Kintsugi Sangha

Kintsugi Sangha During the Covid 19 shelter in place restrictions we meet via Zoom for those interested in connection with a Rinzai Zen Buddhist tradition.

Please contact: [email protected] for more information. The Kintsugi Sangha is part of the Rinzai Zen school of Buddhism. We draw much of our teaching from the Hollow Bones order. The national organization can be found at www.mondozen.org. I feel it is crucial for a person to do their spiritual work as well as their emotional work as the founder of the order says: Wake up, Grow up, show up.

The Kitsugi sangha takes an integral approach to this work of awakening: all aspects of an individual must be attended to in order to produce a fully functioning emotionally mature awakened one. We meet weekly to support each other in beginning or strengthening our personal meditation practice, learning about this 2,500 year old tradition, and cultivating emotional awareness skills to take this work off the cushion and out into the greater world. All contemplative practices and traditions are welcome here, many paths one mountain.

06/07/2016

This Thursdays speaker is Rev. Vimela Roshi John Nemick who will give a dharma talk on conflict.

When people get angry and you feel an argument about to begin, there is a way to avoid the resentment and drama. Learn how to avoid becoming a doormat or an angry tyrant. This skillful middle way allows you to care for your needs and still remain compassionate in the face of anger and disrespect. I hope you can make it. First timers are welcome at 6PM. The program begins at 6:30.

Erich Moraine

04/26/2016

Our guest speaker this Thursday April 28th is Gus Santo who will talk about Hegel and the Hegelian method of inquiry which fits up against Zen quite nicely.

Gus is a former drill sargent for the US Army, also a Benedictine monk, a university philosophy instructor, board president of his Unitartian Universalist church. He lives in Illinois and manages to teach philosophy classes in Hartland Wi, Come share in the fun as this dynamic and very interesting speaker shares what he knows with us. The doors open at 6PM. The program is 6:30- 8:30PM. Donations are never required and always welcome.

04/13/2016

The Kintsugi Sangha will hold a 3 hour silent meditation this Thursday April 14th from 6 to 9 PM in the Sanctuary at LCUUC in Hartland WI.

The sitting meditation periods will alternate with brief walking meditation and yoga or Qigong to keep your body more comfortable. Cushions and chairs are provided or bring your own if you have a favorite. Wear loose fitting clothing to allow for easy stretching and comfortable sitting. Please arrive early enough to begin promptly at 6PM.

No prior experience is necessary. The only requirement is willingness or curiosity. Please come, even if you've never attended a sangha meeting.

04/05/2016

April 21st is our next guest speaker. The Rev. Amy Shaw is the senior minister at Lake Country Unitarian Universalist Church (where the sangha meets) She will be speaking on religion versus spirituality and what it might mean to be religious. Do I automatically become a Buddhist if I attend a sangha? Am I religious if I am an atheist? Is Zen a philosophy or a religion? Come join in the conversation. First timers are invited to arrive the program runs 6:30 - 8:30.

10/21/2015

Our guest speaker this week is Mark Overs who will speak about Nonviolent communication (NVC) a style of conversation developed by Marshall Rosenberg. Mark is a practitioner in the Kwan Um school of Zen and a member of Great Lakes Zen in Milwaukee. He visits the Kintsugi sangha regularly. Setup and informal gathering is at 6PM. We begin every Thursday at 6:30 and are done by 8:15. Hope to see you there.

02/26/2015

We've got a treat for the sangha meeting tonight. Deb Hoffman (Kevala) who is ordained in the same Rinzai lineage as I am will be presenting the dharma talk and leading tonight's discussion. Kevala is one of the few (but thankfully growing) number of women priests. Consider joining us tonight at 6PM for newcomers or 6:30 for the regulars to get a different perspective on these ancient teachings.

10/12/2014

This coming week Thursday the "guest speaker" is Tom Cruise playing John Anderton from the movie: The Minority Report.

We'll explore how this movie relates to the Four Noble Truths. What does the Minority Report have to do with suffering and stuckness? Come join the sangha for the evening and find out......

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