Sensei Kodo is giving tonight's Dharma Talk. Please gather with us in person at Upaya, or join us online. Online link: www.youtube.com/user/upayaze...

“Beings are the owners of their actions, the heirs of their actions; they spring from their actions, are bound to their actions, and are supported by their actions. Whatever deeds they do, good or bad, of those they shall be heirs.” ― Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Noble Eightfold Path

This Sunday, Sept 28th. We are so grateful that Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi will offer a teaching on "Discernment" during a time when we need it most. We look forward to gathering with you! Join online for free here (donations appreciated): www.upaya.org/program/enga...

Join Bhikkhu Bodhi online Sept 28 for the Awareness in Action series. His perspective around genocide, war, peace and sanity is essential to hear at this time. Free, online, donation appreciated. www.upaya.org/program/enga...

Love & Death with Roshi Joan & Frank Ostaseski begins this evening. Registration to join online will remain open and is FREE, with donations appreciated. All sessions are recorded for those who cannot join live. ONLINE (free, by donation): www.upaya.org/program/love... @joanhalifax.bsky.social

A family of deer often visits the Western Pureland Grove, where two fawns and a doe graze peacefully as we go about our practice and daily activities. It's always a great joy to see the young ones passing through...

Frank Ostaseski and Roshi Joan bear witness to and reflect on practice, suffering, beauty, dying, and love www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXTG...

Roshi Joan and Frank Ostaseski will hold a special Dharma Exchange "On Meeting Life, Death, and Freedom," at Upaya TONIGHT, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. MDT. Offered in person & online as part of our weekly Dharma Talk schedule. We look forward to gathering with you! Online: www.youtube.com/user/upayaze...

As we meet in this moment, we hope you will join us in community. Recording available for those who cannot join live. Register here: www.upaya.org/program/enga...

Today, at 11am MDT, we will gather online with one of this world's leading voices on NONVIOLENCE, Father John Dear. Roshi Joan will also be present for this important session of Awareness in Action. It is free, with donations included. Register here: www.upaya.org/program/enga...

Grateful for our resident bodhisattvas and all that they bring to our Zen center. If you are interested in residency at Upaya, applications are open to join our community in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Learn more: www.upaya.org/being-at-upa...

This weekend’s teaching by Father John Dear on Nonviolence feels especially urgent. Father John's work toward peace & nonviolence reminds us that nonviolence is not just the absence of violence, but a way of living that seeks respect, justice, & reconciliation. www.upaya.org/program/enga...

We reflect on this past weekend's G.R.A.C.E. compassion training as we continue to meet the profound suffering of this time. To all who train and practice with us (both here and online) and to the many who joined us for G.R.A.C.E., thank you. www.upaya.org/2025/09/cult...

We're happy to see Roshi, Dainin, and Kodo enjoying a stroll through Upaya after last night's rain. Roshi has been offering limited teachings. She is doing well, though still needing rest and rehab, and is keeping Thank you deeply for your continued support. @joanhalifax.bsky.social

If you didn't make it to Rebecca Solnit's Awareness in Action session, you can access the recording below! "We Were Made for This" will also be released on the Upaya Dharma Podcast next week. Register to access the recording here: www.upaya.org/program/awar... @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

Sensei James Fushin Bristol will give tonight's Dharma Talk, live in Taizando, and streamed online. All welcome! 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. MDT Join online here: www.youtube.com/user/upayaze...

“We Were Made for This” with Rebecca Solnit begins in just over an hour! Register online for free. www.upaya.org/program/awar... @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

Upaya, home to many 🐝

This Sunday, Aug 31st, 11 am MDT, Rebecca Solnit will present her session of Awareness in Action, "Hope." ONLINE: Register for free + by donation www.upaya.org/program/awar... IN PERSON: No reg required. Arrive by 10:45 a.m. for an 11 a.m. start (Donations appreciated) @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

Guo Gu presents part two of his Dharma Talk "Silent Illumination and the Practice of Wonderment" today. Join in person (streaming live in Taizando) or online. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. MDT www.upaya.org/event/dharma...

Sunflowers galore after a big rain at Upaya last night 🌻 🌧️

Will you be joining us for this FREE in-person and virtual Awareness in Action teaching with Rebecca Solnit? Rebecca is such a powerful and kind presence at Upaya. We are looking forward to gathering with you all! Register online here: www.upaya.org/program/awar... @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

On Tues, Aug. 19, chaplaincy candidates, here and online, and a few of our dear residents received Jukai. A special time at Upaya, so wonderful to have chaplaincy training in person at our monastery once again. Pictured with Rev. Mary Myoku Remington, Roshi Joan, and Sensei Monshin Nannette Overley.

In just a few months, the pollinator meadow to the west of Cerro Gordo Temple, home to bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects, is blooming and changing week to week. Witnessing and tending to the land is an important part of our practice.

Beginning soon! Join online - recording available after the session 🙏 www.upaya.org/program/awar...

Beginning soon! Join online - recording available after the session 🙏 www.upaya.org/program/awar...

Now online + in person! Sunday, August 17th. 11am - 1230pm In Person, please arrive by 10:45am. for an 11am. start Where: Taizando, Upaya Zen Center Fee: Free to attend; donations are appreciated No registration is required for in-person attendance Online reg: www.upaya.org/program/awar...

We are so grateful that Terry Tempest Williams is traveling to join us in person for this important teaching on "EARTH" with Roshi Joan. No registration is required to join in person. Donations appreciated. Register to join online here: www.upaya.org/program/awar... @tempestwilliams.bsky.social

Sensei Monshin Nannette Overley will give tonight's Dharma Talk, "We Just Have to Get Quiet Enough." 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. MDT Free + by donation In person + online If joining in person, please arrive 10 minutes early for a 5:30 start Online link: www.youtube.com/user/upayaze...

