Doylestown Community Zen
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70 West Oakland Ave #103 Doylestown PA
peter.j.ryan.zenlessons@gmail.com
610-297-1175
**Zen Liturgy & Meditation 6-7 pm every wednesday**
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**Zen Meditation & Poetry Writing 6-7pm first wednesdays**
Jan 11: Welcoming
Jan 4 2026: Not Standing Still, Not Running Away
Dec 28: Wandering the Mystic Peaks (poem)
Dec 17: Keep it Simple (poem)
Dec 11: The Road, a poem by Chang Sik Kim
Dec 7: The Holy Truths are Alive & Empty (poem)
Dec 4: What is There to Praise? (poem)
Nov. 24: Love, Love, Love (poem)
Nov. 19: Vulnerable, (poem)
Nov. 9: The Teacher and the Student, a poem by Chang Sik Kim
Nov. 5: The Truth of Karma, a poem by Chang Sik Kim
October 26: Blades of Grass, a poem by Chang Sik Kim
October 23: (poem) Dharma Never Done
October 13: (poem) Moving into the Hollows
October 8: (poem) Sickening Power & Self Power
October 2: Which Brings Me to… the Buddhism of White People
September 28: (poem) Already an Ancestor
September 21: (poem) The Inner Chambers
September 17: (poem) Notes for the Time Being
September 14: (poem) From the Ditch
August 10: (poem) Desires are Inexhaustible
July 23: Sangha, and Sitting
July 17: (poem) Sangha
July 13: (poem) 4 orienting poems
July 10: (poem) 3 Dharma Poems from the Blue Cliff Record
July 2: (poem) Book of Rocks, pt 3
June 29 (poem) Book of Rocks, pt 2
June 25: (poem) Book of Rocks, pt 1
June 22: (poem & painting) Bad Old Country Comes Clean
June 18: (poem) Whose Dharma Eye?
June 15: Four Poems as Dawn Arrives
June 11: More Poetry, Less Prose
May 29: Staying with What is Difficult
May 21: Training to Stay in the Fire
May 18: Guest and Host
May 15: Only Reacting, Only Accepting
May 11: Five Stopping Places Along the Way
May 7: Devotion is No Cure
May 4: Mountain Power, Mountain Work
May 1: (Dharma Crossroads) Devotion Going in & Coming Out
April 30: Devotion, Like Summer Returning
April 29: TEEN ZEN INTRO at Yoga Gnome 6:15-7:15 (tuesday)
April 23: (essay) Zen Person
April 21: Final Thoughts on the Gospel of Mark
April 20: Reading the Gospel of Mark ch. 2
April 16: (audio) Community Zen Dharma Talk
April 16: New! Reading the Gospel of Mark, ch 3 & 4
April 16: Zen Story… Baizhang & The Fox, poem and commentary
April 10: Interview with Peter Ryan Sabom Nim (podcast)
April 9: Zen Liturgy & Meditation 6:30-7:30 (every wednesday)
April 9: Community Zen Dharma Talk (listen)
April 7: (essay) Devotion is No Cure, pt 1
April 4: (poem) Mountain Work, Mountain Power
New Article: A Zen instructor’s reading of the Gospel of Mark
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on their way:
Zen Writings: Reading Backwards through the Gospel of Mark
Zen Writings: Zen Buddhist Poetry
Zen Writings: Essays
Zen Buddhist History & Context: Lineage and other myths
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