After the Zaike Tokudo Ceremony, also called Jukai, held August 10, 2025, in which Zenki Kathleen Batson gave the Precepts to her first student, Timothy Hinton, Honnin Shinkū — Root Patience, Heart/Mind Boundlessness.
A Class with David Guy
Six Monday nights, 7 to 8:30 PM
October 6–November 10
Stop searching for phrases and chasing after words. Take the backward step and turn the light inward. Your body-mind of itself will drop off and your original face will appear.
— Master Dogen
Zen Meditation, or zazen, is the simple practice of being present with our experience. We hear the instructions in a matter of minutes but spend a lifetime learning the practice. This class will introduce participants to meditation and give them support as they develop a daily sitting practice. It will also introduce them to other aspects of practice at the Chapel Hill Zen Center.
The class will meet at the Chapel Hill Zen Center on Monday nights. The cost is $60, payable the first night, and will be contributed to the Zen Center. Partial scholarships are available. For more information, or to sign up, please contact David Guy at (919) 641-9277 or davidguy@mindspring.com.
David Guy has been practicing meditation since 1991 and regularly gives Zen meditation instruction at the Chapel Hill Zen Center. He has co-authored two books with Larry Rosenberg of the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation and Living in the Light of Death: On the Art of Being Truly Alive and is author of two novels with Buddhist themes. David’s blog is at www.davidguy.org.
Dharma Talks
Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM
Following two periods of zazen at 9 and 9:50 AM. Everyone is warmly welcome to all or any part of Sunday morning's program.
Josho Pat Phelan
Sunday morning, September 21 at 10:30 AM
Jakuko Mo Ferrell
Sunday morning, October 19 at 10:30 AM
Rev. Shodo Spring
Sunday morning, November 16 at 10:30 AM
Rev. Shodo will give a Dharma talk discussing the themes of her new book, Open Reality: Meeting the Polycrisis Together With All Beings. We will have a simple reception in the entryway afterwards where Shodo will be available to talk and sign copies of her book.
Lance Ashdown
Sunday morning, November 23 at 10:30 AM
Lance will give a Practice Talk.
Children’s Program
Beginning Sunday, September 28
We are happy to announce the return of our Children’s Program. The Zen Center’s Children’s Program offers children four years and older a place in the Zen Center sangha through a variety of activities. This includes meditation, story, craft, song, and movement, as well as participation in Zen Center events and celebrations throughout the year. In each meeting, the children have the space and time to practice living mindfully and learn about Buddhist teachings and contexts while giving their guardians an opportunity to meditate in the concurrent adult program.
The Children’s Program will meet on Sunday mornings from 8:50 until 11 AM, with our first meeting on September 28th. We will start out as a biweekly program, with our second meeting on October 12th, but we may increase to a weekly program if there’s enough interest. For more information, please contact Will Savery at chzckidsprogram@gmail.com.
Potluck Kickoff
To celebrate the return of the Children’s Program, we will have a potluck lunch on Saturday, September 13 from 12:30 to 1:30 PM. We encourage all who are interested in participating to attend. Please email chzckidsprogram@gmail.com if you plan to attend, and let us know what you would like to bring.
All-day Sitting
Sunday, September 21
All-day Sittings begin on Saturday night at 7:30 PM, and continue Sunday, 6 AM until 5 PM. Orientation on Saturday includes instruction in the oryoki meal form and assignments. The day will include zazen, a Dharma Talk, Dokusan, and a work period, as well as breakfast and lunch.
It is alright to sit half of the day, but please sign up in advance, and please speak to Josho or Zenki if this is your first All-day Sitting. The suggested donation is $15 for members, and $25 for others; however, if you are inclined to offer more, that would be very helpful in maintaining the Zen Center. Oryoki sets are available for use by those who do not have their own, and a $5 donation is appreciated.
Please bring a bag breakfast which you can keep at your place or store in the Annex fridge. Coffee and tea will be available on the back deck. For more information or to sign up, please email info@chzc.org. If you would like to join us for only a portion of the morning, please let us know when signing up. There is no charge, but donations are appreciated.
Sangha Wedding
Sunday, October 26, at 11:15 AM
Sangha members Alison Lipscomb and Benito del Pliego will be married at the Chapel Hill Zen Center in October. The entire sangha is invited to come witness the ceremony and help them celebrate this special occasion.
