Compassion Fest 2010!
Sunday, August 15th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »ORZC’s annual festival of compassion returns Sunday, Oct. 3 from noon to 4pm. This family-friendly event on the beautiful DeKoven Center grounds celebrates compassion with contemplative practices, creative projects, live music, an incredible bake sale and Karmic Cake Walk, and ...
ORZC class: ‘Writing with Dharma Ink: A writer’s path’
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Love to write? Afraid to write? Wish you could write? Tap into your inner creative writer during this four-session class at the Original Root Zen Center. Join us as we play with words, learn how to schedule time for writing, quiet your internal ...
Root & Branch: July 2010
Friday, July 23rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »This month's 12-page edition of the Root & Branch, ORZC's monthly newsletter, features a four-page report on ORZC's 16th annual Women's Retreat. Read to find photos and poems from one of ORZC's great events during the year. Also included are teaching ...
Camp Bodhi Root 2010
Sunday, June 6th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »(Photo-above) Participants and volunteers at Camp Bodhi Root 2009. The Original Root Zen Center's summer kids' camp, Camp Bodhi Root, returns this year on Saturday, Aug. 7. While open to all faith backgrounds, our Zen Buddhist influenced day camp seeks to ...
Renaissance of Rummage this Saturday!
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »ORZC's biggest annual fundraiser, the Renaissance of Rummage, is this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Zen Center. Returning this year is the Renaissance of Rummage! Come for antiques, collectibles, oodles of baby items and clothes, books, household goods and ...
Master Teacher Anton Somlai signing Peace Vigil March 14 at Open Book Coop in Milwaukee
Sunday, March 7th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Master Teacher Anton Somlai will sign copies of Peace Vigil and give a talk about peace in your everyday life at Open Book, 4093 North Oakland Avenue, at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 14. We've received great support from the store and are ...
Finding Happiness: Buddhist Principles for a Joyous Life
Sunday, February 21st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Class Dates: Sundays, March 7, 14, 21, 28; 6:30-8:00pm This 4-week class will focus on the root causes of suffering and present simple ways to focus on what is really important in our lives. Class One: Overcoming Suffering Thoughts Class Two: A Life Without ...
Harmony Ceremony 2010
Sunday, January 17th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The Original Root Zen Center held its 10th annual Harmony Ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 17. The service included a prelude of Bob Marley music (One Love/People Get Ready), chanting, the community's 10 Direction Energy Helix, a Dharma Talk by Master ...
Buddha’s Enlightenment Week!
Friday, December 18th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Master Teachers Linda and Tony Somlai ORZC celebrated Buddha's Enlightenment last week with a packed schedule of celebrations and ceremonies. This sacred week commemorates the moment the historic Buddha looked up at the morning star, attained his true nature and set ...
Master Teachers speak at community ceremony
Monday, November 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Master Teachers Linda and Tony Somlai spoke Nov. 25 at a Pre-Thanksgiving Interfaith Ceremony in Racine. Master Teacher Linda read a passage from the Dhammapada and Master Teacher Tony taught the crowd of about 100 people how to do open ...
