September 2025
sundaymondaytuesdaywednesdaythursdayfridaysaturday
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8:30am-5:00pm Tangaryo: TBD
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
 
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: Sensei Nem Etsugen Bajra
Open to all on Zoom
7:00pm-8:30pm Wednesday Evening Zazen
7:00pm-8:00pm Hidden Lamp Thursday Study - Chapter 63 stewarded by: Sensei Senshin & Rev. Dharma-Joy
7:30pm-9:00pm Residents Circle
Zen Center is Closed for SUMMER RECESS
             
7 Full Moon
8:00am-10:30am Intro to Zen Meditation
IN-PERSON ONLY
Gate of Sweet Nectar Service/ Monthly Memorial Serive
9:00am-10:30am Sunday Zazen
11:00am-12:15pm Dharma Talk by: Sensei George Mukei Horner
8 9 10 11 12 13
Founders 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.
7:00am-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
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-8:30pm Tuesday Evening Zazen
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 Ceremony of Atonement
1:30pm Daygroup Meeting
Priest Retreat: Led by TBD
   
             
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8:00am-10:30am Intro to Zen Meditation
IN-PERSON ONLY
8:30am-9:00am Gate of Sweet Nectar Service
9:00am-10:30am Sunday Zazen
10:00am-11:30am Intro to Zen Meditation
Zoom Only
11:00am-12:15pm Dharma Talk by: Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert
15 16 17 18 19 20 Tetsui Arrives
8:15am Fall Practice Period Entering Ceremony Rehearsal
Saturday Service
9:00am-11:45am Fall Practice Period Entering Ceremony
1:30pm-3:30pm Precepts Class Series Class 1 led by: Sensei Dharma-Joy & Dharma Holder Earth-Mirror
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
 
6:00pm Finance Committee Meeting
7:00pm-8:30pm 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)
11:15am-11:50pm Zazen
6:45pm Evening Service
7:00pm-8:30pm Wednesday Evening Zazen
7:00pm-8:00pm Exploring Your Zen Practice led by: Sensei Nem Etsugen Bajra
Open to all on Zoom
7:00pm-8:00pm Hidden Lamp Thursday Study - Chapter 64 stewarded by: Sensei Senshin & Rev. Dharma-Joy
1:30pm Calendar Meeting
             
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8:00am-10:30am Intro to Zen Meditation
IN-PERSON ONLY
8:30am-9:00am Gate of Sweet Nectar Service
9:00am-10:30am Sunday Zazen
9:35am-10:40am Aspects of Zen Practice Aspects #1: Forms of Zendo Practice
11:00am-12:15pm Dharma Talk by: Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith
1:30pm-4:00pm Board of Directors Meeting
22 23 24 25 26 27 Tetsui Arrives
8:00am-12:30pm Intro to Zen Meditation II
Saturday Service
9:00am-12:20pm Day of Reflection on Precept #10: Not Speaking Ill of the Three Treasures led by Sacha Joshin Greenfield
1:30pm Rakusu Sewing Class Stewarded by: Tom Yudo Burger
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
7:00pm-8:30pm Tuesday Evening Zazen
7:00pm-8:30pm The Three Poisons/Hindrances and their Antidotes Led by: Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith
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)
11:15am-11:50pm Zazen
6:45pm Evening Service
7:00pm-8:30pm Wednesday Evening Zazen
6:45pm Evening Service
7:00pm-8:30pm Personal Practice Talk by: Richard Taishin Schulhof
 
             
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8:00am-10:30am Intro to Zen Meditation
IN-PERSON ONLY
8:30am-9:00am Gate of Sweet Nectar Service
9:00am-10:30am Sunday Zazen
11:00am-12:15pm Public Face-to-Face by: Sensei Darla Myoho Fjeld
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7:00am-7:40am Morning Zazen: A Zoom Only Sitting Group With Bill Tetsui Press
7:30pm-9:00pm Precepts Class Series Class 2 led by: Sensei Dharma-Joy & Dharma Holder Earth-Mirror
7:00pm-8:30pm Tuesday Evening Zazen