Red Path Zen Sangha
Priscilla Cogan and Rev. Grandfather Duncan Sings-Alone
The Red Path Zen Sangha in Upton, MA, is the practice community of Native American Zen, a practice path in Zen Garland. The Red Path Zen Sangha is committed to integrating Native American concepts, songs and dance with traditional and modern Zen practices. Rev. Grandfather Duncan Sings-Alone, who has been a spiritual teacher, healer, and ceremonialist in the Lakota tradition for 30 years, leads native American Zen and the Red Path Sangha. He is also a clinical psychologist, musician and author of two books and many articles. He has been vested with a mission to bring Native American teachings, especially about the importance of caretaking Grandmother Earth and her inhabitants, to non-native peoples.
Rev. Grandfather Duncan Sings-Alone studies with Zen with Roshi Paul Genki Kahn, and teaches him about Native traditions. Grandfather recently ordained as a Buddhist priest.
The Red Path Zen Sangha meets weekly and performs Native and Zen liturgy, practices, Zen meditation and has talks and discussion.