Calligraphy with Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi and Dr. Bruce Linton begins today, and it's not too late to join! We are offering this online for free, with donations welcome. Learn more & register here: https://www.upaya.org/program/calligraphy-online-july-2026/

Today at 5:30 pm MDT, Roshi Joan and Senseis Dainin and Kodo will give a special Dharma Talk, "Open Dharma," at Upaya. Please join us in person or online via YouTube Live. Online link here: https://www.youtube.com/user/upayazencenter/live

This past weekend, Sensei Dainin welcomed many friends and neighbors from Santa Fe to Upaya for our Introduction to Zen Meditation orientation. New faces and familiar ones sat together, learning the basics of posture and zazen, asking questions, and taking a walk through our campus. Great joy!

This weekend, Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi and Dr. Bruce Linton will teach the Calligraphy program. Gratefully, this program will be offered online for free, with donations appreciated to support the faculty. Learn more and register here: https://www.upaya.org/program/calligraphy-online-july-2026/

It is a great privilege to have Sensei Koshin Flint Sparks with us to give tonight's Dharma Talk, "Caught in the Self-Centered Dream." We hope to see you there! Join us in person, or online here via YouTube Live: https://ow.ly/vXNR50ZnPkf

Thank you to all who joined Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi yesterday for a deep and powerful teaching on WISDOM and WISE DISCERNMENT. All past sessions for The Measure of Our Humanity are available & can be accessed by registering for FREE (donations appreciated) here: https://ow.ly/qb0Q50Zn61F

Now in its third year, Inner Practice of Medicine is a gathering of remarkable physicians from around the country, and is currently underway at Upaya. Such a profound time with a community of deep care that continues to grow year after year. Deep gratitude to all involved.

TODAY: Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi will join us for The Measure of Our Humanity. WHEN: 11am – 12:30pm MDT (recording available) FREE, ONLINE https://ow.ly/XB5550ZmFKA

Dear friends, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi will join us LIVE tomorrow for a free, online teaching on WISDOM. Sunday, July 12, 11am – 12:30pm FREE, Online Regieste here: https://ow.ly/pAFj50ZmFJ2

Don't miss the special opportunity to sit with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi this Sunday for a teaching on WISDOM. July 12th, 11am – 12:30pm MDT Online, FREE: https://ow.ly/eVEl50ZmbEX

Tomorrow, join us at Upaya and online for Clayton Genryu Dalton's Dharma Talk. We invite those attending in person to join us for dinner following the talk. Join online here: youtube.com/user/upayazencenter/live

An essay for July 4, '26. I could not refrain from writing this. ~Roshi Joan "Protest says: you are doing evil, stop. Bearing witness says something harder: this is being done, and I am not separate from it. " Read Roshi's essay "The Unfinished Vow" https://www.upaya.org/2026/07/theunfinishedvow/

Streaming live now: Breathe with Your Ears with Butsumon Tuck Stibich https://www.youtube.com/user/upayazencenter/live

Do you live near Santa Fe & are curious about meditation? Sensei Dainin is holding a special Introduction to Zen Meditation. Free + by donation. Share this with friends & family. We'd love to see you! Register here: https://www.upaya.org/program/introduction-to-zen-meditation-in-person-july-2026/

STARTING SOON: Jimon will be sharing a special Dharma Talk streaming live from Prajna Mountain Retreat. Join online here: https://www.upaya.org/event/zazen-dharma-talk-tba-25/

Roshi introduces Upaya residents to the Prajna Mountain Forest Refuge. This annual time of practice is available to Upaya residents each summer. To take practice into the mountains is not to make the zendo less important. It is to recognize that zazen does not end at the zendo door.

Pt 3: At Upaya, we welcome this seasonal threshold as an opportunity to reflect on the inseparability of inner transformation and our responsibility to the world. May the abundance of summer inspire wisdom, courage, and care for all beings. - Roshi Joan Halifax

July Zen Circle begins next month. Both the Calligraphy and Dōgen programs within the Zen Circle can be registered for separately, as well as online! Learn more here: https://www.upaya.org/program/july-zen-circle-in-person-2026/

Part 1: On this Juneteenth, we honor the resilience, courage, and wisdom of those whose struggle for freedom continues to illuminate our collective path. As Buddhist practitioners, we recognize that liberation is never separate from justice. - Roshi Joan Halifax

Join us in community tonight for Sensei Fushin's Dharma Talk. In person at Upaya, or online via YouTube Live LINK: https://www.youtube.com/user/upayazencenter/live

The July Zen Circle is a period of retreat, study, art, and meditation practice held at Upaya Zen Center. Those attending the Zen Circle in person step into... LEARN MORE: https://www.upaya.org/program/july-zen-circle-in-person-2026/

Great joy with participants from this week's Young Adult Sesshin, with Senseis Dainin and Kodo, and Miles Bukiet. It is a true privilege to host so many practitioners at Upaya. It is especially heartening to have practiced together this past week. Deep bows to all involved!

Yesterday, Young Adult Sesshin participants took a morning meditation walk in the mountains. This is a very special retreat, offering young people the opportunity to practice and explore the dharma. Special thanks to guiding teachers Senseis Kodo, Dainin, and Miles Bukiet. Deep bows

Today is Sensei Kodo's birthday. Whether you have met him in person at our Zen Center or online via upaya.org, Sensei Kodo supports this community in many ways, making possible all that we bring forth. Please join us in wishing Sensei Kodo a very happy birthday!

Sensei Dainin and Miles Bukiet offer teachings during this week's Young Adult Sesshin.

Senseis Dainin and Kodo will be giving tonight's Dharma Talk 5:30pm MDT Online + in person at Upaya. No dinner will be offered following the talk, as we are in sesshin. Deep bows. Join online here: https://www.youtube.com/user/upayazencenter/live

We are in the deep quiet of the Young Adult Sesshin. A time when Upaya's wildflower meadows begin to blossom out. Residents, guests, and teachers breathe in their beauty. Grateful for the many hands that have sown seeds and brought their practice to our monastery.

Roshi Joan is live online now for The Measure of Our Humanity. "Mutual Belonging: Compassion and Mutual Responsibility." Join for FREE here: https://www.upaya.org/program/the-measure-of-our-humanity-online-june-7-2026/

Tomorrow, Roshi Joan will teach "Compassion in a Time of Structural Violence and Suffering." WHEN: Sunday June 7, 11am - 12:30pm MDT WHERE: Online. Register for free, with donations deeply appreciated. REGISTER HERE: https://www.upaya.org/program/the-measure-of-our-humanity-online-june-7-2026/