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The Introduction to Zen Meditation workshop is designed for complete beginners, but it is also recommended for anyone who has not received instruction in the Soto Zen style of zazen. No previous experience is necessary.… Read more »
The Introduction to Zen Meditation workshop is designed for complete beginners, but it is also recommended for anyone who has not received instruction in the Soto Zen style of zazen. No previous experience is necessary.… Read more »
The Introduction to Zen Meditation workshop is designed for complete beginners, but it is also recommended for anyone who has not received instruction in the Soto Zen style of zazen. No previous experience is necessary.… Read more »
The Introduction to Zen Meditation workshop is designed for complete beginners, but it is also recommended for anyone who has not received instruction in the Soto Zen style of zazen. No previous experience is necessary.… Read more »
This weekend silent retreat is designed to have people attend the entire retreat. We will be looking at transition, moving from one state to another, and the space within which we do that. A time… Read more »
We are offering lunch to the Sangha once a month on a Dharma School Sunday right after morning program. All are invited to partake of a delicious vegetarian feast and connect with Sangha.
Parents often struggle to find time for practice with a young baby in the house. We’ll explore mindfulness with baby, not in spite of her. Focusing on coming back to the breath and the body… Read more »
The Queer Cohort meets monthly on a Thursday at 7pm in the library. The group is about seeing each other, sharing our lives and practice, enjoying each others’ company, and supporting each other as needed.… Read more »
History Through Texts is one of the five required core classes in Part 1 of the Seminary Program. It meets weekly on Tuesdays as a group. Instruction is a combination of lecture and group discussion.… Read more »
Each year we study a chapter of the Denkoroku as a way of honoring and learning from our ancestors. Denkoe is one of our more quiet, formal and rigorous sesshin, and is a powerful way… Read more »
Each summer we take a week to study a fascicle of Dogen’s Shobogenzo. The focus of sesshin is sustaining practice during an intensive period, acting out our Buddhahood in the meditation, disciplines and rituals of a… Read more »
Sunday Morning Schedule 8:30am Zazen (in-person sanzen only) 9-9:10 Kinhin (slow walking meditation) 9:10 Zazen (sanzen continues) 9:40am Chanting service 10:30am Announcements/Dharma Talk Note: The schedule sometimes varies. Subscribe to our weekly e-bulletin (see link… Read more »
Designed to address the needs of senior practitioners in the community, this monthly discussion group is open to DRZC members who have had at least seven years of practice in a meditation tradition. Not all… Read more »
Designed to address the needs of senior practitioners in the community, this monthly discussion group is open to DRZC members who have had at least seven years of practice in a meditation tradition. Not all… Read more »
All Wednesday night events are open to the public. There is no charge, though donations are gratefully accepted. We meet on this schedule: 7-7:10pm Evening Service 7:10-7:40 Zazen 7:40-7:50 Tea, Announcements 7:50~9 Class (see separate… Read more »
This class is about the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts, the ethical guidelines of Zen practice. The class prepares those who wish to take Jukai in February, as well as allowing everyone to explore how to work… Read more »