Empty Hand Zen Center

06/11/2021

Mid-June Newsletter

"When you practice single-mindedly, that in itself is truly the practice of the Way. Practice and realization are naturally undefiled. Making an effort to attain the Way is itself the manifestation of

05/29/2021

End of May Newsletter - Annual Meeting Review

"....all Buddhas of past, present, and future rely on prajna paramita and thereby attain unsurpassed. complete, perfect, enlightenment. Therefore, know the prajna paramita as the great miraculous man

05/10/2021

EHZC ANNUAL MEETING, THIS SUNDAY, MAY 16

ANNUAL MEETING, THIS SUNDAY, MAY 16 ~ "You are the light Dwell here; do not doubt Refuge of the Dharma You are the refuge There is no other refuge Light of the Dharma Refuge of the Dharma There is no

04/24/2021

EHZC late April Newsletter

"Homage to the Perfection of Wisdom, the lovely, the holy. The perfection of Wisdom gives light. Unstained, the entire world cannot stain her. She is a source of light and from everyone in the triple

04/10/2021

EHZC Early April Newsletter

"By the spring wind My words are blown and scattered People may see them the song of flowers" ~Eihei Dogen ________________________________________ Dear Sangha, We hope that every participant in our

03/31/2021

Notice to sangha ~ a Zoom Memorial Service for Kaku Robert Gunn, Sensei

Dear Sangha, The email below came to us through JouDo Sharon. If you would like to attend a ZOOM memorial service for Kaku this Saturday, please respond to Anna Belenki at her email below. You may als

03/23/2021

EHZC Early Spring Newsletter

"....your practice affects the entire earth and the entire sky in the ten directions. Although not noticed by others or yourself, it is so." ~ Eihei Dogen _____________________________________________

03/12/2021

Message to Sangha ~ Kaku Robert Gunn, Sensei

Dear Sangha, We have gotten word that our dear, former Guiding Teacher, Kaku Robert Gunn passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by his family. We will hold a Memorial Service for him this Sund

03/10/2021

Important News from Empty Hand Zen Center

"Therefore, put aside the intellectual practice of investigating words and chasing phrases, and learn to take the backward step that turns the light and shines it inward. Body and mind of themselves w

02/11/2021

Committment to Following the Buddha Way ~ 2021 Membership Pledge

Commitment to Following the Buddha Way ~ 2021 Membership Pledge ____________________________________________ Dear EHZC Community, Empty Hand Zen Center exists because of the great generosity and ener

02/06/2021

Early February Newsletter

Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter. If your mind is not clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life. ~ Wumen Huikai (11

02/01/2021

Commitment to Following the Buddha Way ~ 2021 Membership Pledge