Since early September, we’ve been keeping the sangha informed through email of our dear brother ..read more

As summer colors held fast we began the Ango Training period in September, a three-month ..read more

By Eliza Nappi Former ZMM resident and MRO student Eliza is an artist who, during ..read more

In April 2023, five MRO students formally receive the sixteen Buddhist precepts in a ceremony ..read more

In early June, Monastery Apiary beekeeper Sansho Benton engaged ten Zen tweens and teens in ..read more

In the Lotus Sutra the Buddha said:  At all times, for all beings I teach ..read more

Rudy, the Monastery’s beloved, orange tabby, left his body on Thursday, May 31st, following a ..read more

Toward the MRO’s goal of phasing out climate-heating fossil fuel emissions, Zen Mountain Monastery installed electric heat pumps in the Monastery’s main building in February. Our contractors, Archibald Heating and Cooling, and a few Monastery residents began work on February 6th and completed the installation in time for the Bodhidharma Sesshin, which began two weeks later. The heat pumps now provide highly efficient, sustainable electric heat to the zendo. Gone are the ‘click, click, click’ sounds of the previous baseboard heating units. Now, if one listens carefully, one might hear the gentl ..read more

The rhythm of the Monastery’s training year brought the fullness of ango to a close ..read more

By Sandy Joshin Del Valle When the situation seems to be permanent, overwhelming, and full ..read more