Dharma Heart Zen
June Sangha News
Dharma Heart Zen Sangha Week at Tassajara
June 9-14
There are 2 openings available for Sangha Week -
let Chris know asap if you’re interested
Bodhisattva Precepts Study Group
No meeting in June
DHZ All-Day Sitting at Open Sky
Sunday, June 28
Announcements
Dharma Heart Zen Study and Practice Focus
Bodhisattva Archetypes
Resources:
Faces of Compassion, by Taigen Dan Leighton
A Zen Life of Bodhisattvas, by Rafe Martin
Practice News
Racial and Social Justice as Dharma Group
Space opening in June
RSJD is committed to study, intimate investigation and conversation, and embodied bodhisattva practice to actualize personal and collective freedom for all beings — A Multi-Sangha Program open to all, co-facilitated by Chris.Meets June 25
4th Thursday of each month 6:00 - 8:00 pm PT on Zoom
contact Chris
Jizos for Peace Project
The Jizos for Peace Project has been accepted into the exhibition at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts!
Resist and Persist: Social (in) Justice
June 20 - July 26, 2026
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION:
July 4th, 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in the United States of America. This exhibition seeks to explore the promise, contradictions, and ongoing struggle of liberty, democracy, and justice. Artists have always responded at the forefront of cultural change. In times of unrest, art does not stay silent. It speaks truth, demands change, mourns loss, and envisions hope.
Hello Everyone:
Our Jizo friends have been busy creating and preparing for the upcoming exhibit at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. We are hoping to include all of the Jizos that have lovingly been created for the children who have lost their lives due to the war in Gaza and Israel. This exhibit highlights the phenomenon that in times of unrest, art does not stay silent. It is entitled Resist and Persist: Social (in)Justice — opens on June 20 and will be on display through July 26.
May our prayers and efforts for a peaceful world continue to ripple out in wider circles of wholeness and connection.
— In gratitude, Cherie Goodwin Lippard
please save the dates
Residential Pepperwood Preserve Retreat
September 4 - 6, 2026
Bodhisattva Precepts Jukai ceremony held on the afternoon of September 6th
more information to come soon
New— Dharma Heart Zen Sangha Directory
Email Sue Husari for an electronic copy —
available for communication and connection among sangha members.
Ongoing Chanting Offering
Chanting: Sho Sai Myo Kichijo Dharani
When: June 26 at 11:00 am
Where: Debi Papazian’s home—email for directions
Engaged Buddhism:
Practicing in the World
Resources and ways to engage and help
Responding with Clarity and Compassion
Dharma Heart Zen is curating a list of resources and engaged actions to help us respond with bodhisattva hearts and minds to the suffering and chaos that is unfolding in our government and in the world.
Visit the Engaged Buddhism page and join in as you can. It is updated regularly.
Visit the Solidarity With Our Migrant Neighbors page for resources related to the Sonoma County Sanctuary Coalition.
Chris and many others will be participating in this 3-day walk— Join in if you can!
Faith Vigil for Solidarity (Ongoing)
June 24, 5:00-6:00 pm
Juilliard Park, Santa Rosa
Bring Your Candle
Oranized by the Faith Leaders Work Group of the Sonoma County Sanctuary Coalition
for more information, contact office@srchristchurch.org
