Join the Shining Bright Lotus sangha as we welcome Emyo Darlene Tataryn to kick off our eight-week journey through Shakyamuni’s seminal teachings on the Eightfold Path beginning with Right View.

Traditional Rinzai Zen offers very little meditative instructions focusing on Shikantaza, just sitting, or koans, stories that facilitate exploring awareness beyond dhyana. With the help of pointing out instructions, koans can be a way of developing a more effective and more complete meditative practice.

Join the Shining Bright Lotus sangha as we welcome Shen Yi Nich Von to continue our eight-week journey through Shakyamuni’s seminal teachings on the Eightfold Path with Right Intention.

Join the Shining Bright Lotus sangha as we welcome Susan Skjei, continuing our eight-week journey through Shakyamuni’s seminal teachings on the Eightfold Path with Right Speech.

Join the Shining Bright Lotus sangha as we welcome Stephen Fulder, continuing our eight-week journey through Shakyamuni’s seminal teachings on the Eightfold Path with Right Action.

Join the Shining Bright Lotus sangha with Nanda Nina Lynch, continuing our eight-week journey through Shakyamuni’s seminal teachings on the Eightfold Path with Right Livelihood.

Join the Shining Bright Lotus sangha as we welcome Daiden Dan Pecaut, continuing our eight-week journey through Shakyamuni’s seminal teachings on the Eightfold Path with Right Effort.

Join the Shining Bright Lotus sangha as we welcome Mark Sando Mininberg, continuing our eight-week journey through Shakyamuni’s seminal teachings on the Eightfold Path with Right Mindfulness.

During this retreat, Nanda will guide practitioners through contemplative practices and facilitate a deeper understanding of how to cultivate awareness and how to use that awareness to improve our lives on and off the cushion.

Join the Shining Bright Lotus sangha and Ekai Joel Kreisberg Roshi as we conclude our eight-week journey through Shakyamuni’s seminal teachings on the Eightfold Path with Right Concentration.