Shared Stewardship
An Ongoing Class and Exploration
“A study series for anyone interested in co-creating the future of ZCLA or learning how to live a life of intentional relationship.”
Led by Reverend Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert
Sundays: March 30, April 27, May 18 & June 22
1:30-4:00 p.m.
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Develop Your Home Practice

Read a basic description of how to do Zen meditation (zazen) and start meditating at home.

Intro to Zen Meditation

New to Buddhist practice? We have introductory Zen meditation classes (both online and in-person). Find out more.

Introductory Video

In this 14-minute video, Dharma Holder Jitsujo goes through the basics of Zen Meditation. Start watching.

More Activities

Our Ethical Documents

Read The Sangha Sutra, which describes our approach to ethical practice at ZCLA. It includes the Statement of Right Conduct, our Grievance Procedure, a short ethical history of ZCLA, and more. A must-read for anyone new to ZCLA.

Video Gallery

Here is a small but growing set of videos showing some services and events at ZCLA. View them now.

3 Tenets Mala Class

Learn how to use the 3 Tenets Mala Practice to explore aspects of your life. Watch an hour-long class video and peruse the class hand-outs. Visit the class page here.

FEATURED STORE ITEM

The Book of Householder Koans: Waking Up In The Land of Attachments

by Eve Myonen Marko and Wendy Egyoku Nakao

Zen teachers Roshi Eve Marko and Roshi Wendy Nakao (Appreciate Your Life) update centuries-old koan stories and reflections for modern life in this engaging, empathetic collection. Zen koans are educational dialogues that have become literary devices used to understand and respond to everyday experiences with spontaneity, imagination, patience, and acceptance. The authors argue that koans help readers access Zen judgment principles; when one faces a challenge, one must reject the observer mentality and embrace what is unfolding in the present. Sixty-six brief koans by contributors from around the world and various Zen paths target home, children, work, illness, death, and Zen meditation practice. For example, koans offer spiritual guidance for adult sibling rivalry, letting a screaming child finish her screams while Mom meditates, contemplating the labor and life cycle of food, and taking care of an elderly parent. With its sophisticated Zen Buddhist ideas and reflections, this intricate, stimulating collection of koans offers constructive advice that will appeal to those with at least some experience as Zen practitioners.

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