Welcome to the Zen Peacemaker Circle UK!

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to the first Zen Peacemaker Circle in the United Kingdom!

We're based in Manchester, and meet up about once a month for at least half a day to practice Council Circle, Zen meditation, and explore the socially-engaged, creative or spiritual interests of anyone who comes along. Anything and everything is possible- we create the circle together!

The Zen Peacemaker Circles are in the lineage of Roshi Bernie Glassman, first sucessor of the late Taizan Maezumi Roshi, much-loved master in both the Soto and Rinzai streams of Japanese Zen Buddhism. We work to find new ways in which we can bear witness to the joys and suffering of everyone, and respond in practical compassionate ways to those we can help.

"True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fortunate than ourselves but from realising our kinship with all beings." Pema Chodron

Our next meeting will be held on Sunday 3rd February, 2008, from 1.30-8.30pm including a shared tea together!

If you'd like to come, or to find out more, email willowtreeblues@gmail.com or ring Zang Starbuck (circle steward) on 07972152148

We've had 7 monthly meetings so far, plus an evening of music and poetry in honour of the Islamic Sufi poet Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi!

See also our international website: http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/ and our Swiss website: http://www.peacemaker.ch/

Photos from some of our Manchester meetings earlier in 2007 can be found on http://www.gunabhadra.blogspot.com/ - a wonderful Dharma blog by someone who comes to our circle!

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