Richmond Zen Group
Richmond Zen is affiliated with the Chapel Hill Zen Center, and Josho Roshi visits regularly. For information, contact Stan at (804) 833-1009 or visit www.richmondzen.org.
30th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, October 11 from 2 to 6 PM
On October 1, 1995, the Chapel Hill Zen Group moved into its current location, occupying the Gaitan and current Zendo areas. This was and is our first dedicated space. Since then, the Zen Center’s activities have spread into the Community Room and Annex. We then created two additions — the current Entry Room, and then an extension and renovation of the Community Room and Annex to include ten additional feet toward the parking lot. The Sangha has grown and matured, slowly adding more programs, ceremonies, and teachers to become what the Zen Center is today. We hope you will join us in celebrating this happy event, which will include a Taiko Drum Performance!
Share Something Special
We invite sangha members to contribute something meaningful to our October 11th celebration — music, poetry, memories, dedications, or anything special to you. A few minutes is perfect, solo or with others. Interested? Email Chris at ccensullo@yahoo.com by Wednesday, October 1.
We also warmly invite you to bring a vegetarian potluck item to help us celebrate! Contact Daniel (rhodesdt@gmail.com) and/or Danielle (danielle.bouchard@gmail.com) by Wednesday, October 1 letting us know what you plan to bring.
Share Your Zen Center Photos!
At the 30th Anniversary Celebration we will have an area s for putting together scrapbooks of our shared Zen Center history. You can make copies of your photos and bring them to the event. Or if you are unable to make your own copies, you can either email high resolution digital images to us at info@chzc.org or leave photos labeled with your name in the large envelope in the entryway. We will print copies for you to place in scrapbooks the day of the celebration. Please submit any photos for us to print by Wednesday, October 1. We will also have a timeline to which people can add their important Zen Center moments such as first visits and weddings. If you have questions, please contact us at info@chzc.org.
Pictured above, Red Cedar Mountain Temple, calligraphy by Hoitsu Suzuki Roshi, son of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.
Sejiki Ceremony
Saturday night, November 1 at 7 PM
Children are welcome, and welcome to wear costumes. And we invite you to help decorate the entry garden and deck for the evening with your Jack-o-Lanterns!
Sejiki is a Japanese word meaning “feeding the hungry ghosts.” Hungry ghosts are depicted as beings with very large stomachs swollen from malnutrition, who have the tiniest of throats, and who are always hungry. They are symbolic of the state of mind which is never satisfied with who we are or what we have. In the ceremony we call forth hungry ghosts and beings who are stuck in intermediary states, as well the dark, unknown regions of our own psyches, bringing them into the light. We offer them the nourishment of Dharma with the hope of satisfying and releasing them.
The Sejiki Ceremony also has the feeling of a universal memorial service. In addition to releasing the spirits of the departed, the ceremony is intended to resolve our karmic relationships with the deceased. During the ceremony, the names of those for whom we have performed memorial services during the past year will be read. If you would like the name of a friend or relative, or other being read during the service, please leave the name in the envelope on the zendo bulletin board, or send it to info@chzc.org no later than the day before the ceremony.
In the spirit of Sejiki, we invite you to bring a food offering of non-perishable goods for the Interfaith Council pantry, which will be collected in the entryway.
Friday evening, December 12 through
Friday afternoon, December 19
Sesshin is an intimate way to practice with ourselves and others. We begin sesshin together, we sit together, walk together, eat together, and work together. Our practice is supported by the entire universe and each of us is supporting everyone else.
Sesshin will begin at 7 PM on Friday evening with orientation and job assignments. In order to help all of us settle into the schedule and our zazen practice, please arrive on time for orientation. The zendo will be open by 5 PM on Friday. Following orientation, silence will be observed.
It is possible to sit part of the sesshin, but priority will be given to those sitting the whole sesshin. Please come to orientation on Friday night and commit to sitting for at least two days. When registering, clearly explain what part of sesshin you would like to attend. The sesshin day will begin at 6 AM and include zazen, kinhin, a Dharma talk, work period, and formal oryoki meals in the zendo. Dokusan, an individual meeting with Zenki Sensei, will be available. The day will end around 9:30 PM.
Fees are $50 per day for Participating Members, and $60 per day for others. However, if you are able to offer more, it would be very helpful; the additional funds can be considered a tax-exempt donation. There will also be an opportunity to offer a donation to the teacher. It is our intention that no one be turned away for financial reasons, and scholarships are available. If you would like to request a scholarship, please contact Danielle at danielle.bouchard@gmail.com. In the past, contributions received for scholarships were very helpful in allowing people to attend sesshin here and at the San Francisco Zen Center.
