023-11-19 09:00 - 11:00 | CT

WLHZ Thanksgiving - Honoring Lineage Masters & Noble Mahasangha
2023-11-26 10:00 - 12:00 | White Lotus Haven Zen, 50 Depot Street, Collinsville, CT, 06022, United States
This year we celebrate with a special visit from our guiding teacher The Most Venerable Deok Shim and Venerable Tam Bi.
On this day the WLHZ community celebrates the anniversary of its founding by giving thanks to the noble ancestors and teachers who gave their lives to practicing and sharing Buddha wisdom with us. In particular, we recognize our two lineage masters, His Holiness Il Bung Kyung Bo Seo, Ph.D. (the first Korean Patriarch to the West / Il Bung Zen Order 일붕선정), His Holiness Thích Thiên Ân (the first Vietnamese Patriarch to the West / Lâm Tế Thiền Order). We also honor the tradition and teachings of Seung Sahn Dae Soen Sa Nim (Linji Seon, Rinzai Zen) and Taizan Maezumi Roshi (Soto and Rinzai Zen).

Zen Practice Service with 108 Bows of Renewal
2023-12-17 09:00 - 11:00 | White Lotus Haven Zen, 50 Depot Street, Collinsville, CT, 06022, United States
In preparation for the new year, we hold this bowing practice as a way to reorient minds and hearts and renew one’s commitment to the practice.

Zen Practice Service
2024-01-07 09:00 - 11:00 | White Lotus Haven Zen, 50 Depot Street, Collinsville, CT, 06022, United States
Group Zen meditation is held each Sunday from 9:00am-11:00am at the Historic Axe Factory building in Collinsville, Connecticut. For those new to Zen practice, please arrive at 8:30am for a brief introduction to the forms, which include chanting, bowing, sitting and walking meditation.

Zen Practice Service
2024-01-14 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-21 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-02-04 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-02-11 09:00 - 11:00 | White Lotus Haven Zen, 50 Depot Street, Collinsville, CT, 06022, United States
Group Zen meditation is held each Sunday from 9:00am-11:00am at the Historic Axe Factory building in Collinsville, Connecticut. For those new to Seon practice, please arrive at 8:30am for a brief introduction to the forms, which include chanting, bowing, sitting and walking meditation.

Zen Practice Service - Uposatha (Precepts) Observance
2024-01-28 09:00 - 11:00 | White Lotus Haven Zen, 50 Depot Street, Collinsville, CT, 06022, United States
Group Zen meditation is held each Sunday from 9:00am-11:00am at the Historic Axe Factory building in Collinsville, Connecticut. For those new to Seon practice, please arrive at 8:30am for a brief introduction to the forms, which include chanting, bowing, sitting and walking meditation. Deok Cham meetings also offered
The Uposatha Observation is an ancient practice in which both lay and monastic practitioners placed special effort, attention to renewing and rededicating themselves to the study and practice of the Dharma. These observations fell on Full Moon periods of the lunar calendar. WLHZ continues in this practice tradition by reciting together the Five Precepts of ethical conduct.

Zen Practice Service - Kwanseumbosal (Avalokitesvara) Celebration
2024-02-18 09:00 - 11:00 | White Lotus Haven Zen, 50 Depot Street, Collinsville, CT, 06022, United States
Group Zen meditation is held each Sunday from 9:00am-11:00am at the Historic Axe Factory building in Collinsville, Connecticut. For those new to Seon practice, please arrive at 8:30am for a brief introduction to the forms, which include chanting, bowing, sitting and walking meditation.
Includes a celebration honoring Kwanseumbosal (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) the Bodhisattva of Wisdom and Compassion.
