Only Love Zen Sangha

Grand Rapids, Michigan & Online

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A Change In Sitting Times: Back to 5pm, Eastern

May 27, 2018 by Rev. Charama Leave a Comment

Hello, We discovered that we’d rather have our public sitting at 5pm, Eastern, rather than 9am. Many people like to attend church Sunday mornings. Also, during the summer, people often go away for the weekend. But they’re usually back home by Sunday evening. So what better way to close the weekend, and prepare for the … [Read more…]

Posted in: 3 June 2018, Back to 5pm Eastern, Zoom

Next Public Sitting: November 12th

November 1, 2017 by Rev. Charama Leave a Comment

Please join us for a sitting on Sunday, November 12th, at 5pm, Eastern. You may join us in person, or online via Zoom. NOTE: This is getting to be a busy time of year. So, after November 12th, we will postpone public sittings until after Thanksgiving and Christmas. That means, no public sittings on November … [Read more…]

Posted in: 12 November 2017, Online, Postpone Until After Christmas, Zoom

Next Public Sitting: March 12th

March 6, 2017 by Rev. Charama Leave a Comment

We will have a public sitting on Sunday, March 12th, and 10am, Eastern. You are welcome to join us, either in person or via Zoom.

Posted in: 12 March 2017, Zoom

A Visit From Bhikkhu Gunaratana

June 6, 2016 by Rev. Charama Leave a Comment

Only Love Zen Sangha was honored this past week by a visit from Buddhist monk Bhikkhu Gunaratana. Bhikkhu spent four wonderful days with us, then joined us for Sunday’s service June 5th where he graciously answered questions and shared his wisdom with our sangha. Rev. Songmin, who lives in California and joined us via Zoom, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bhikkhu Gunaratana, Rev Songmin, Zoom

Life is Zen

May 19, 2016 by Rev. Charama Leave a Comment

Zen is what is. It is all around us. It is us. Therefore, it is possible to miss it. How? By remaining asleep. By not paying attention. “Waking up” is the aspiration of Zen students. If you’d like the tools you need to wake up to each moment, contact Rev. Charama. He meets with students … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life is Zen, Meeting With Zen Students, Skype, Zoom

Rev. Charama Bhavika, JDSPN

Rev. Charama is the Founder and Guiding Teacher of Only Love Zen Sangha.

An ordained Zen priest in the lineages of Korean and Japanese Zen, Ven. Charama has made love his life's direction.

So it's no surprise that "How may I help you?" is one of his favorite questions.

Recent Posts

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Bookmarks

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Stuff We Mention a Lot

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  • 6 May 2018
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
  • 8 April 2018
  • 9 July 2017
  • 9 September 2018
  • 9am Eastern
  • A Flapping Mind
  • Accident Of Birth
  • All Lives Matter
  • Anthropomorphizing
  • Anti Trump
  • Antiphony
  • August Break
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  • Baby Birds
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  • Captain Picard
  • Carpe Diem
  • Case #12: “Tôzan’s Masagin”
  • Case 29
  • Cause And Effect
  • Change
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  • Christian Metal Bands
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  • Christians Are Bigots
  • Compassion and Love
  • Concepts
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  • Death By Chocolate
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  • Death By Irony
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  • December Break
  • Democrat
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  • Dhammapada Chapter 23
  • Dhammapada Chapter One
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  • Life Is Suffering
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  • Next Meeting: Feburary 8th
  • Next Sitting: January 15
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  • No Service Today
  • Non Attachment
  • Norman Vincent Peale
  • Not Wind. Not Flag. Not Mind.
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  • Our Witness
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  • Phenomenal
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  • Postpone Until After Christmas
  • Rahula
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  • Sutras
  • TAGS
  • The Andy Griffith Show
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  • The EIghtfold Path
  • The First Noble Truth
  • The Flu
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  • The Four Noble Truths
  • The Power of Positive Thinking
  • The Present Moment
  • The Second Noble Truth
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  • The Space Between
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