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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.… Read more »
Is life a little much sometimes? Do you find yourself saying things you wish you wouldn’t? Want to recover your sense of ease and joy? This 2-hr workshop will teach… Read more »
Is life a little much sometimes? Do you find yourself saying things you wish you wouldn’t? Want to recover your sense of ease and joy? This 2-hr workshop will teach… Read more »
Rohatsu commemorates the Buddha’s enlightenment, traditionally December 8th. This is our longest and most intense retreat of the year, and is the culmination of a year of training. Six full… Read more »
Every fall, we hold a Sejiki retreat focused on cleansing karma and releasing attachments to the past, including those who have died. We begin the retreat at 7pm on Wednesday… Read more »
Think of this as a sesshin with different forms to suit wilderness practice. Recommended pre-reading for this trip is Shohaku Okumura’s The Mountain and Waters Sutra: A Practitioner’s guide to… Read more »
This silent Zen retreat offers an experience of intimacy with nature, with the other than human world, and ultimately, our own Buddha nature. How does the natural world, the tame… Read more »
Join us on Saturday, July 2nd for a casual afternoon of food and fun with Sangha. Come anytime between 12 and 4pm to eat, play games, and soak in the… Read more »
After two years of cancellations because of Covid, Mandala on the Mountain, also known as Dharma Camp, is back! This week-long summer camp is for kids aged nine through eighteen… Read more »
The third series of Awakening to Whiteness will begin on June 23 and run about once a month until November 3. This series focuses on awareness about the effects of… Read more »
The third series of Awakening to Whiteness will begin on June 23 and run about once a month until November 3. This series focuses on awareness about the effects of… Read more »
The Starting a Practice workshop offers a way to cultivate insight by looking at our own actions in the light of the Buddhist Precepts. We also look at the forms used at Dharma… Read more »
The Starting a Practice workshop offers a way to cultivate insight by looking at our own actions in the light of the Buddhist Precepts. We also look at the forms used at Dharma… Read more »
This four-hour Zazenkai provides a welcoming space especially designed for those who feel the need for less rigorous form and yet want to do serious Zen practice. The schedule includes… Read more »
During the summer, Wednesday evenings alternate between two formats. This evening we will be following Format B (Discussion). (Alternate weeks will be a double sit.) 7-7:10pm Evening Service (Fukanzazengi) 7:10-7:40pm… Read more »
During the summer, Wednesday evenings alternate between two formats. This evening we will be following Format A (Double Sit). (Alternate Wednesdays will include a discussion.) 7-7:10pm Evening Service (Fukanzazengi) 7:10-7:40pm… Read more »