'Gathering the heart/mind'
Tomorrow, we begin our spring practice period Sesshin - an intensive, multi-day Zen meditation retreat that creates a deep, quiet container for practice. A beautiful way to deepen one's connection to the wisdom of dharma.
Sensei Cynthia Kear will offer tonight’s Dharma Talk at Upaya
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. MST
In Person at Upaya + Online
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Join us Sunday April 12, 11 am - 12:30 pm MDT, for 'REHUMANIZATION' with John Paul Lederach.
This program is available online for FREE, with donations appreciated.
for more information & to register, visit www.upaya.org/program/the-measure-of-our-humanity-john-paul-lederach-online-april-12-2026/
Senko and Sensei Monshin will offer tonight’s Dharma Talk at Upaya
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. MST
In Person at Upaya + Online
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Today we celebrate Hanamatsuri, the Buddha’s birthday, and honor the birth of awakening itself. As we renew our own intention to embody the Buddha's teachings, we embrace the emergence of wisdom and compassion in the midst of our everyday lives.
Deepen your practice within a committed service community led by a respected faculty of teachers active in socially engaged Buddhism, contemplative science, and traditional Zen studies.
Learn more and apply at Upaya.org/Residency
Spring Practice Period at Upaya has begun! Sensei Ryotan gives the first zazenkai Dharma talk on the 10 Ox-herding pictures.
Join online www.upaya.org/program/spring-practice-period-online-2026/
Clay Genryu Dalton will offer tonight’s Dharma Talk at Upaya, entitled 'Bearing Witness in Gaza'
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. MST
In Person at Upaya + Online
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On March 29th, Valerie Brown will examine how we transform suffering into liberation and healing.
This program is available online for FREE, with donations appreciated.
for more information & to register, visit www.upaya.org/program/the-measure-of-o...
Our Chaplaincy program has begun!
Butsumon Tuck Stibich will offer tonight’s Dharma Talk at Upaya, entitled “As the Wheel Turns”
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. MST
In Person at Upaya + Online
Join online here: https://www.youtube.com/user/upayazencenter/live
Spring Practice Period
“The Ten Ox-herding Pictures”
Foundational Zen teachings for the stages of spiritual training and enlightenment.
Apr 02-25, 2026
Lead by Sensei Monshin, Sensei Shinzan, Sensei Ryokan, and Chris Senko Perez
www.upaya.org/program/spring-practice-period-in-person-2026/
The Zendo was full of joy today as we celebrated the graduates of Upaya's Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program. Students radiated awareness, compassion, and a deep dedication to social and environmental activism. What a wonderfully profound way to engage in the everyday world.
Please join us tomorrow, Sat March 14th at 11am MST, for Upaya's Buddhist Chaplaincy Program's Cohort 17 graduation ceremony.
This visionary two year program focuses on altruistic service and social transformation.
Join us in person or online live - https://www.youtube.com/user/upayazencenter/live
Buddhist precepts are not abstract ideals but guides for how we meet the world. They return us to the heart of practice: caring for one another and for this fragile world with clarity, courage, and compassion.
Portrait of Sensei Dainin taken by Sensei Kodo during Upaya's recent Jukai ceremony
Sensei James Fushin Bristol will offer tonight’s Dharma Talk at Upaya, entitled “Finding our Way”
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. MST
In person at Upaya or online via YouTube Live!
Join online here: https://www.youtube.com/user/upayazencenter/live
The sacredness of a committment. The taking of the Buddhist Precepts.
A few more lovely photos from yesterday's Jukai ceremony.
Today we honored a group of joyful practitioners in a Jukai ceremony that overflowed with luminosity and an abundance of gratitude. A beautiful moment indeed.
Roshi Joan and Sensei Monshin will offer tonight’s Dharma Talk at Upaya, entitled “Open Dharma: A Time to Mark the Reality of Vow, the Presence of Care”
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. MST
In person at Upaya or online via YouTube Live!
Join online here: https://youtube.com/user/upayazencenter/live
TONIGHT: THE POETRY OF COLD MOUNTAIN: A Journey with Legendary Hermit Hanshan
Led by Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi, Sensei Peter Levitt, and Roshi Joan Halifax, this weekend program inspires us to write and share our own writings.
register at https://www.upaya.org/program/haiku-online-2026/
In just a few days, we begin our much-loved Calligraphy program, led by Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi.
You can join online for FREE, with donations appreciated.
Learn more and register here: www.upaya.org/program/calligraphy-onli...
A brave and strong new year to all of Upaya's friends in the world who celebrate the lunar year. And really to all beings everywhere.
Yesterday, Roshi Joan, Senseis Dainin and Kodo, and the Upaya sangha joined religious leaders in an interfaith vigil in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
See photos + read the full story here:
https://www.upaya.org/2026/02/prayer-song-justice-blog/
This Friday, we begin our much-loved Calligraphy Program at Upaya, led by Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi.
Offered in person at Upaya. Plus, available online for FREE + by donation.
Visit the #linkinbio to register
A marvelous and deeply caring time together for "Sitting with Original Love," taught by Henry Shukman and Roshi Joan. Access all recordings for FREE, with donations deeply appreciated.
Register here: www.upaya.org/program/sitting-with-ori...
Henry Shukman and Roshi Joan this weekend at Upaya. Profound gratitude for the wisdom and teachings offered to the mahasangha.
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It's not too late to join "Sitting with Original Love," with Henry Shukman and Roshi Joan this weekend. All sessions are recorded.
Registration is FREE, with donations appreciated.
Register here: www.upaya.org/program/sitting-with-ori...
Beginning tonight! One of the most precious resources is to share the dharma as it relates to love. Henry Shukman and Roshi Joan are offering a very special and unique weekend at Upaya. Join us.
Onsite www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
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