News and events - January 2025
Become a member of THZ
Thousand Harbours Zen's bylaws require us to collect a list of general members each year. Membership is open to anyone who participates in the practice and activities of Thousand Harbours Zen, and supports and upholds our purpose, ideals and values.
There's no fee for membership, but you may be asked to contribute to the community as you're able to (for example, by donating your money, time or services). General members have voting rights at the Annual General Meeting (coming up on February 18) and other members' meetings.
Membership doesn’t automatically renew from year to year, so you’ll need to become a member again even if you were a member in 2024. You can become a member for 2025 by completing the membership form.
Annual general meeting: February 18
We’re holding our annual general meeting online on Tuesday, February 18, at 6:45 pm Atlantic Time. This is our regular Tuesday night practice time, but instead of sitting, we'll go straight into our meeting, talking about what we've done in the past year and our plans for 2025. The meeting will be held at our at our regular Zoom link (passcode = vow).
At the AGM, we'll be voting in a new board member to fill a vacancy on our board of directors. All members of Thousand Harbours Zen are eligible to vote.
Call for board member
We have a vacancy on our board of directors, and we’ll be voting to fill it at our AGM on February 18.
Board members can be located in Halifax or anywhere. If you’re interested in joining our board, send an email to thousandharbourszen@gmail.com by January 31, explaining why you’re interested and what skills you’ll bring.
Nyohō workshop: January 25
Koun will be leading a workshop about nyohō at Sanshin in Bloomington, Indiana on Saturday, January 25. Nyohō is a practice of exploring the dharma as it’s expressed through the material world around us.
The workshop runs from 9am to 5pm Eastern Time (10am to 6pm Atlantic). You can join the workshop online or in person at Sanshin. Learn more and register at Sanshin’s website.
Friday reading group - new book selection
Some of our sangha members have getting together on Friday mornings to read and discuss dharma books. They just started another book on Friday, January 10.
The new book is Living by Vow: A Practical Introduction to Eight Essential Zen Chants and Texts by Shōhaku Okumura.
Join us each Friday (starting January 10) at 10:15am Atlantic time (9:15 Eastern; 6:15 Pacific; 15:15 CET; 18:45 IST) at our regular Zoom link (passcode = vow). Our thanks to Eric Newnum for organizing.
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