Please return your registration form with a $50 deposit by Wednesday, December 3. The registration form is available online at www.chzc.org/events.htm#sesshin.
You are welcome to sleep at the Zen Center, and there may be some space available in members’ homes nearby. Please bring a portable bed or pad for the floor, a sleeping bag, pillow, a towel and washcloth, slip-on shoes, work clothes, and layered clothing. Opportunities for bathing are limited. For more information, please contact us at info@chzc.org.
The Zen Center will be closed on Independence Day, Friday, July 4, and on Labor Day, Monday, September 1.
In-Person Zazen
Sunday Mornings at 9 and 9:50 AM
Tuesday Evenings at 7 and 7:50 PM
Monday through Friday Mornings at 6 and 6:50 AM
You are welcome to join both periods of zazen or either one. Masks are now optional at Zen Center.
The Zen Center and Virtual Zendo will also be closed from Thursday, December 19 - Wednesday, January 1, except for the evening New Year’s Eve Program and Sundays, December 22 and 29. In-person zazen will resume on Thursday morning, January 2.
Zoom Zazen
Monday through Friday Mornings at 6 and 6:50 AM
The CHZC continues to offer zazen via Zoom. You are welcome to join both periods of zazen or either one. All times EST.
Joining Zoom zazen Via computer:www.zoom.us/j/85659804526 Via phone: (646) 558-8656 Meeting ID: 85659804526
Dress Guidelines for Zoom Zazen
Before joining the online zendo we ask that you please read the CHZC Online Zendo Guidelines to help create a settled and peaceful online space for our shared zazen experience.
In brief, to support our practice together during zazen and Dharma Talks, please wear respectful clothing. Pants and skirts that come below the knee are appropriate. If you are wearing Buddha’s robe, the rakusu, please wear long pants or skirts, rather than shorts. Please do not wear pajamas, bath robes, hoods, or bring refreshments, especially to Dharma Talks — please treat Zoom practice events with respect as you would in the Zendo.
Your presence and bearing in this way can support all of us in feeling connected and not slipping into a casual attitude toward our practice or the teaching efforts of others.
Orientation & Meditation Instruction
Sundays at 9 AM and Tuesdays at 7 PM
Orientation and Zen Meditation Instruction are offered at 9 AM on Sundays and 7 PM on Tuesdays. Please let us know before your first visit at info@chzc.org.
Instrucciones disponibles en español. Envíe un correo electrónico a info@chzc.org para obtener información.
Dokusan & Practice Discussion
If you would like to make an appointment, please write to info@chzc.org.
Individual meetings are available to discuss your meditation practice, as well as your zazen posture, practice in daily life, and questions you may have about Buddhist teaching. These are usually given during zazen and sometimes by special appointment. To support trust and openness, discussions in these meetings should be kept confidential.
Dokusan is a formal meeting with the Abbess or Vice Abbess to talk about your practice. You may schedule Dokusan by speaking to Josho Roshi, or Zenki in person, or by contacting them at info@chzc.org. When it’s time for you to have Dokusan, someone may come to the zendo and get you, or the bell in the Dokusan Room or Zazen Instruction Room will signal when it is time for you to come back. When it is your turn, enter and close the door. Do one floor bow toward the altar ending with a standing bow, then sidestep and bow to and away from the cushion. Sit down and turn clockwise to face the teacher, settle and begin talking. When Dokusan is over, turn clockwise, fluff your cushion, and do a standing bow. Leave the door slightly open as you leave.
Practice Discussion is a meeting to discuss your practice with a priest. Jakuko Mo Ferrell is available to meet with people for Practice Discussion. The form is to do a standing bow in front of the altar and to bow to and away from your cushion before sitting down, turn clockwise and begin. You may contact Jakuko at the zendo or by email at mositwear@gmail.com.
Thursday Evenings from 6 to7 PM
Beginning September 11
In English speaking countries zazen is usually translated as “Zen meditation” or “sitting meditation.” But this translation makes it almost inevitable that people think of zazen as an effort to control the mind and attain a certain state of mind by applying a certain method.... They thought they had to do some psychological work in addition to physically sitting. But zazen should be practiced within a totally different framework. I had to clarify the difference between zazen and their deeply held assumptions.
