Upcoming Events
ONLINE & IN-PERSON PRACTICE SCHEDULE
This page is updated regularly, so please keep an eye out for more upcoming programs. You can also check our FULL CALENDAR here. Our weekly email newsletter provides links for all streaming events as well as registration information. You can find the newsletter sign-up at the bottom of this page.
Recurring Offerings:
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Fall Practice Period
Ango Entering Activities
Saturday, September 19 — September 20
Everyone is invited to attend the Fall Practice Period Entering Ceremony as we enter a new season and welcome a new Head Trainee. Together we’ll take up the theme of “The Life of a Bodhisattva,” reflecting on Master Dogen’s Four Methods of Guidance. Click here for more information about the Practice Period along with a commitment form that acts as a guide to this practice. We invite you to engage with the offerings of the season and investigate for yourself what it might mean to apply more vigor and dedication to your zazen and study. This Saturday’s proceedings will include a leave-taking ceremony for Glenn Gikai Davis who has served as shuso (head trainee) for the past year, as well as an entering ceremony for Jenny Jūsen Bright, who will serve as shuso for the following year. The Sangha is especially encouraged to attend in person, if possible, although all proceedings will also be accessible on Zoom.
8:30am – Morning service in the Buddha Hall
9am – Entering and Leave-taking Ceremony + Zazen
9:35 – Outside Walking
9:45 – Zazen
10:20 – Break
10:45 – 11:45am. Fall Practice Period Commitment Circle (Dharma Hall)
And on Sunday…
Sensei Senshin will offer a talk that lays out the theme of the Practice Period and how we’ll be exploring it over the next 90 days.
Tea Ceremony
at Zenshuji Soto Mission
Saturday, September 26 — 2pm – 5pm
Chado, the Way of Tea, is a celebrated practice deeply interwoven with Zen practice and Japanese culture more broadly. For this Saturday afternoon program, we’ll have lunch at Zen Center and then travel together (or meet up) at Zenshuji in Little Tokyo. There we’ll receive a thorough lesson in how to participate in tea ceremony, and how to bring this practice into our daily lives. We’ll also have the opportunity to visit and learn about Zenshuji’s impressive shrine hall.
Cost: $25
The ZCLA Yard Sale
in the ZCLA Gardens
Saturday, October 24, 10am-5pm
Come one, come all for our first Yard Sale in many years, featuring books, household goods, furniture, ceramics, collectibles, vintage clothings, and so much more! There will also be music, refreshments, and tours of the grounds for first time visitors.
If you would like to contribute to the yard sale by donating your time or any items you wish to pass along, please follow this link. There you can find more information and let us know what you’ve got.
NOTE: The Yard Sale is a fundraiser for the Dharma Training Fund, a special program that helps those of limited means take part in any of our programs without finances being a barrier. Find out more at ZCLA.org/dharma-training-fund.
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Meeting ID: 592 934 8543
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