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Just Summer Sesshin

A 6-day meditation retreat
(Available via Zoom & In-person)

Sunday, July 20 (eve.) – Saturday, July 26

Led by Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith & Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert

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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.

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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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The Vow-Powered Life

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A vow is like a GPS system for your life. When taken on mindfully it can be a source of surprising wisdom and powerful energy, enabling you to accomplish things you never dreamed possible. A vow can be as small as the aspiration to smile at someone at least once everyday, or it can be as big as marriage; it can be as personal as deciding to be mindful whenever you pick up the phone, or it can be as universal as a commitment to save all sentient beings.

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