BCBS Working Guest Nikhil generously offered a violin performance of Indian classical music. This song comes from the Southern Indian tradition of Carnatic music that evolved from ancient Hindu texts and traditions. We hope you enjoy this offering as much as we did! https://youtu.be/0mgXLGujcNQ … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2023
Harvard Divinity School Intern Spotlight: Matta Zheng
Please welcome Matta Zheng to BCBS as a Field Education Intern! Matthew "Matta" Zheng (any pronouns) is 2nd year Masters of Divinity student at Harvard Divinity School, where he studies Buddhist ministry as it intersects with racial capitalism and end-of-life medicine. Matta also has strong interests in pan-sectarian Buddhist practice, Asian-American Buddhadharma futurities, and critical/social/cultural/queer theory. Matta graduated from Stanford University with Distinction in dual … [Read more...]
Solar Panel Installation
To enhance our surroundings, BCBS is developing a new master campus plan that is aligned with our ethical commitment to reduce our carbon emissions and also supports deeper connections between participants and with the more-than-human world that holds us. We recently completed the installation of a solar array on the Dharma Hall to bring the campus closer to net zero usage of energy from fossil fuels in heating, cooling, and powering our buildings. We are deeply grateful to those who … [Read more...]
Welcome Mindy Taylor to the BCBS Team
Please welcome Mindy Taylor to the Barre Center as the Online Programs Coordinator. She lives in Colorado on the unceded land of the Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho nations. Mindy has practiced in the Insight and Plum Village traditions since the early 2000s, and over the last several years has experienced a deepening engagement with the path. She recently completed the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, and for the next year she’ll be exploring Buddhist chaplaincy with the Sati … [Read more...]