tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post2777875178203197428..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Animals, Zen Center Branding, and Dropping Your WorriesNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-53980119719782535912010-04-13T07:01:00.502-07:002010-04-13T07:01:00.502-07:00Hi Jomon,
I'd love to see the PDF report. My...Hi Jomon, <br /><br />I'd love to see the PDF report. My board position requires org. nerd credentials, so I should use them :)<br /><br />Best,<br />NathanNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-10068092264213880242010-04-12T21:37:43.599-07:002010-04-12T21:37:43.599-07:00Hey Nathan,
I have organized some Sangha-buildin...Hey Nathan, <br /><br />I have organized some Sangha-building workshops in our similarly-sized Sangha, and would be happy to geek out on it with you some time. I wrote a very brief post about it http://nothingtoattain.blogspot.com/2009/02/culmination.html<br /> but there is also a pdf report of the whole shebang, for the true Organizational-Zen-Nerd if you would ever like to peruse. <br /><br /Jomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818154506923405253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-32205262582333969492010-04-12T07:17:48.150-07:002010-04-12T07:17:48.150-07:00Hi Petteri,
Thanks for the comments. The class f...Hi Petteri, <br /><br />Thanks for the comments. The class formats you're doing sound interesting. We have shorter, similar versions that we offer regularly. <br /><br />It sounds like you're group is working well. 100 members is excellent!<br /><br />Our center is even larger than yours, which is why the funding issues are on the table. 130-150 members. A fairly large children's Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-83552700247650864722010-04-12T06:19:09.126-07:002010-04-12T06:19:09.126-07:00Did someone mention squirrels? :-DDid someone mention squirrels? :-DKylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925360776637168540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-81173225259718536432010-04-12T00:41:33.486-07:002010-04-12T00:41:33.486-07:00FWIW, the group I'm with organizes zazen intro...FWIW, the <a href="http://www.zazen.fi/index/HZCEnglish.html" rel="nofollow">group I'm with</a> organizes zazen introductions in two formats: a one-day introduction that's about six hours total, and a long introduction that's about six two-hour sessions every week. <br /><br />The introductions are very matter-of-fact, with the main focus on "sitting technique" -- i.e., the Brikoleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318706625291447339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-11610106756903839412010-04-11T18:28:00.112-07:002010-04-11T18:28:00.112-07:00Squirrel meditation! Kyle will be pleased.
It ...Squirrel meditation! Kyle will be pleased. <br /><br />It is nice to be part of a new Zen group that still gets by with a garage space and an old coffee box for donations. On the other hand, if the group is ever to have a more public space, some growth and fundraising will have to be instituted. This occurs to me at the same time we are weaning our son and the parallel is audible.Algernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698040927871199780noreply@blogger.com