August Zazenkai 2025

A Daylong Meditation Retreat

Zoom and in-person

Friday, August 22 (eve.) – Saturday, August 23

Led by Sensei Lorraine Gessho Kumpf

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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 (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.

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Untangled

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by Koshin Paley Elisson

Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion

Untangled is a welcoming guidebook to finding expansive ease and true joy through what is traditionally called the eightfold path, one of Buddhism’s foundational teachings. Psychotherapist and Zen teacher Koshin Paley Ellison compassionately walks readers down these eight roads, leading them on a journey of transformation toward the experience of true joy.” Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier writes: “Koshin is one of my most important teachers and friends. He’s also very funny and courageously candid about his own personal history and personality quirks. If you’re looking for somebody to teach you how to do life better, Koshin is an ace.”

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