Today, Aug 6, marks 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945. Roshi Joan wrote an article in recognition of this day: "The transformation of structures of violence to structures of peace comes about through each one of us." — Roshi Joan Halifax www.upaya.org/2025/08/80-y...

We begin August's special Awareness in Action schedule with an important session on "EQUITY" with earth and social justice activist and dharma teacher, Konda Mason. This Sunday, August 10th, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. MDT ONLINE. FREE. 🙏 Learn more and register here: www.upaya.org/program/enga...

Friends gather to celebrate Roshi. Pictured from left to right: Sensei Wendy Dainin Lau, Naoko Harada, adopted brother Joe David, Matthew Chase, Sensei Genzan Quennell, Roshi Joan, Sensei Kaz, Dr. Andrew Weil, and Sensei Jiryu Rutschman-Byler. @joanhalifax.bsky.social @wendylaumd.bsky.social

We are grateful to have shared a quiet birthday lunch with Roshi Joan yesterday, along with July Zen Circle faculty and a few of her dear friends! Leave your messages for Roshi here: www.upaya.org/.../07/conti... @joanhalifax.bsky.social

With deep gratitude for our beloved Roshi Joan on her 83rd Continuation Day. Happy birthday, Roshi! We invite you to leave your birthday wishes here: www.upaya.org/2025/07/cont... Birthday gifts gratefully received via our Karuna Fund🙏: www.upaya.org/giving/karun... @joanhalifax.bsky.social

Please join us in wishing our beloved Abbot, Roshi Joan Halifax, a happy 83rd Continuation Day! We want to ensure the sangha can connect with Roshi on this special day, so we have created a birthday blog. All birthday messages can be made here: www.upaya.org/2025/07/cont...

Sensei Genzan Quennell is with us for the July Zen Circle and will be teaching this weekends Dōgen Seminar. The program is also offered online for free, and will be recorded to access as a self paced program. Explore this program at Upaya.org or visit the link in our bio. We hope to see you there!

This Saturday, July 26th, a FREE exhibition of Bodhidharma scrolls will be on display at Upaya Zen Center. Doors open at 7:45 p.m. in the Taizando. At 8pm, Dr. Bruce Linton & Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi will give a special talk. Refreshments & snacks will follow. No RSVP is required, all welcome!

Photos from last night's Dharma Talk with Sensei Genzan. Genzan has traveled from Japan to teach during the July Zen Circle. You can still join us for the Dōgen Seminar next weekend. Check the links for details 🙏 online, FREE: www.upaya.org/program/doge... In person: www.upaya.org/program/doge...

In honor of Roshi Joan’s continuation day, we humbly invite you to consider making a birthday gift to the Karuna Fund. Every donation, large or small, helps sustain the programs, teachings, and outreach efforts that are central to Upaya’s mission. Learn more here: www.upaya.org/giving/karun...

Next Wednesday, July 30th, is Roshi Joan's 83rd birthday! As Roshi is offline, we have made a special Birthday Blog to ensure the sangha can share birthday messages & wishes with her. We will collect all messages shared on the attached blog so Roshi can read them 🙏 www.upaya.org/2025/07/cont...

Looking out from the Taizando (Serene Mountain Hall), wildflowers are blossoming and bees are humming, all under the watch of Picacho Peak. Summer at Upaya is in full bloom.

We are looking forward to Sensei Kaz and Dr. Bruce Linton's arrival next week for the Calligraphy Program, July 25-27. Join us in person at Upaya... and for the online mahasangha, registration is FREE + by donation! Online: www.upaya.org/program/call... In person: www.upaya.org/program/call...

We are profoundly grateful for Sensei Dainin. For her deep care of Roshi Joan as she recovers from two heart surgeries & for her presence and teachings. Please enjoy this Dharma Talk Watch: www.upaya.org/wisdom-libra... Listen: www.upaya.org/2025/07/lau-... @wendylaumd.bsky.social

Following the Inner Practice of Medicine, one participant shared: "Participants formed a tight & meaningful community. I left with multiple concrete ideas for improving my own medical practice & my own well-being in and out of my professional life." @wendylaumd.bsky.social @joanhalifax.bsky.social

Deeply grateful to the physicians who joined us at Upaya last week for the Inner Practice of Medicine professional training program. We have been profoundly moved by their service in this world! @joanhalifax.bsky.social @wendylaumd.bsky.social

Deeply grateful to the physicians who joined us at Upaya last week for the Inner Practice of Medicine professional training program. We have been profoundly moved by their service in this world!

The Inner Practice of Medicine professional training for clinicians is underway at Upaya. Based on Sensei Wendy Dainin Lau's book, "Inner Practice of Medicine," we are grateful to have many physicians with us over the next few days!

Join us in person at Upaya (or online for FREE!) this October for Fall Practice Period. This practice period is entitled: "Actualizing the Fundamental Point – The Heart of Dōgen’s Teachings." IN PERSON: www.upaya.org/program/fall... ONLINE: www.upaya.org/program/fall...

PLUS explore more from our upcoming July Zen Circle here: www.upaya.org/program/july...

This month's Calligraphy program with Sensei Kaz and Dr. Bruce Linton is offered in person + online. Learn more by following these links! Online is FREE + by donation. In person: www.upaya.org/program/call... Online: www.upaya.org/program/call... @joanhalifax.bsky.social