Burning House Zendo

Jiro was unable to join us this year, but an energetic crowd came together for a week of Rohatsu practice:

And a dinner together at Nate’s house at the end. Thanks to everyone who participated.

Jiro Fernando Afable, Abbot of Wild Goose Zendo, led a weekend retreat at Burning House Zendo on September 18th and 19th, 2004. Thanks to everyone who threw time and energy into preparing and participating.

Eido Shimano Roshi, Abbot of International Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji, and his attendant Fujin Attale Formhals helped us celebrate our third anniversary by leading a Dedication Ceremony at Burning House Zendo on Saturday, June 19th, 2004.

Burning House Sangha member Kurt Uchtman made this beautiful painting of the bell tower at Dai Bosatsu Zendo to give to Roshi on our behalf. You can click on it to see a large version of it.

Friends old and new joined us for a day of zazen, a reception at Mutei’s home, and dinner with Roshi and Fujin. Our thanks go out to everyone who helped prepare and participate in this day.

Jiro Osho Fernando Afable returned to Burning House Zendo to lead a retreat at the end of our Rohatsu celebration. The Rohatsu schedule was:

A talk was offered again at St. Matthew’s United Church of Christ, and was free and open to the general public.

Despite inclement weather and icy roads, a surprising number of people attended the retreat. We thank everyone for their participation and Jiro for joining us once again.

Burning House Zendo’s Second Anniversary celebration was held on Sunday, July 6th, 2003. We practiced at the zendo from 7:00am to 5:00pm, then went to a local restaurant to share dinner, talk about the past two years, and hope for many more years of sitting together.

Jiro Osho Fernando Afable, the Vice Abbot of Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji (http://www.daibosatsu.org/), came to Burning House Zendo (http://burninghousezendo.org/) in Baltimore to offer a public talk on Zen Buddhism and lead a retreat the weekend of March 14th-16th, 2003.

The talk was offered at 7:00PM on Friday, March 14th at St. Matthew’s United Church of Christ, 3400 Norman Avenue, one (long) block from Burning House. It was free and open to the general public.

The retreat was held from 8:00AM-5:00PM on March 15th and 8:00AM-12:30PM on March 16th. Rev. Afable offered two Dharma talks and was available for private interviews.

This was the first time a retreat with a Zen teacher was offered at Burning House, and we gratefully thank Jiro for joining us and all those who participated and lent their efforts to strengthening our practice together.