Great Spirit Sangha meets twice a month
at Hartford Street Zen Center, 57 Hartford St..
On the first Thursday and
the third Thursday at 7:pm
Schedule:
6:50 Arrive and settle
7:00 Meditation
7:25 Service
7:40 Dharma Talk/Class
8:50 Refuges
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Returning to the marketplace ...
with gift bestowing hands.
Great Spirit Sangha members are committed to the practice of being monks in the marketplace, the diffuse monastery of daily life.
Our form of practice is firmly rooted in the Suzuki Roshi lineage of Soto Zen Buddhism, in the dharma of our immediate ancestor, Darlene Cohen (Su Rei Ken Po, Great Spirit Manifesting Dharma).
While thoroughly following traditional forms of Soto Zen practice, such as zazen, practice periods and sesshin, our broader, daily expression of monasticism means a complete commitment to the transformative journey of skillfully, fully expressing buddha nature ~ our true, innate upright nature.
Our lives are dedicated to living out these values while fully engaged in the world.
Rather than physically removing ourselves from the world, our intention is to transform it, and ourselves, while fully present in it.
Great Spirit Sangha is open to and respects the inherent BuddhaNature of all beings, is very LQBTQI and recovery friendly. All are welcome.
In addition to our twice monthly meetings, there are monthly study groups for Bodhisattva Sangha; Precepts
Study; and Deepening Vow.
Sewing in preparation for Jukai or Shukke Tokudo happens throughout the year, as authorized by the teacher.
RyoTan Cynthia Kear
Guiding Teacher
Member, GSS Practice Committee
SeiKa Groh
Sangha Leader, SFZC's Marin MiR
Sangha Leader,
Member, GSS Practice Committee
KoDo Craig Edelblut
Ino & Guiding Teacher Assistant
Member, Practice Committee
KoKu Avery Grace
Sangha Leader, Heart Spirit Mountain Sangha
Member, GSS Practice Committee
KoShin Steven Tierney
Senior Member
Guiding Teacher, Ocean's Compassion
Co-Guiding Teacher, SFZC's MiR Affinity Group
