In just a few hours, Sensei Noah Kodo Roen will give a dharma talk, "Running Into Time." 5:30 pm MDT Join in person at Upaya, or online. Online link: https://www.youtube.com/user/upayazencenter/live

Three Sisters Garden Midsummer Update: We are truly grateful to Upaya's residents and local sangha who each year tend the summer gardens with great care. https://www.upaya.org/2026/08/tending-the-three-sisters-garden-midsummer/

Tending the Three Sisters Garden—Midsummer Update (PHOTOS)

The Three Sisters garden continues to flourish. The corn now stands strong, its stalks sturdy enough for the bean vines to climb freely.

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Last week, Roshi Norma Wong shared a Dharma Talk with our mahasangha on a Zen and indigenous perspective on Spirituality and Governance. View the talk now in Upaya's Wisdom Library: https://www.upaya.org/video/a-zen-and-indigenous-perspective-on-spirituality-and-governance/

A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Spirituality and Governance

In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk, Roshi Norma Wong, a Zen priest of Native Hawaiian and Hakka Chinese descent, offers a Zen and indigenous perspective on spirituality and governance.

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July Zen Circle and Dōgen Seminar. Deep gratitude to all involved. Access teachings from the Dōgen Seminar online for free + by donation here: www.upaya.org/program/doge...

Upaya's July Zen Circle commences with the Dōgen Seminar, a deep time in community with the teachings of Eihei Dōgen, "Inspiration for Everyday Life," from a remarkable faculty. Bowing to all involved.

Today, we begin the Dōgen Seminar with a remarkable faculty. Join our global mahasangha online, free, as we explore the teachings of the great Zen Master Dōgen. https://www.upaya.org/program/dogen-seminar-online-2026/

DOGEN SEMINAR: Inspiration for Everyday Life (Online 2026)

Soon after you register, you will receive an email with a link to the Resource Page, which is where all the recordings and readings are listed. It may take a few minutes to reach you.

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Our dear Roshi. Happy Continuation Day from Upaya's residents, staff, and the mahasangha. Visit Upaya's Karuna Fund to leave a gift in honor of Roshi's 84th year: https://www.upaya.org/giving/karuna-fund/

🎂 Happy 84th Continuation Day, Roshi Joan Halifax! A lifetime devoted to wisdom, compassion, and service. Join us in honoring her today with a gift to the Karuna Fund: https://www.upaya.org/giving/karuna-fund/

In person and online, today. Deep gratitude to Roshi Norma Ryūkō Kawelokū Wong, who is at Upaya teaching the July Zen Circle. We look forward to this evening and hope you can join us. Join online here: https://www.youtube.com/user/upayazencenter/live

In Calligraphy: Painting Bodhidharma, Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi & Dr. Bruce Linton guided us in meeting the fierce & tender face of Zen's first ancestor, joined online by Ming Guo & here at Upaya by Roshi Joan & Sensei Dainin. View photos here: https://ow.ly/yS9x50Zu27c

Calligraphy with Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi and Dr. Bruce Linton (photos)

Residents often speak of the way Sensei Kaz moves through the campus, the quiet attention he brings to an ordinary walk to morning zazen, the way he seems to breathe in each moment as he passes.

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🎂 This week, we celebrate a rare & auspicious milestone: Roshi Joan Halifax turns 84, completing 1,008 months, honored in many Eastern traditions as a lifetime's wisdom coming full circle. A gift to the Karuna Fund helps carry Upaya's mission forward. Deep gratitude. https://ow.ly/Obzb50ZtnO4

Karuna Fund

In honor of Upaya Zen Center’s founder Roshi Joan Halifax, we have created the Karuna Fund as a way to show gratitude for Roshi’s remarkable life of service and the institution that she built.

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Kitchen Bodhisattvas preparing delicious, nourishing meals during July Zen Circle & this weekend's Calligraphy program. Many hands & hearts make Upaya possible, including those in our local sangha who volunteer in the kitchen, also preparing meals for the unsheltered community. Deep gratitude!

Calligraphy with Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi and Dr. Bruce Linton begins today, and it's not too late to join! We are offering this online for free, with donations welcome. Learn more & register here: https://www.upaya.org/program/calligraphy-online-july-2026/

This weekend's Calligraphy program with Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi and Dr. Bruce Linton is also available online for the mahasangha for FREE. Join online here: https://www.upaya.org/program/calligraphy-online-july-2026/

CALLIGRAPHY: Painting Bodhidharma in the Spirit of Zenga and Joy (Online July, 2026)

Soon after you register, you will receive an email with a link to the Resource Page, where all of the recordings and readings are listed. It may take a few minutes to reach you. If the program has…

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Today at 5:30 pm MDT, Roshi Joan and Senseis Dainin and Kodo will give a special Dharma Talk, "Open Dharma," at Upaya. Please join us in person or online via YouTube Live. Online link here: https://www.youtube.com/user/upayazencenter/live

It's Roshi Joan's birthday month! Please join us in honoring Roshi's 84th continuation day on July 30th with a gift to the Karuna Fund. Bowing deeply. https://www.upaya.org/giving/karuna-fund/

Karuna Fund

In honor of Upaya Zen Center’s founder Roshi Joan Halifax, we have created the Karuna Fund as a way to show gratitude for Roshi’s remarkable life of service and the institution that she built.

