Day Star Zendo

02/23/2026

We began our Ango Lenten program last Wednesday, 2/18. Our discussion this week is Blessed are they who mourn. We will continue for the next seven weeks.

01/09/2026

The next Christian Buddhist Retreat is coming up:

01/06/2026

The most fortunate are those who have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder and even ecstasy.
Abraham H. Maslow

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11/21/2025

A Thanksgiving Gatha from Day Star Zendo
Practice of Gratitude
I offer my gratitude for the people, animals, plants, pebbles, insects, and
creatures of the sky and sea, air and water, fire and earth, and for all whose
joyful exertion blesses my life every day
I offer my gratitude for the care and labor of a thousand generations of elders
and ancestors who came before me
I offer my gratitude for the safety and well-being I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the blessings of this earth I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the family and friends I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the community I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the teachings and lessons I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the life I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the sangha and for all sentient and insentient beings.

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11/19/2025

Everything belongs as Fr. Rohr would say...

11/14/2025

Sister Madeleine has another edition of her Lotus Notes for everyone. Please take a look as she offers some insights for our practice.

11/02/2025

As a reminder, we have online morning sitting meditation every day at 8:00 AM for a half hour. There is also a Wednesday meditation at 6:30 PM usually followed by a talk by one of our teachers. We also have monthly book discussions and online Zazenkai (longer sitting period). If you are interested in our Sangha and Zen meditation our email is info@daystarzendo.org

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10/30/2025

A soul can destroy its own peace and disturb the peace of others by allowing trifling things to distract it. When we are ignorant and don't have all the facts before us, we can mistakenly see imperfection where it does not exist.
St. Teresa of Avila

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09/21/2025

Upcoming retreat with Sister Madeleine.

08/27/2025

In terms of what you can do with your life, your choice in this moment is what really matters. It is the endless point of return for Buddhist practice.
Ben Connelly

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