— Issho Fujita
This fall, we will read Polishing a Tile, collected essays of Issho Fujita about zazen practice. Rev. Fujita is in the Sawaki Kodo Lineage and in addition to being steeped in zazen, he has studied Alexander Technique and Sensory Awareness. His collected essays are available for download as a PDF. Josho Roshi recommends printing the first 150 pages of these short essays.
You are invited to join us for Baikaryu Eisanka, the practice of singing Japanese Soto Zen Buddhist hymns with bell accompaniment. No experience necessary! Please contact Chris at ccensullo@yahoo.com, or sign up at the bulletin board if you are interested in attending.
For more information about Baikaryu Eisanka, see www.sotozen.com
Living with Impermanence
By Zoom About Once a Month
This is an informal discussion group that shares how we experience impermanence in our lives including life changes, illness, aging and death. We usually begin with participants sharing what they are currently thinking of or dealing with. Discussions then usually emerge spontaneously to raised concerns. Silence is frequently a response after someone shares and we trust in that silence. On occasion we’ve set an agenda in advance to study a topic of interest.
The small groups at the Zen Center came out of Zoom discussions that we had at Practice Intensive teas during the pandemic. People were hungry for that kind of interaction, and wanted to continue it after the Practice Intensive was over. So we formed small groups of six members maximum where people could get together and informally discuss their practice. Since practice includes all of life, we found ourselves discussing everything. These really act as support groups for people who are trying to live their lives according to Buddhist principles.
We meet once a month, both in person and by Zoom. All members have an equal opportunity to share. We don’t try to fix or correct each other, just to sit and listen. It’s a wonderful feeling to be heard, and to talk about practice in an informal setting. If you’re interested in joining a small group, or would like more information, contact Michael Hallquist at michael.hallquist@gmail.com or David Guy at davidguy@mindspring.com.
Virtual Peer Group
Wednesdays, August 13 and September 10
from 7 to 8 PM
Ananda knew that having good and encouraging friends was very important for the path. He even wondered whether having good friends is half the path.
"No, Ananda," the Buddha told him, "having good friends isn’t half of the Holy Life. Having good friends is the whole of the Holy Life." (Meghiya Sutta)
These online meetings give sangha members an opportunity to share their individual experiences, receive encouragement, and offer compassion in a safe, supportive environment. Our goal is to build a thriving virtual community based on Soto Zen principles and help one another deepen our practice in daily life.
The Peer Group meets monthly on the Second Wednesday of the month. For more information, please contact Al-Nisa Berry at alnisa.berry@gmail.com or Maura High at maurahigh@gmail.com.
Joining the Virtual Peer Group
Via computer: www.zoom.us/j/85185384652
Via phone: (301) 715-8592
Meeting ID: 85185384652
Eco-Dharma Update
The CHZC Eco-Dharma group began meeting in 2017 as a way for sangha members to express their concern for the more-than-human world. We now plan to fold all future activities into the main programming of CHZC. The greatest interest and momentum in the group revolves around tending to and ensuring the well-being of our shared Chapel Hill Zen Center environment, including care of the land at 5206 Hwy 86. These are some of our ongoing projects: Kris Garvin, as head of the flower-arranging team, continues to plant more native species at 5206, and garden volunteers are working to remove invasive species at the Zen Center. We have had work days focused on the trees we planted at 5206, and now regularly hold Half-day Outdoor Sittings as part of our general programming. Thanks to the efforts of Steve Magers and several volunteers, we have an outdoor pavilion to sit in if it rains. The efforts of the Eco-Dharma group have also influenced the CHZC Board which approved the purchase and installation of a new energy-efficient water heater, and continues to make a strong effort to consider environmental factors when making purchase decisions. As John Daido Loori said, “When you realize the whole universe as nothing but yourself, you have to take care of it.” Caring for the more-than-human world is a natural and logical extension of our practice of Zen Buddhism, so it will continue to manifest within our regular programming. Stay tuned for upcoming opportunities to participate.
On Thursday evening, July 24, Lama Rod will offer a Public Talk at the Eno River Unitarian Church. Registration required.
Lama Rod will also offer a Retreat, Friday, July 25 at 3 PM through Sunday, July 27 at 3 PM at the Avila Center for Community Leadership in Durham, NC. Applications are now open, and the deadline is May 15. Both residential and commuting options are available.