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This past weekend, Sensei Dainin welcomed many friends and neighbors from Santa Fe to Upaya for our Introduction to Zen Meditation orientation. New faces and familiar ones sat together, learning the basics of posture and zazen, asking questions, and taking a walk through our campus. Great joy!

THIS WEEKEND: Calligraphy with Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi and Dr. Bruce Linton. ONLINE and FREE; donations appreciated. https://www.upaya.org/program/calligraphy-online-july-2026/

CALLIGRAPHY: Painting Bodhidharma in the Spirit of Zenga and Joy (Online July, 2026)

Soon after you register, you will receive an email with a link to the Resource Page, where all of the recordings and readings are listed. It may take a few minutes to reach you. If the program has…

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This weekend, Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi and Dr. Bruce Linton will teach the Calligraphy program. Gratefully, this program will be offered online for free, with donations appreciated to support the faculty. Learn more and register here: https://www.upaya.org/program/calligraphy-online-july-2026/

It's Roshi Joan's birthday month! In many Eastern traditions, 84 is considered an auspicious age. It marks the completion of 1,008 full months and seven twelve-year cycles... Leave your birthday messages for Roshi to read here: https://ow.ly/Vy0c50ZoXPi

Roshi Joan Turns 84—Leave Your Birthday Wishes

This July, our beloved Roshi Joan Halifax, founder and abbot of Upaya Zen Center, turns 84. In several Eastern traditions, this is considered an especially auspicious age…

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Roshi Joan has written another essay, "Doing the Impossible: The Four Bodhisattva Vows." You can read it here on Upaya's blog and explore her many other essays released over the past month: https://www.upaya.org/2026/07/doing-the-impossible-the-four-bodhisattva-vows-by-roshi-joan-halifax/

Doing the Impossible: The Four Bodhisattva Vows by Roshi Joan Halifax

There is a story I have carried with me for some decades, and it gets truer every year. The Tang dynasty poet Bai Juyi, a man of considerable learning…

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Next weekend's Calligraphy program will be streamed online for FREE. We hope you will join us and participate in the rare opportunity to practice and learn with Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi. Sensei Kaz will be joined by Dr. Bruce Linton. https://www.upaya.org/program/calligraphy-online-july-2026/

CALLIGRAPHY: Painting Bodhidharma in the Spirit of Zenga and Joy (Online July, 2026)

Soon after you register, you will receive an email with a link to the Resource Page, where all of the recordings and readings are listed. It may take a few minutes to reach you. If the program has…

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It is a great privilege to have Sensei Koshin Flint Sparks with us to give tonight's Dharma Talk, "Caught in the Self-Centered Dream." We hope to see you there! Join us in person, or online here via YouTube Live: https://ow.ly/vXNR50ZnPkf

We want to ensure next month's "The World We Know is Possible" retreat reaches as many BIPOC practitioners as possible, and we're asking for your help in spreading the word. Please share it widely! https://www.upaya.org/program/bipoc-retreat-in-person-2026/

The World We Know is Possible: A BIPOC Retreat

Exhale deeply in Upaya’s first retreat designed for Black, Indigenous and People Of Color (BIPOC) that creates a refuge of belonging, connectedness, and joy…

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Thank you to all who joined Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi yesterday for a deep and powerful teaching on WISDOM and WISE DISCERNMENT. All past sessions for The Measure of Our Humanity are available & can be accessed by registering for FREE (donations appreciated) here: https://ow.ly/qb0Q50Zn61F

Now in its third year, Inner Practice of Medicine is a gathering of remarkable physicians from around the country, and is currently underway at Upaya. Such a profound time with a community of deep care that continues to grow year after year. Deep gratitude to all involved.

TODAY: Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi will join us for The Measure of Our Humanity. WHEN: 11am – 12:30pm MDT (recording available) FREE, ONLINE https://ow.ly/XB5550ZmFKA

Dear friends, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi will join us LIVE tomorrow for a free, online teaching on WISDOM. Sunday, July 12, 11am – 12:30pm FREE, Online Regieste here: https://ow.ly/pAFj50ZmFJ2

PLEASE SHARE: Next month, Upaya Zen Center welcomes the BIPOC community for The World We Know Is Possible, an in-person retreat created to nurture connection, belonging, & collective renewal. Sharing this helps ensure that BIPOC practitioners know this space exists. https://ow.ly/Qtzv50Zmv1f

The World We Know is Possible: A BIPOC Retreat

Exhale deeply in Upaya’s first retreat designed for Black, Indigenous and People Of Color (BIPOC) that creates a refuge of belonging, connectedness, and joy…

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