October 2025
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      1 Roshi Visits 2 3 Tetsui Arrives 4
Saturday Service
9:00am-11:15am Saturday Zazen
6:00am-7:00am Morning Zazen in the ZCLA Zendo
5:55 a.m. Be in your seat/Abbot’s entry
Zoom and in-person
Followed by Service at 7:00 a.m.
 
7:45am Thursday Morning Breakfast
 
9:00am-10:45pm Samu
     
11:15am-11:50am Midday Zazen in the ZCLA Zendo
Zoom and in-person
Followed by Service at 12:00 p.m. (Friday Only)
6:45pm A.Z.T.A
6:45pm Evening Service
7:00pm-8:00pm Exploring Your Zen Practice led by: Sensei Darla Myoho Fjeld
Open to all on Zoom
7:00pm-8:30pm Wednesday Evening Zazen
7:00pm-8:00pm Hidden Lamp Thursday Study - Chapter 65 stewarded by: Sensei Senshin & Rev. Dharma-Joy
   
             
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8:30am-9:00am Gate of Sweet Nectar Service
9:00am-10:30am Sunday Zazen
6:45pm A.Z.T.A
6 Full Moon 7 8 9 10 11
Autumn Wind Sesshin Leader: Roshi Kipp Ryodo Hawley
Starts Sunday night & ends with Hossen on Sunday
             
12 CicLAvia - Heart of LA
Autumn Wind Sesshin Leader: Roshi Kipp Ryodo Hawley
Starts Sunday night & ends with Hossen on Sunday
13 Indigenous People's Day Tetsui Departs 14 Roshi Departs 15 16 17 18
Founders Service
9:00am-11:15am Saturday Zazen
11:15am-12:45pm Service Position Training Class
6:00am-7:00am Morning Zazen in the ZCLA Zendo
5:55 a.m. Be in your seat/Abbot’s entry
Zoom and in-person
Followed by Service at 7:00 a.m.
7:00am-7:40am Morning Zazen: A Zoom Only Sitting Group With Bill Tetsui Press
 
7:45am Thursday Morning Breakfast
 
7:00pm-8:15pm Encountering The Sutras Circle Facilitator : Rachel
7:30pm-9:00pm Precepts Class Series Class 3 led by: Sensei Dharma-Joy & Dharma Holder Earth-Mirror
5:30pm-7:00pm Zen Teachings in Challenging Times Stewarded by: Geri Meiho Bryan, Betty Jiei Cole, & Anna Josenhans
Open to all on Zoom
7:00pm-8:00pm Tuesday Evening Zazen
9:00am-10:45pm Samu
     
11:15am-11:50am Midday Zazen in the ZCLA Zendo
Zoom and in-person
Followed by Service at 12:00 p.m. (Friday Only)
6:45pm Evening Service
7:00pm-8:30pm Wednesday Evening Zazen
6:45pm Evening Service
7:00pm-8:30pm Evening Zazen
1:30pm Daygroup Meeting
7:30pm-9:00pm Residents Circle
             
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8:00am-10:30am Intro to Zen Meditation
IN-PERSON ONLY
Gate of Sweet Nectar Service
9:00am-10:30am Head Trainee Exiting & Shuso Entering Ceremony & Blue Rakusu Presentation for Tetsui
9:35am-10:40am Aspects of Zen Practice Aspects #2: Service, Liturgy and Lineage
10:00am-11:30am Intro to Zen Meditation
Zoom Only
11:00am-12:15pm Council by: Dharma-Holder Bill Earth-Mirror Corcoran
1:30pm-4:00pm Shared Stewardship: An Ongoing Class and Exploration led by: Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert
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8:00am-12:30pm Intro to Zen Meditation II
Saturday Service
9:00am-12:20pm Day of Reflection led by Karina Myoki Beltran-Hernandez
Day of the Dead Set-up
6:00am-7:00am Morning Zazen in the ZCLA Zendo
5:55 a.m. Be in your seat/Abbot’s entry
Zoom and in-person
Followed by Service at 7:00 a.m.
7:00am-7:40am Morning Zazen: A Zoom Only Sitting Group With Bill Tetsui Press
 
7:45am Thursday Morning Breakfast
 
7:30pm-9:00pm Precepts Class Series Class 4 led by: Sensei Dharma-Joy & Dharma Holder Earth-Mirror
7:00pm-8:30pm The Three Poisons/Hindrances and their Antidotes Led by: Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith
7:00pm-8:00pm Tuesday Evening Zazen
9:00am-10:45pm Samu
     
11:15am-11:50am Midday Zazen in the ZCLA Zendo
Zoom and in-person
Followed by Service at 12:00 p.m. (Friday Only)
6:45pm Evening Service
7:00pm-8:00pm Exploring Your Zen Practice led by: Dharma-Holder Bill Earth-Mirror Corcoran
Open to all on Zoom
7:00pm-8:30pm Wednesday Evening Zazen
6:45pm Evening Service
7:00pm-8:30pm Ceremony of Atonement
 
             
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10:00am Gate of Sweet Nectar/Day of the Dead Service
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6:00am-7:00am Morning Zazen in the ZCLA Zendo
5:55 a.m. Be in your seat/Abbot’s entry
Zoom and in-person
Followed by Service at 7:00 a.m.
7:00am-7:40am Morning Zazen: A Zoom Only Sitting Group With Bill Tetsui Press
 
7:45am Thursday Morning Breakfast
 
7:00pm-8:15pm Encountering The Sutras Circle Facilitator: Faith-Moon
7:30pm-9:00pm Precepts Class Series Class 5 led by: Sensei Dharma-Joy & Dharma Holder Earth-Mirror
7:00pm-8:00pm Tuesday Evening Zazen
9:00am-10:45pm Samu
     
11:15am-11:50am Midday Zazen in the ZCLA Zendo
Zoom and in-person
Followed by Service at 12:00 p.m. (Friday Only)
6:45pm Evening Service
7:00pm-8:30pm Wednesday Evening Zazen
Bearing Witness to Life on the Streets: A Zen Pilgrimage Led by: Sensei Jitsujo Gauthier & Roshi Mark Shogen Bloodgood
6:45pm Evening Service
7:00pm-8:30pm Personal Practice Talk by: Marley Jakuan Dowling