Vermont Zen Center

schedule

The Zen Center has a schedule of daily sittings, intensive meditation periods, courses, ceremonies, public events, and much more.

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retreats

A wonderful way to combine quiet time and spiritual inspiration. Enjoy your own natural rhythms in an extraordinary setting.

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workshops

A practical and authentic introduction to Zen Buddhism. Talks, question periods, demonstrations and meditation.

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Zen Training Program —July 21

Training Programs offer the discipline of Zen training through total immersion in a monastic-like environment.. Read more . . .

Zen Center Closed —July 27

The Zen Center is closed from July 27 through August 4 for a 7-day sesshin. We re-open on Monday, August 5. Read more . . .

A six-week course in the gentle art of universal lovingkindness meditation begins at the end of August. Lovingkindness (or Mettabhavana), is an ancient Buddhist meditation leading to the development of unconditional lovingkindness and friendliness. Metta is something you feel in your heart, a positive emotional state towards others as well as ourselves. Read more . . .