Introduction to Buddhist Meditation SEPTEMBER 2021 Session: 4 Consecutive Wednesday Evenings 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22 — 7:00pm - 8:30pm PLEASE REGISTER BY AUGUST 23RD AT: https://wlhz.org/contact/ Please indicate “Spring Med-Intro Session” in the subject line Mats, cushions, and chairs are available for sitting practice SUGGESTED DONATION: Sliding Scale — $50-$75 for all 4 weeks DONATE […]

Presided by The Most Venerable Deok Shim and Venerable Shim Bo Dear Sangha, we are pleased to invite you to witness the profession of Tracy Yeon An Augustine and Pat Yeon Byeon Connell as Haengja practitioners within our community. Each has expressed a desire to enter more deeply into both individual practice and sangha service […]

Join the 2021 Connecticut Walk to Feed the Hungry! Saturday, October 2, 2021, 9:00am-11:30pm (rain or shine) Starts at Historic Axe Factory Building, Downtown Collinsville, CT Parking Available in gravel lot OFF OF MAIN ST. Schedule: 9:00am Onsite Registration/Donations 10:00am WALK TO FEED THE HUNGRY 11:00am Closing Presentation Thank you message from Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi […]

Seon (Zen) Practice Services are 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.

Seon (Zen) Practice Services are 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. Honoring Bodhidharma, the First Patriarch of Zen Buddhism   

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Seon (Zen) Practice Services are 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. The Uposatha Observation is an ancient practice in which both lay […]

Held at Trinita Retreat Center, 595 Town Hill Rd., New Hartford, CT 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 […]

Seon (Zen) Practice Services are 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. Daylight Saving Begins - Set clocks back 1-hour

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 recognise our two lineage masters, His Holiness Il Bung Kyung Bo Seo, PhD (the first Korean Patriarch to the West […]