Please welcome Matta Zheng to BCBS as a Field Education Intern! Matthew "Matta" Zheng (any pronouns) is 2nd year Masters of Divinity student at Harvard Divinity School, where he studies Buddhist ministry as it intersects with racial capitalism and end-of-life medicine. Matta also has strong interests in pan-sectarian Buddhist practice, Asian-American Buddhadharma futurities, and critical/social/cultural/queer theory. Matta graduated from Stanford University with Distinction in dual … [Read more...]
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Kitchen Refresh
January 26, 2023Thanks to all the hard work of the BCBS Facilities and Kitchen staff, we now have a new floor and a fresh coat of paint for the kitchen. We are ready again to make delicious, vegetarian meals, welcome yogis back to help in the kitchen, and to serve Bhikkhu Analayo his daily meal. … [Read more...]
Welcome To Our Newest Hire!
December 7, 2021We want to thank Ben Engel for his dedication and steadiness through these past four years on staff, two of which were as Center Coordinator, and then our Facilities Manager. Best wishes on your new journey, Ben! And we offer a warm welcome to Brett Ahlstrom, who is stepping in as our new Facilities Manager. Brett has worked in non-profit operations since 1996. During the period from 2004 to 2013, he was a senior manager at the Insight Meditation Society, managing the kitchens, front office, … [Read more...]
Gratitude for Working Guests
June 21, 2021Thank you Melissa Bailey and Nicholas Dynan! Our working guests for June, along with Ben, our Facilities Manager, helping us keep the grounds tended. We are so grateful for your kind and supportive presence. … [Read more...]
Solar panels for Bhikkhu Analayo’s cottage
May 25, 2020With generous donations to our Sustainability Fund, we were able to install solar panels on Bhikkhu Analayo's cottage for his heating and hot water needs. Thank you all for your continued support. … [Read more...]
A History of the BCBS Garden
August 8, 2016When does a garden begin? Perhaps it first began in the dreams of the gardeners. In the spring of 2014, several staff dreamed up the idea of a garden to provide some of the vegetables for BCBS’s kitchen. We had 6 strips plowed up, each 30 feet long and as wide as a tractor tiller. These were separated by patches of grass. They were in the field to the west of the dharma hall and chestnut trees, where we hoped they would get the most sun. The sun. It has been interesting to note the patterns … [Read more...]