Michigan Buddhist

SokukoJi Buddhist Community of Battle Creek is now hosting a one-day Sesshin meditation retreat on the last Saturday of each month. The retreat begins at 8:30 a.m. and lasts until 9:00 p.m. The schedule includes periods of sitting and walking meditation, an opportunity for teacher interviews and a short dharma talk, with breaks during the day for meals.

Join them this Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 8:30 a.m.

33 Anderson Court
Main Floor
Battle Creek, MI 49017

For more information, please call (269) 213-4813 or contact
Sokuzan Robert Brown robertbrown43@gmail.com
Priscilla Brown pbrowndec3@gmail.com

Beginning meditators welcome; instruction available.
No fee is charged for this sesshin. Donations are accepted.

Bup Mee Sunim (Kevin Hickey), Dharma Teacher and Monk at Muddy Water Zen in Royal Oak, has announced a series of lectures to be presented both at Muddy Water Zen in Royal Oak, and Grand Rapids Buddhist Temple. All lectures are free and open to the public.

“An Introduction to Korean Buddhist Temples”
Sunday, February 19, 2012, following the public 10:00 AM morning service at Muddy Water Zen
Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Grand Rapids Buddhist Temple

“This opening lecture will present an introduction to some of the main features of a traditional, and typical, Korean Buddhist temple. It will explore aspects of history, culture, art, architecture and Buddhist imagery and symbolism in order to familiarize and foster understanding with the tradition that we practice.”

Lectures to follow:

May: “State and Sangha: Buddhist Culture and Political Thought in Korean History”

July: “Returning to Buddha: History of Buddhism and Abortion in Japan”

September: “Digital Dharma: A Guide through the Buddhist Film Collection”

November: “Buddha’s Daughters: A History of Women in Buddhism”

Muddy Water Zen
affiliated with the Korean Buddhist Taego Order
2421 Yale Ave
Royal Oak, MI 48067-4044
(248) 506-3544
haedoh@muddywaterzen.com
http://www.muddywaterzen.com/

Grand Rapids Zen Center
A Korean Buddhist T’aego Order Temple
156 E. Fulton
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 822-2465
deokwun@grzen.org
http://www.grzen.org/

The Bluewater Community of Mindful Living is happy to announce our annual Winter Mindfulness Retreat in Vanderbilt, Michigan, February 15-19, 2012.

Please join us for the weekend, all five days, or for a single day of mindfulness at Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat Center. A four hour drive from Detroit or Grand Rapids, Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat Center is on eight hundred beautiful, wooded acres along the Pigeon River north of Gaylord.

Sitting and walking meditation, dharma discussions, early morning walks to greet the day, silent meals of gratitude and other activities in the Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh will be offered. Read the rest of this entry »

Glenn Mullin, Teacher, Translator, Award winning Author and Himalayan Tour Guide will present a public talk on the Sacred Sites of the Dalai Lamas.

Sunday, February 5, 7:30 – 9:00 pm

Birmingham Unitarian Church
38651 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Join us at the Reception preceding the talk from 6:30 – 7:30 pm

$10 Suggested Donation

Contact bloomfield@jewelheart.org (734) 239-5985