Winding Path Tendai Buddhist Sangha
News & Events
Winding Path Tendai Buddhist Sangha is a meditation group that has been supporting each other in mindfulness and Buddhist practices in the heart of Springfield, MA since 2011. We meet every Thursday at 5:00 PM in the San Mateo room of Christ Church Cathedral. The evening starts with a 30 minute lesson/discussion led by Reverend Shingaku. After the discussion, we perform the Daily Service before engaging in two 20 minute meditation periods.
THIS WEEK: Thursday, June 22, 2017
NEW MEETING TIME: Our discussions will now start at 5:00 and our daily service and meditation will run from 5:30-6:45.
Like a Dragon in Water
This summer our conversations will focus on meditation practice: on the basic forms of meditation, the purpose of meditation, and on how to recognize and overcome obstacles that arise during meditation. Each week we will start our conversation from one chapter in Tricycle Magazine’s Meditation: Volume 2, a collection of articles by various meditation teachers. We will use the reading as a way to generate insights and questions for further exploration, and we will connect our discussions to Tendai Buddhist meditation practice.
This week we will be discussing “Like a Dragon in Water” by Pat Enkyo O’hara. Please come ready to share an idea from the article that resonated with you or that confused you.
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Evaluate your Meditation
This summer our conversations will focus on meditation practice: on the basic forms of meditation, the purpose of meditation, and on how to recognize and overcome obstacles that arise during meditation. Each week we will start our conversation from one chapter in Tricycle Magazine’s Meditation: Volume 2, a collection of articles by various meditation teachers. We will use the reading as a way to generate insights and questions for further exploration, and we will connect our discussions to Tendai Buddhist meditation practice.
This week we will be discussing “Evaluate your Meditation” by Gil Fronsdal. Please come ready to share an idea from the article that resonated with you or that confused you.
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Like a Dragon in Water
This summer our conversations will focus on meditation practice: on the basic forms of meditation, the purpose of meditation, and on how to recognize and overcome obstacles that arise during meditation. Each week we will start our conversation from one chapter in Tricycle Magazine’s Meditation: Volume 2, a collection of articles by various meditation teachers. We will use the reading as a way to generate insights and questions for further exploration, and we will connect our discussions to Tendai Buddhist meditation practice.
This week we will be discussing “Like a Dragon in Water” by Pat Enkyo O’hara. Please come ready to share an idea from the article that resonated with you or that confused you.
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Sitting Still
This summer our conversations will focus on meditation practice: on the basic forms of meditation, the purpose of meditation, and on how to recognize and overcome obstacles that arise during meditation. Each week we will start our conversation from one chapter in Tricycle Magazine’s Meditation: Volume 2, a collection of articles by various meditation teachers. We will use the reading as a way to generate insights and questions for further exploration, and we will connect our discussions to Tendai Buddhist meditation practice.
This week we will be discussing “Sitting Still” by Henepola Gunaratana. Please come ready to share an idea from the article that resonated with you or that confused you.
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Take the One Seat
This summer our conversations will focus on meditation practice: on the basic forms of meditation, the purpose of meditation, and on how to recognize and overcome obstacles that arise during meditation. Each week we will start our conversation from one chapter in Tricycle Magazine’s Meditation: Volume 2, a collection of articles by various meditation teachers. We will use the reading as a way to generate insights and questions for further exploration, and we will connect our discussions to Tendai Buddhist meditation practice.
This week we will be discussing “Take the One Seat” by Jack Kornfield. Please come ready to share an idea from the article that resonated with you or that confused you.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Your Life is Your Practice
This summer our conversations will focus on meditation practice: on the basic forms of meditation, the purpose of meditation, and on how to recognize and overcome obstacles that arise during meditation. Each week we will start our conversation from one chapter in Tricycle Magazine’s Meditation: Volume 2, a collection of articles by various meditation teachers. We will use the reading as a way to generate insights and questions for further exploration, and we will connect our discussions to Tendai Buddhist meditation practice.
This week we will be discussing “Your Life is Your Practice,” by Glenna Olmstead. Please come ready to share an idea from the article that resonated with you or that confused you.