December Sesshin
December Sesshin will be led by Zenki Kathleen Batson, December 5 – 12.
Sangha Net is a network of volunteers who offer short-term assistance to those in the sangha in need of help due to transitions in life such as illness, disability, or death of a loved one. Examples of tasks include shopping, arranging for meals, or transportation.
If you are interested in helping care for the altars of our temple, this would be a good time to begin, or return to, the practice of flower arranging or chidening. Traditionally, chidens are responsible for maintaining the altars of a temple which means cleaning the altars themselves, sifting and cleaning the incense burners, trimming candles, and replenishing needed items.
We also need volunteers to bring flowers and create flower arrangements for the altars.
Creating flower arrangements and chidening are wonderful ways of supporting the ongoing practice of our temple. A new schedule is being set up, and if you are interested in serving as a flower arranger about once a month, please contact Kris at krisgarvin@gmail.com. If you are interested in serving as a chiden about once a month, please contact John at john@jollyoso.com.
Grounds and Buildings Volunteers Needed
Would you like to help take care of the Chapel Hill Zen Center's grounds and buildings? We're updating our contact list of people who could come for organized work sessions or take on particular responsibilities on their own schedule.
Tasks would include such things as assisting with construction projects, yard work, windfall and brush removal, trail maintenance, hauling items to the Orange County landfill, tool cleaning and maintenance, and repair and maintenance work on siding and interior surfaces. Experience and equipment, such as power tools, pickup truck, or trailer, are useful but by no means necessary. This contact list complements the quarterly sign-up sheet for temple tasks, in the entryway in the main Zen Center building.
For more information, or to sign on to the contact list, please email Maura High (work leader) at maurahigh@gmail.com.
Prison Outreach
Members of the Chapel Hill Zen Center volunteer in both state prisons in North Carolina and the federal prison at Butner. We can always use more volunteers, and having volunteers present is usually a requirement in order for inmates to meet for religious services or to sit zazen. We are looking for people who have been sitting zazen at the Zen Center for a year or more. Orientation is required by each institution. If you would like more information, please contact Josho Roshi at (919) 967-0861 or info@chzc.org.
Prison Book Donation Program
The Prison Book Donation Program is grateful for the generous support of the Sangha. Donations of Buddhist books, particularly on Zen, are appreciated, and only paperbacks are accepted by the prison. Please leave prison book donations at the Zendo.
Inter-Faith Council Community Kitchen
A group of Zen Center volunteers prepare and serve lunch at the Inter-Faith Council (IFC) Community Kitchen on the fourth Saturday of each month from 10 AM to 1 PM. More volunteers are needed, including a core group of committed people, so we can continue our presence. The IFC Community Kitchen is the only soup kitchen in Orange Country and is located in Carrboro. If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information, please contact Shawn at (919) 619-2243 or chzencooks@gmail.com.
Members of the CHZC also continue to collect items for the IFC Community Market which provides approximately 1,300 bags of groceries to those in need every month. Both produce and non-perishable food and items such as dish washing soap, shampoo, toilet paper are needed, as well as gently used brown paper bags used to send groceries home. Please leave items on the front deck of the ZC in the large plastic containers. They are picked up about once a week.
Inter-Faith Council for Social Services
The IFC is looking for volunteers including receptionists and Community Market (formerly known as the Food Pantry) staff (a 3-hour shift, flexible schedule), and volunteers to assist staff with linking people to options such as social services ("Community Navigation"). It is also hiring kitchen staff. More details on their website: www.ifcweb.org.
We also have an updated list of current needs since the IFC has seen quite an increase in numbers recently at both lunch and dinner times, 60-70 for lunch and up to 40 for dinner.
The Community Market most needed items are baked beans, dry or canned pinto beans, pork and beans, peanut and other nut butters, canned chicken, ramen, spaghetti, Mac and Cheese, other pastas, hearty soups such as Progresso, canned vegetables (except corn and green beans, which are in good supply), spaghetti sauce, canned tomato sauce & paste, canned diced & whole tomatoes, canned fruit, cooking oils & fats, butter, grits, oats—including instant packets, baking & cake mixes, cereals, juice both bottles & boxes, coffee, tea, canned milk, powdered milk packets, jelly and other condiments. Personal hygiene items are also need including soap, small tissue packs, toothpaste, toilet paper, shampoo, lotion and moisturizing creams, deodorant, razors, size 4 and 5 children’s diapers. For questions, please contact Tim West at Tim West at tmwst01@gmail.com or Maura High at maurahigh@gmail.com.
