On Sunday morning, October 12, 2025, we hosted our annual Autumn Silent Simplicty Retreat at the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies, Wesleyan University, in beautiful Middletown, Connecticut. It was 2.5 hours of listening and quiet sitting (zazen) and walking (kinhin) meditation, lead by our guiding Dharma Teacher, Rev. G.R. Lewis. The retreat started…
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This morning’s Mindful Bike Ride experience along the beautiful Hop River Trail was such a refreshing experience! The weather was perfect. A heartfelt thank you to Ruth for the wonderful ride, her thoughtful exchange truly enriched the journey. Grateful for the peaceful moments and connection found on two wheels today. Here’s to more mindful journeys…
“There is no path to awakening that does not pass through the simple act of being fully here, now.” In Buddhism, awakening is not a distant goal found only in monastic isolation or after years of abstract study—it begins and ends in the immediacy of our present experience. The quote, “There is no path to…