Boundless Way Temple (Mugendo-ji)

Boundless Way Temple (Mugendo-ji) Boundless Way Zen Temple is a Zen practice center. Offering daily sittings, weekly private meetings with a teacher, and 12-14 sesshins or retreats a year.

Melissa Myozen Blacker Roshi and David Dae An Rynick Roshi are the Guiding Teachers. All morning practice periods include sitting and walking meditation (zazen and kinhin) and a brief chanting service. Dokusan (individual meeting with a teacher) is offered every Friday morning. All evening practice periods include sitting and walking meditation (zazen and kinhin), a chanting service and a dharma t

alk. Dokusan (individual meeting with a teacher) is offered at every practice period during the first week of every month, and every third and fifth Tuesday evening. There is no charge for weekly practice periods or dokusan. However, donations (dana) of any amount are gratefully accepted. All donations are used to provide a stipend for the teachers, pay for the rent and maintenance of facilities, and to support the work of the Worcester Zen Community, Boundless Way Temple and Boundless Way Zen.

Coming together during the 2023 Summer Sesshin- Hospital for Hearts Broken Open.
08/25/2023

Coming together during the 2023 Summer Sesshin- Hospital for Hearts Broken Open.

Register for the Boundless Way Zen Temple Summer Residency Program, July 28- August 18. https://worcesterzen.org/summer/
06/04/2023

Register for the Boundless Way Zen Temple Summer Residency Program, July 28- August 18. https://worcesterzen.org/summer/

Welcome home We warmly welcome you to Boundless Way Temple of Worcester, Massachusetts, a place of Zen Buddhist training and practice. We invite you to join us as we come together in stillness and silence to awaken to the possibility of being fully human. Come practice with us. New and experienced p...

Fierce Lotus will be offering a practice period this Sunday, Aug 14th, at 9-10am EST. All who might identify as any form...
08/11/2022

Fierce Lotus will be offering a practice period this Sunday, Aug 14th, at 9-10am EST. All who might identify as any form of LGBTQ+ are invited. We will have a period of zazen, kinhin and a discussion exploring how our q***r identities intersect with our Zen practice.

Additionally, if you would like to join our mailing list for the Zoom link as well as updates, please email [email protected]. If you have made a request in the past, but haven't received an e-mail from [email protected], then please kindly re-submit your request. Thank you!

*Deepest Bows*
Jordan and Dawn
https://fiercelotusbowz.org/

Fierce Lotus, Boundless Way Zen's LGBTQ+ affinity group, will be having its second meeting on Sunday July 10th at 9am ES...
07/01/2022

Fierce Lotus, Boundless Way Zen's LGBTQ+ affinity group, will be having its second meeting on Sunday July 10th at 9am EST. There will be a brief period of sitting, walking mediation, and a space to discuss our q***r experiences within the context of our Zen practice. We invite any and all practitioners who maintain any form of q***r or trans identity to join us!

Dawn and Jordan will co-lead the group. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] or [email protected].
Please contact Dawn or Jordan for the Zoom link

We hope to see you at Fierce Lotus!

With deep bows and in solidarity,
Dawn (they/them) & Jordan (they/them)

Save the Date for the Boundless Way Temple Summer SesshinA hybrid sesshin, with online and residential options Three opt...
06/27/2022

Save the Date for the Boundless Way Temple Summer Sesshin
A hybrid sesshin, with online and residential options
Three options for attendance:
Attend the Hybrid 3-day Sesshin either online or residentially
Friday, July 29th 7PM - Monday, August 1st 1PM
or
attend the extended 7-day sesshin (residential only)
Friday July 29th 7PM - Friday August 5th 1PM
(all times are Eastern Daylight Time, UTC minus 4 hour
Registration will open by July 2nd

Stay tuned for more information and consider signing up for Temple updates https://worcesterzen.org/subscribe/

An ongoing experiment...we successfully completed our First Hybrid Sesshin last weekend..."Near and Far the Same" Sesshi...
06/19/2022

An ongoing experiment...we successfully completed our First Hybrid Sesshin last weekend..."Near and Far the Same" Sesshin. Next sesshin will begin the last weekend of July...keep a look out for the registration announcement in the coming weeks.

Buddhas Over Worcester 2022 getting ready...
04/24/2022

Buddhas Over Worcester 2022 getting ready...

Please keep Rick Hardy and those that knew and loved him in your hearts. We were recently informed that Rick died in a b...
03/10/2022

Please keep Rick Hardy and those that knew and loved him in your hearts. We were recently informed that Rick died in a biking accident in North Carolina on March 8th. He will be missed.

BUDDHAS OVER WORCESTER 2022OPENING DAY CELEBRATIONSunday, May 1st, 2:00 pm - 5: 00 pm | Ceremony 3:00 pm(closing Friday,...
02/17/2022

BUDDHAS OVER WORCESTER 2022
OPENING DAY CELEBRATION
Sunday, May 1st, 2:00 pm - 5: 00 pm | Ceremony 3:00 pm
(closing Friday, July 8th)

Buddhas Over Worcester 2022
ENTRY DEADLINE
Mail form by April 10th, or bring it to the Artist Gathering
Registration Fee $25.00

Share Your Zen Journey Survey is your chance to reflect on your journey to Boundless Way Temple and Zen Buddhism and sha...
11/10/2021

Share Your Zen Journey Survey is your chance to reflect on your journey to Boundless Way Temple and Zen Buddhism and share it with others. The ultimate goal is to make the journey more accessible to future participants and improve the services for all who participate in programs at Boundless Way Temple.
https://worcesterzen.org/share-your-zen-journey/

Among other things, we are curious about what you would like to have known when you were new, and what we can do to better support participants. This is your chance to reflect and share feedback with us.

We hope to hear from everyone, whether your experience has been good, bad, or somewhere in between.

We will use your responses to improve program offerings and inspire future membership initiatives. Boundless Way Temple committees may use summary information as they determine our future path. We may also use select quotes in membership drives and on the website.
The survey consists of 11 questions, most of which are multiple selection questions with the option to share your story. It takes approximately 10-20 minutes to complete.

Our October Distant Temple Bell Sesshin was held this past weekend. Lovely to practice with all of you.
10/06/2021

Our October Distant Temple Bell Sesshin was held this past weekend. Lovely to practice with all of you.

Address

1030 Pleasant Street
Worcester, MA
01602

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 8am
Tuesday 7am - 8am
7pm - 8pm
Wednesday 7am - 8am
Thursday 7am - 8am
7pm - 8pm
Friday 7am - 8am
Sunday 7pm - 8:30pm

Telephone

(508) 792-5189

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