Organizing Against Racism
The local organization Organizing Against Racism is holding virtual workshops with Racial Equity Institute instructors. For more information, see www.oaralliance.org, and for workshop schedules see www.racialequityinstitute.com. Over several years, some of us have taken this two-day workshop and have found it very informative and beneficial.
Scholarships for Racial Equity Workshops
The Chapel Hill Zen Center has a scholarship fund to help those who would like to take this workshop and other workshops on race who can’t afford the full fee. For more information or to request a partial scholarship, please contact John Paredes at john@jollyoso.com. Donations to this fund are also welcome!
You are invited to the General Meeting, our annual mem-bers’ business meeting, which will be held after Temple Cleaning. The nominees for next year’s Board of Directors will be introduced and the budget for 2026 will be presented. Everyone is encouraged to attend, but only Participating Members are eligible to vote. If you have agenda items, please contact the Board President, Danielle Bouchard at Danielle.Bouchard@gmail.com.
Adverse Weather Policy
The general rule about coming to the zendo is, if driving may be risky, don’t do it.
For example, when it is snowing or sleeting, or if snow or sleet are predicted to occur before or during zazen, you can assume that the zendo will be closed. This is particularly true for 6 AM zazen. The highway where the zendo is located is often not as well traveled or as well treated for snow as other highways in the area, and the temperature in the county is often a couple of degrees colder than in more populated areas.
2025 Board of Directors
We are pleased to announce that the Chapel Hill Zen Center Board of Directors for 2025 are: Danielle Bouchard, President; Chris Censullo, Vice President; Mike McKillip, Treasurer; Jill Kuhlberg, Secretary; Lance Ashdown and Daniel Rhodes, Members-at-Large; and Josho Pat Phelan Abbess, ex officio.
Library Acquisitions
Recent additions to the Chapel Hill Zen Center’s Member’s Library include:
Interdependence: Biology and Beyond by Kriti Sharma
Zen Comments on the Mumonkan by Zenkei Shibayama
Hakuin’s Song of Zazen commentary by Mumon Yamada
Entangling Vines: Zen Koans of the Shumon Kattoshu translated by Thomas Yuho Kirchner
Wait: A Love Letter to Those in Despair by Cuong Lu
Gardens of Awakening: A Guide to the Aesthetics, History by Kazuaki Tanahashi and Mitsuo Nagase
Spirituality of Kyoto’s Zen Landscapes by Kazuaki Tanahashi and Mitsuo Nagase
The Tale of Zen Master Bho Li by Barbara Verkuilen and Aaron Gilmore
The Book of Equanimity: Illuminating Classic Zen Koans by Hongzhi Zhengjue and translated by Gerry Shishin Wick
If you prefer receiving an email with a link to the PDF file of the CHZC Newsletter which is mailed every two months in printed form, please send your request to info@chzc.org. The PDF version is always linked to at the top of the Events page.
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Practicing at Home: Ryaku Fusatsu —
The Bodhisattva Ceremony
Five Minute Talks
The Facebook page for Soto Zen Buddhism North America has a number of Five Minute Talks by Soto Zen Teachers from all over America. See: www.facebook.com/SotoZenBuddhismNorthAmerica. Look under the "Videos" section to find them.
Shopping Online?
The Chapel Hill Zen Center is now registered with the online company iGive.com. iGive.com is set up so that when you register with them to make a purchase, a percentage (about 2%-15%) will be given to the non-profit of your choice. iGive.com has 238 merchants registered with them, including LandsEnd, L.L. Bean, and Amazon.com. After logging on to iGive.com, to make a purchase, choose the merchant, place the order, and then designate the Chapel Hill Zen Center to receive a portion of the proceeds from the sale. We are not advocating that you buy something you wouldn’t ordinarily, or that you buy online, but, if you already shop online, consider going through iGive.com to make your purchase.
Facebook and Instagram
The Chapel Hill Zen Center is on Facebook and Instagram! Please follow or like our official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ChapelHillZenCenter/ for announcements and invitations to events and special programs at the center. We also invite you to join our affiliated group, Chapel Hill Zen Center Members and Friends at www.facebook.com/groups/CHZCGroup/ to share news, articles, and other resources, ask questions, and interact with sangha members in a more informal way.
