Sangha News

Made with Metta: Pizza Day!

BCBS Pizza Everyone loves pizza day! When it arises at BCBS, the kitchen sets out...

Working Guest applications now open!

Join us as a Working Guest volunteer to live and work on the beautiful Barre...

Made with Metta: Festive Frittata

Festive Frittata Servings: 8 Download recipe PDF 12 eggs – lightly beaten 1 3/8 lbs...

Stories to Rest Into

In 2023, I attended the inaugural Roots & Refuge convened by Chenxing Han and in...

Introducing the New BCBS Website

Welcome to the New BCBS Website: A New Chapter in Our Online Presence! We are...

Introducing “Women in the Buddha’s Life”

BCBS is thrilled to unveil a new resource for study and practice: Women in the...

BCBS Joins Conservation Corridor

In July 2024, the Hawes Hill Conservation Corridor was finalized. BCBS is proud to have...

Welcome Tim Newton to the BCBS Team

Please join us in welcoming Tim Newton to the staff as our new Kitchen Manager!...

Young adult retreats at BCBS

In May of 2024, BCBS offered a residential retreat limited to participants aged 18-35. This...

Bird Watching at BCBS

Anne Carter, a recent Working Guest at the Barre campus, identified 67 different bird species...

Welcome Bernie Rhie to the Board of Directors

Bernie Rhie is a professor of English at Williams College and a lay Zen teacher...

Teacher Interview: Dawn Haney & Nina Herzog

May 2024 BCBS: Nina and Dawn, would you please share a little about your dharma...

Woodenfish Foundation visits BCBS

On May 2, 2024, the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies hosted a group of monastics...

Made with Metta: Vegetable Makhani

A classic Indian-inspired vegetable dish, this meal always brings delight to participants on retreat at...

Welcome Stephen Troy to the BCBS Team

Please join us in welcoming Stephen Troy to BCBS as our Marketing and Administrative Assistant....

BESS Foundation Partnership

In March 2023, BCBS hosted a retreat for Dharma teachers focused on the intersection of...