Upcoming Events

VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON DHARMA SCHEDULE 

Here are some current ways to practice together online and in person.  We will be adding more ways on an ongoing basis, so stay tuned to this page and our calendar.   Please maintain Zendo decorum for all activities.  If you need to take care of personal needs, please turn off your video screen.  If you are on our email list, you have been sent the links for all streaming events as well as sign-up sheets for on-site events.  If you are not on our email list and wish to participate, please sign-up for our email list at the bottom of our Home page.  Masks are currently optional while indoors, however, if you develop symptoms of being sick, please consider joining via Zoom from home. Alternatively, you may attend in-person with a negative self-test and mask indoors.

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Recurring Zoom Only Offerings:

Morning Zazen with Bill Tetsui Press

Monday & Tuesday • 7:00-7:40 a.m.

7:00  Gatha of Atonement, Zazen

7:40  Verse of the Kesa

Followed by an optional informal morning check-in.

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Meeting ID: 819 7240 2236
Passcode: 662723

 

 

 

 

 Morning Zazen in the ZCLA Zendo

Wednesday – Friday 6:00-7:00 a.m. Followed by morning service

In person practice opportunities for members and non-members.

Must attend in-person Intro to Meditation Class before attending in person.

Exploring Your Practice

Biweekly • Wednesdays • 7:00-8:00 p.m.

All welcome to drop in online weekly for zazen, a teaching and sharing about practice. No rsvp necessary.

 

 

 

Hidden Lamp Study Group

Biweekly • Thursdays • 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Every other Thursday, calendar permitting, we will study together a chapter of “The Hidden Lamp: Stories from 25 Centuries of Awakened Women.” No sign-up needed, just zoom in. Everyone is encouraged to buy the book.

Click here to learn more.

 

 

 

 

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Thursday Morning Breakfast

7:45 a.m. • In-person Only

Stewarded by resident members, a light breakfast is offered after Thursday morning service.

 

 

 

 

Intro to Zen Meditation I & II: In-Person Only

Intro to Zen Meditation I: Sundays • 8:00-10:30 a.m. Click here to register.

Intro to Zen Meditation II: One Saturday a month • 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Click here to register.

 

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May Peace Prevail Sesshin

Wednesday, May 21 (eve.)-Sunday, May 25 • Zoom & In-person

Led by Sensei Darla Myoho Fjeld

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Short Film Night

Thursday, May 29 • 6:45 – 8:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-person

6:45 p.m. Evening Service

7:00-7:20 Zazen
7:20-7:30 Walk down to Dharma Hall
7:30-8:30 Film showing in the Dharma Hall followed by discussion

 

 

 

Saturday Zazen

Saturday, May 31 • 8:30 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. • Zoom & In-person

8:30-9:00 a.m. Saturday Service

9:00-9:35 Zazen
9:35-9:45 Outside Walking
9:45-10:20 Zazen
10:20-10:30 Outside Walking
10:30-11:00 Zazen/4 vows/Bows
11:00-11:15 Temple Caretaking Practice

 

 

 

 

Rakusu Sewing Class

Saturday, May 31 • 1:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. • In-person Only

Stewarded by Tom Yudo Burger

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public Face-to-Face by Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith

Sunday, June 1 • 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-person

8:30-9:00 a.m. Gate of Sweet Nectar/Monthly Memorial

9:00-9:35 Zazen
9:35-9:45 Outside Walking
9:45-10:20 Zazen
10:20-10:30 4 Vows, Bows, Closing Ceremony
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  Public Face-to-Face by Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith

 

 

 

 

 

Garden Zazen

Saturday, June 7 • 8:30- 11:15 a.m. • Zoom & In-person

8:30-9:00 a.m. Saturday Service

9:00-9:35 Zazen
9:35-9:45 Outside Walking
9:45-10:20 Zazen
10:20-10:30 Outside Walking
10:30-11:00 Zazen/4 vows/Bows
11:00-11:15 Temple Caretaking Practice

 

 

 

Dharma Talk by Preceptor Elizabeth Jiei Cole

Sunday, June 8 • 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-person

8:30-9:00 a.m. Gate of Sweet Nectar

9:00-9:35 Zazen
9:35-9:45 Outside Walking
9:45-10:20 Zazen
10:20-10:30 4 Vows, Bows, Closing Ceremony
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tenei (Blue Rakusu Presentation) for John Kyogen Rosania & Dharma Talk by Preceptor Elizabeth Jiei Cole

