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Events Schedule

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Rev. Teijo Munnich
The Difficulty of Desire

February 25, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

 

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Full Worm Moon Gathering: Setting Aside + Beginning Anew

March 7, 2023

 7-8pm EST ONLINE

 

We will meet on Zoom

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Join us for this monthly full moon gathering and renewal of the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts.

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Forest Bathing at Great Tree with Brook Genryu Reynolds

March 19, 2023

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

In person

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Brook Genryu Reynolds has been practicing at Great Tree for many years. During the pandemic, she completed her certification as a nature and forest therapy guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy.

 

With her guidance, participants will be invited to use their senses to explore the nearby nature at Great Tree. There will be time for walking, sitting, silence, sharing and tea.

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Family Meditation
Metta Means Loving-Kindness

 

March 26, 2023

10:30 am-11:30 am ONLINE + IN-PERSON

Led by Rev. Teijo Munnich

 

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Full Pink Moon Gathering: Setting Aside + Beginning Anew

April 6, 2023

 7-8pm EST ONLINE

We will meet on Zoom

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86160458597

Join us for this monthly full moon gathering and renewal of the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts.

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Intro to Zen Meditation

April 16, 2023

10:30 am - 12 pm EST ONLINE

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For practitioners of all levels of experience an introduction to zen meditation and traditions

 

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Family Meditation: Buddha Was Born in Lumbini Park

April 30, 2023

10:30 am-11:30 am ONLINE + IN-PERSON

Led by Rev. Teijo Munnich

 

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All-Asheville Buddhists Wesak Gathering at Urban Dharma

May 6, 2023

Afternoon (timing TBD) - In person

 

Join us and other Buddhist communities at Urban Dharma in West Asheville for this celebration.

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Rev Teijo Munnich: The Fourth Noble Truth - Walking Side-by-Side

May 20, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

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Family Meditation

May 28, 2023

10:30 am-11:30 am ONLINE + IN-PERSON

Led by Rev. Teijo Munnich

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Full Strawberry Moon Gathering: Setting Aside + Beginning Anew

June 3, 2023

 7-8pm EST ONLINE

 

We will meet on Zoom

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86160458597

Join us for this monthly full moon gathering and renewal of the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts.

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Saturday Speaker Series

June 17, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

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Speaker to be announced closer to the date.

 

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Family Meditation

June 25, 2023

10:30 am-11:30 am ONLINE + IN-PERSON

Led by Rev. Teijo Munnich

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86160458597

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Family Meditation
Metta Means Loving-Kindness

 

February 26, 2023

10:30 am-11:30 am ONLINE + IN-PERSON

Led by Rev. Teijo Munnich

 

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Tre Genjo Williams: Jukai-e: A Participant’s Perspective Pt. II

March 11, 2023

9:30 - 11 am EST ONLINE

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Intro to Zen Meditation

March 19, 2023

10:30 am - 12 pm EST ONLINE

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For practitioners of all levels of experience an introduction to zen meditation and traditions

 

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April Sesshin

March 31-April 5

Led by Rev. Chimyo Atkinson

In-Person & on Zoom

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Traditional monthly meditation practice intensive.  There will be several periods of meditation each day, formal meals using oryoki, work practice, and dharma lectures.  Individual student interviews (dokusan)  may be offered according to the schedule and the inclination of the guiding teacher.  

Practiitoners of all levels of mediatom experience are welcome.

For more information and to register go to https://www.greattreetemple.org/sesshin

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Saturday Speaker Series with Rev. Chimyo Atkinson

April 8, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

 

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Meredith McIntosh: Divesting Holds That Hold Us

April 22, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

 

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Meredith will share her experience exploring and finding space in our bodies.

"Gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself of the holds that would hold me. I inhale great draughts of space. The east and the west are mine, and the north and the south are mine. I am larger, better than I thought. I did not know I held so much goodness." - Walt Whitman

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Full Flower Moon Gathering: Setting Aside + Beginning Anew

May 5, 2023

 7-8pm EST ONLINE

 

We will meet on Zoom

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86160458597

Join us for this monthly full moon gathering and renewal of the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts.

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May Sesshin

May 12- May 14

ONLINE ONLY

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Traditional monthly meditation practice intensive.  There will be several periods of meditation each day, formal meals using oryoki, work practice, and dharma lectures.  Individual student interviews (dokusan)  may be offered according to the schedule and the inclination of the guiding teacher.  

Practiitoners of all levels of mediatom experience are welcome.

For more information and to register go to https://www.greattreetemple.org/sesshin

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Intro to Zen Meditation

May 21, 2023

10:30 am - 12 pm EST ONLINE

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For practitioners of all levels of experience an introduction to zen meditation and traditions.

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June Sesshin

June 2-June 7

In-Person & Online

Click Here to Register at BookWhen

Traditional monthly meditation practice intensive.  There will be several periods of meditation each day, formal meals using oryoki, work practice, and dharma lectures.  Individual student interviews (dokusan)  may be offered according to the schedule and the inclination of the guiding teacher.  

Practiitoners of all levels of mediatom experience are welcome.

For more information and to register go to https://www.greattreetemple.org/sesshin

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Dr. Liliane Papin: Tending to our Fire Breath

June 10, 2023

In-Person & Online

June 3, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

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Dr. Papin will guide us in getting ready for the challenges of summer, with a focus on heart and small intestine health.

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Intro to Zen Meditation

June 18, 2023

10:30 am - 12 pm EST ONLINE

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For practitioners of all levels of experience an introduction to zen meditation and traditions.

 

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A Conversation with Duncan Trussell and Rev Teijo Munnich

March 4, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

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Paige Kanko Gilchrist: Embodied Practices

March 18, 2023

9:30 - 11 am EST ONLINE

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Dr. Liliane Myoren Papin: For a Spring in Our Steps

March 25, 2023

9:30 - 11 am EST ONLINE

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Join Dr. Papin as she shares insights about our liver and gallbladder health and challenges. 

 

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Saturday Speaker Series with Rev. Chimyo Atkinson

April 1, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

 

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Brook Genryu Reynolds: Jukai-e

April 15, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

 

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Rev Teijo Munnich: The Third Noble Truth - Letting Go

April 29, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

 

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Dr. Hun Lye Explains Wesak

May 6, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

 

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Join us for an exploration of the Buddhist holiday, Wesak.

 

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Saturday Speaker Series with Rev Nyoze Demian Kwong

May 13, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

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Nyoze Demian Kwong received a B.A. in Anthropology/Archeology from University of California Santa Cruz, and worked as a fundraiser in Stanford University’s Engineering Department.

Nyoze received lay precepts in 1987 at Sonoma Mountain Zen Center. In 2009, he was ordained as a novice monk by Jakusho Kwong-roshi. In 2012 Nyoze finished his formal training at Eiheiji, and received Dharma transmission in 2014. He is recognized by Sotoshu as a Kokusaifukyoshi (international zen teacher) in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki-roshi.

 

Currently Nyoze serves as Vice Abbot) and is the Head of Practice and Executive Director of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center. He lives at Sonoma Mountain Zen Center with Kashin, his wife, and Ejo, their son.

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Randal Daigu Price: Staying at Home and Practicing the Way

May 27, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

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Rev. Teijo Munnich: Leaving Home and Practicing the Way

June 3, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

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3-night Great Tree Campout

June 11 - 14, 2023

In-Person

Join our annual camping trip at the Cove Creek Upper Campground in Brevard, NC.

Registration required. Please contact Great Tree for more information (office [at] greattreetemple [dot] org)

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Paige Kanko Gilchrist: Embodied Practices

June 24, 2023

9:30 -11 am ONLINE

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