Council Process
Council Process 2026
Monday evenings, 7:15 - 8:30 pm
March 30: Ben Connelly
June 29: Margaret Pfeffer
August 31: Deb Mielke
October 19: Margaret Pfeffer
No registration needed.
This event is offered in person only.
Theme for June 29: Living with Impermanence
Impermanence is a central theme of our Buddhist practice, yet living with it is certainly not easy. Impermanence can be as subtle and manageable as watching the seasons change, yet as overwhelming as the loss of loved ones, major life changes, and the loss of our cultural institutions. We invite you to join this opportunity to practice deep listening and wholehearted speech, to build community and connection, and to share how we experience impermanence and how we deal with it.
Description of Council Process:
We invite you to join this opportunity to practice deep listening and wholehearted speech, to build community and connection. Council process is a way of deep sharing in which participants speak, one at a time, from the heart.
The intentions of council are speaking from the heart, listening from the heart, lean expression, speaking out, spontaneity, and confidentiality. The tenets of council are not knowing, bearing witness, and appropriate action.
Participants are encouraged to be present for one or both periods of zazen (5:50 and 6:30 pm) prior to council. Please be on time for council, since, out of respect for the process, it is not possible to join council once it has begun. With apologies to our Zoom community, Council Process is on site only because by nature it is intended to promote safe sharing and confidentiality.
Monday evenings, 7:15 - 8:30 pm
March 30: Ben Connelly
June 29: Margaret Pfeffer
August 31: Deb Mielke
October 19: Margaret Pfeffer
No registration needed.
This event is offered in person only.
Theme for June 29: Living with Impermanence
Impermanence is a central theme of our Buddhist practice, yet living with it is certainly not easy. Impermanence can be as subtle and manageable as watching the seasons change, yet as overwhelming as the loss of loved ones, major life changes, and the loss of our cultural institutions. We invite you to join this opportunity to practice deep listening and wholehearted speech, to build community and connection, and to share how we experience impermanence and how we deal with it.
Description of Council Process:
We invite you to join this opportunity to practice deep listening and wholehearted speech, to build community and connection. Council process is a way of deep sharing in which participants speak, one at a time, from the heart.
The intentions of council are speaking from the heart, listening from the heart, lean expression, speaking out, spontaneity, and confidentiality. The tenets of council are not knowing, bearing witness, and appropriate action.
Participants are encouraged to be present for one or both periods of zazen (5:50 and 6:30 pm) prior to council. Please be on time for council, since, out of respect for the process, it is not possible to join council once it has begun. With apologies to our Zoom community, Council Process is on site only because by nature it is intended to promote safe sharing and confidentiality.
