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.

Join Zoom Meeting
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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ZCLA IS CLOSED FOR INTERDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY

Friday, July 4-Tuesday, July 8

 

Evening Zazen with Mu Chanting

Thursday, July 9 • Zoom & In-person

Led by Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert

Learn More

 

 

 

Saturday Zazen

Saturday, July 12 • 8:30 a.m.- 12:15 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 Outside Walking
10:30-11:00 Zazen/4 vows/Bows
11:00-11:15 Temple Caretaking Practice

 

 

 

 

Rakusu Sewing Class

Saturday, July 12 • 1:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. • In-person Only

Stewarded by Tom Yudo Burger

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tokudo for Jenny Jusen Bright

Sunday, June 13 • 6:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-person

6:00-6:20 a.m. Open Zazen/Verse of the Kesa
6:30 Head Shaving Ceremony (Members Only)
FOLLOWED BY BREAKFAST FOR RSVP ATTENDEES

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

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. Tokudo for Jenny Jusen Bright

FOLLOWED BY SANGHA LUNCH

 

 

 

 

Day of Reflection on Precept #8: Not Being Stingy

Saturday, July 19 • 8:30 a.m. -12:20 p.m. • Zoom & In-person

Led by Dr. Eva Jiun Neumann

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

 

 

 

Fushinzamu

Sunday, July 19 • 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. • In-person Only

Meet in the ZCLA Jizo Garden

 

 

 

 

Just Summer Sesshin

Sunday, July 20 (eve.)-Saturday, June 26 • Zoom & In-person

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

Register Today

 

 

 

Special Presentation by Roshi Kipp Ryodo Hawley

Sunday, July 27 • 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. Special Presentation by Roshi Kipp Ryodo Hawley

 

 

Aspects of Zen Practice

Sunday, July 27 • 9:35- 10:40 a.m. • In-person Only

Aspects #3: Everyday Life as Practice.
Explores the Three Treasures, the Three Tenets and the Precepts as guides for living every day: with family, social life, and everyday tasks. Makes the point that the Dharma teachings are inherently practical as well as spiritually profound. Introduces the basics/purpose of the Sangha Sutra. Handouts: Precepts (Day of Reflection document)and a one-page version of the Statement of Right Conduct.

Learn more

 

 

Ceremony of Atonement

Thursday, June 31 • 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

 

 

 

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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.