The BCBS staff love their jobs, and Ora pours her heart into everything she does! Learn more about her, what drew her to BCBS, what she loves best about her job, how she spends her free time... and about her upcoming appearance on Antiques Roadshow with a very special Quan Yin statue! … [Read more...]
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Working Guest Spotlight: Wilder Geier
October 13, 2023The BCBS Working Guest program enables volunteers to practice and study the dharma while living and working on campus. Working Guest tasks are varied and include working in the garden, maintaining the grounds, housekeeping, and helping out on opening and closing days. Working Guests work alongside BCBS staff members in exchange for room and partial board and have access to the library and meditation hall as well as occasional programs and dharma talks by teachers. Wilder Geier is spending … [Read more...]
Made With Metta: Lentil Loaf with Red Pepper Sauce
October 13, 2023Cooking is an act of love and care for our chefs, and this lentil loaf with red pepper sauce is the ultimate comfort food. Chefs Zack and Tarrah warmed our spirits with this dish last weekend, and it was perfect for the crisp fall day. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Lentil Loaf with Red Pepper Sauce Download Recipe PDF Serves 10 Lentil Loaf 2 1/2 cups red lentils 5 cups water 2 1/2 cups cooked brown rice 2 1/2 cups oat flakes 2 1/2 tablespoons flax meal and 1/2 cup water … [Read more...]
Awakening Together: An Insight Dialogue BIPOC Retreat
October 10, 2023BCBS hosted the Awakening Together: An Insight Dialogue BIPOC Retreat, led by Tuere Sala and Peace Twesigye, in August 2023. Two yogis, Subha Srinivasan and Raymond Chin, from the Valley Insight Meditation Society wrote reflections on their experiences for their Sangha and generously offered to share their thoughts with us. Awakening Together Reflections by Subha Srinivasan I attended a five-day Insight Dialogue BIPOC retreat at Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (BCBS) this past August. This … [Read more...]
Made With Metta: Curried Chickpeas
October 2, 2023Cooking is an act of love and care for our chefs, and this curried chickpea recipe is no exception. Chef Zack brought this recipe back to life while exploring an archived cookbook. During an unusually cold and rainy retreat last weekend, Chef Tarrah warmed our hearts and spirits with this generous offering. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Curried Chickpeas Download Recipe PDF Servings: 10 1/3 cup Olive oil 1 1/4 pounds Onions diced 1 1/4 pounds Sweet Potatoes 1/8 cup Garlic … [Read more...]
Indian Classical Music Offering
September 29, 2023BCBS 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...]
Solar Panel Installation
September 27, 2023To 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
September 11, 2023Please 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...]
Welcome Ryan Reed to the BCBS Team
August 28, 2023Please welcome Ryan Reed to BCBS as the Communication and Development Manager. After attending a February retreat, Ryan knew his path would return to BCBS. He is grateful to serve an organization committed to personal transformation. Ryan spent the past 22 years as a Camp Director for the YMCA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and even Disney Cruise Line. He is also a Mental Health First Aid trainer, nonprofit consultant, life coach, and DJ. In his free time, Ryan's favorites are … [Read more...]
Home-Leaving and Refuge at the First Asian American Buddhist Writing Retreat
August 23, 2023by Ryan Lee Wong August 23, 2023 I’d believed this gathering was impossible—not because I’d tried and failed to do it, but because my imagination hadn’t allowed me to conceive of it. Last weekend I attended Roots and Refuge: An Asian American Buddhist Writing Retreat. It was the first of its kind, organized by Chenxing Han and hosted by the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Thirty-two of us gathered from around the country—from Hawaii to California to Illinois to Texas to New … [Read more...]
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