 

 

 

 

“Heart of Compassion, Words of Gentleness”

Dharma Talk by Reverend Gihan Unmo, Specially Dispatched Teacher from Sotoshu

Sunday, June 14 • 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-person

8:30-9:00 a.m. Founders Service

9:00-9:35 Zazen
9:35-9:45 Outside Walking
9:45-10:20 Zazen
10:20-10:30 4 Vows, Bows
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dharma Talk by Specially Dispatched Teacher from Sotoshu

 

 

 

Dharma Talk by Sensei Jitsujo Gauthier

Sunday, June 15 • 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-person

8:30-9:00 a.m. Gate of Sweet Nectar

9:00-9:35 Zazen
9:35-9:45 Outside Walking
9:45-10:20 Zazen
10:20-10:30 4 Vows, Bows, Closing Ceremony
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dharma Talk by Sensei Jitsujo Gauthier

 

 

 

 

Aspects of Zen Practice

Sunday, May 15 • 9:35- 10:40 a.m. • In-person Only

Aspects #2: Service, Liturgy and Lineage
Discusses how service is conducted at ZCLA, including the basic meaning of the parts of service and the role of ritual and ceremony. Mentions practices that link service to events in the world. Discusses our Temple Lineage and Women Ancestors. Text: ZCLA Sutra Book.

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Day of Reflection on Precept #7: Not Elevating Myself and Blaming Others

Saturday, May 21 • 8:30 a.m. -12:20 p.m. • Zoom & In-person

Led by Diane True-Joy Fazio

8:30-9:00 a.m. Saturday Service

9:00-9:35 Precept Reading & Zazen
9:35-9:45 Outside Walking Zen
9:45-10:20 Zazen
10:20-10:30 Outside Walking Zen
10:30-10:45 Zazen
10:45-11:00 Precept Talk
11:00 Break/Snack
11:20-12:20 p.m. Council

Day of Reflection chantsheet

Day of Reflection Transference of Merit

 

 

 

Jukai Ceremony for Receiving the Precepts for Hajime Yokomizo & Naoki Yoshikawa

Sunday, June 22 • 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-person

8:30-9:00 a.m. Gate of Sweet Nectar

9:00-9:35 Zazen
9:35-9:45 Outside Walking
9:45-10:20 Zazen
10:20-10:30 4 Vows, Bows, Closing Ceremony
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jukai Ceremony for Receiving the Precepts for Hajime Yokomizo & Naoki Yoshikawa

 

 

 

 

Ceremony of Atonement

Thursday, June 26 • 6:45 – 8:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-person

6:45 p.m. Evening Service

7:00-7:20 Zazen
7:20-8:30 Ceremony of Atonement

 

 

 

 

June Zazenkai

Friday, June 27 (eve.)-Saturday, June 28 • Zoom & In-person

Led by Sensei George Mukei Horner

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Dharma Chat by TBD

Sunday, June 29 • 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-person

8:30-9:00 a.m. Gate of Sweet Nectar

9:00-9:35 Zazen
9:35-9:45 Outside Walking
9:45-10:20 Zazen
10:20-10:30 4 Vows, Bows, Closing Ceremony
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dharma Chat by TBD

 

 

 

 

Shared Stewardship: An Ongoing Class and Exploration

Sunday, June 29 • 1:30- 4:00 p.m. • Zoom & In-person

Led by Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert

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Note: Zoom Protocol 1. Develop Focus. Distraction is especially easy during online meetings. Bring the same intentionality to online meetings as you bring to the zendo. Consider ZCLA zoom events as if on the grounds of the Zen Center. Dress appropriately, wear rakusu if received jukai, don’t multitask and close other windows on the computer, and consider sitting for a few minutes before talks and events. 2. Practice mindful screen habits. Those zooming in need to be mindful of themselves on screen as their actions can disrupt the zoom session for others. Refrain from walking around with computer or phone, eating on screen, and other actions that may distract others. If you need to eat, take a break, use the bathroom or move around, please turn off your video. 3. Refrain from photos. Please do not screen shot or photograph ZCLA zoom meetings or share on social media.