Providence Zen Center publishes a weekly events newsletter, a monthly online practice newsletter, as well as a monthly “One Sangha” newsletter focusing on Zen Teachings & sangha news. Contact the editor with questions or suggestions.

One Sangha Newsletter Past Issues

  • Issue 8, September 2025
    Teaching: Pushing and Holding | Beginner’s Mind: Know Your Teachers | Zen Read: Zen Sutras
  • Issue 7: Emptiness (Someone did the math wrong). See Issue 8 for form.
  • Issue 6, August 2025
    Teaching: Practical Compassion | Beginner’s Mind: Zen Sounds | Zen Read: Don’t Know Mind: The Spirit of Korean Zen | Founder’s Day / Zen Fest Recap
  • Issue 5, July 2025
    Teaching: Perceiving the Three I’s | Why sit silent retreats? | Zen Read: Composting Our Karma
  • Issue 4, June 2025
    Teaching: Insight into the three I’s | Why do we chant? | Sangha Workday Recap | Art as Practice Retreat Recap
  • Issue 3, April 2025
    Teaching: Not knowing is the most intimate | What is the origin of the four great vows? | Buddha’s Birthday Recap | Zen Read: Bone of Space Poetry
  • Issue 2, March 2025
    Teaching: From the penthouse to the basement | What are Kong-an interviews? | Art as Practice Opportunities
  • Issue 1, February 2025
    Meet the Co-Guiding Teachers | Practicing Zen | What is Inka?

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