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 Covid 19/Cold/Flu, such as fever, congestion, dry cough, tiredness, loss of taste or smell, or difficulty breathing, please consider joining via Zoom from home. Alternatively, you may attend in-person with a negative self-test and mask indoors.
Streaming Morning Zazen from our 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.
May 15 & 29; June 12 & 26; July 17 & 31; August 14; September 15 & 18; October 2 & 23; November 6; December 4
Wednesday Evening Zazen
6:45 p.m.-8:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-Person
with: Sensei George Mukei Horner
6:45-7:00 Evening Service (Buddha Hall)
7:00-7:35 Zazen
7:35-7:45 Outside Walking Zen
7:45-8:30 Zazen/4 vows/Bows/Closing Ceremony
Thursday Morning Breakfast
7:45 a.m. • In-person Only
Stewarded by resident members, a light breakfast is offered after Thursday morning service.
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.
May 9 & 30; June 13 & June 27; July 11; August 1 & August 15; September 5 & September 19; October 10 & October 24; November 7
Introduction to Zen Meditation: Zoom Only
Sundays • 10:00-11:30 a.m.
April 28; May 26; June 30; July 21; August 25; September 29; October 27; November 17; December 15
Intro to Zen Meditation: In-Person Only
Sundays • 8:00-10:30 a.m.
Saturdays • 9:00-11:45 a.m. • May 18; June 22; July 13; August 10; September 14; October 12; November 2; December 28
Day of Reflection on Precept #5: Not Being Deluded
Saturday, August 17 • 8:30- 11:45 a.m. • Zoom & In-person
Led by John Kyogen Rosania
8:30-9:00 a.m. Founders Service
9-9:35 Precept Reading & Zazen
9:35-9:45 Outside Walking Zen
9:45-10:15 Zazen
10:15-10:30 Precept Talk
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 Council
Day of Reflection Transference of Merit
Jukai Ceremony for Receiving the Precepts for Benjamin Ehrlich
Sunday, August 18 • 8:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. • Zoom & In-Person
8:30-9:00 a.m. Gate of Sweet Nectar 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. Jukai Ceremony for Receiving the Precepts for Benjamin Ehrlich
FOLLOWED BY SANGHA LUNCH
Ceremony of Atonement
Thursday, August 22 • 6:45 – 8:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-Person
6:45-7:00 p.m. Evening Service
7:00-7:20 Zazen
7:20-8:20 Ceremony of Atonement
8:20-8:30 4 Vows/Bows/Exits
Observed every six weeks, this ceremony includes the renewal of vows and precepts and bearing witness to one’s own conduct in the company of the Sangha. “At-one-ment” is an essential aspect of the Zen life.
The ceremony includes a period of zazen, chanting, bowing, and an opportunity to bear witness to our conduct in the presence of the Sangha. Those who have received the precepts are asked to attend this ceremony regularly. Open to everyone.
To download the Ceremony outline, click here.
To download the Atonement Ceremony Precept Sheet, click here.
August Zazenkai 2024
A daylong meditation retreat
Friday, August 23 (eve.) – Saturday, August 24 • Zoom & In-Person
Led by Preceptor Elizabeth Jiei Cole
Writing the Gathas of Our Lives
Led by John Kyogen Rosania & Preceptor Bill Earth-Mirror Corcoran
Sunday, August 25 • 8:30 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. • Zoom & In-Person
8:30-9:00 a.m. Gate of Sweet Nectar 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
11:00-12:15 p.m. Writing the Gatha of Our Lives
ZEN CENTER IS CLOSED FOR SUMMER RECESS
MONDAY, AUGUST 26-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Tangaryo
Saturday, September 7 • 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m. Tangaryo orientation for those who are new to this practice: guidelines for the day, and time for any questions.
9:00 Sitting meditation, with self-determined walking meditation (bathroom breaks as needed)
12 p.m. Silent lunch (provided for full-time participants) and break
1:00 Sitting / walking meditation
4:00 Four vows, end of sitting, followed by tea and conversation with a teacher or senior practitioner
Public Face-to-Face
Led by Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert
Sunday, September 8 • 8:30 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. • Zoom & In-Person
8:30-9:00 a.m. Gate of Sweet Nectar 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
11:00-12:15 p.m. Public Face-to-Face by Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert
Priest Path: Founders Room (Kaisando) Caretaking Practice
Sunday, September 8 • 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. • In-Person Only
The Eightfold Path Class Series Class # 8
Tuesday, September 8 • 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. • Zoom Only
Led by Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith
Personal Practice Talk by Sacha Joshin Greenfield
Thursday, September 12 • 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-Person
Fall Practice Period Entering Ceremony & Shuso/Head Trainee Entering & Leave-Taking Ceremony
Saturday, September 14 • 8:30- 11:45 a.m. • Zoom & In-person
8:30-9:00 a.m. Saturday Service
9:00-9:35 Entering & Leave-taking Ceremonies followed by Zazen
9:35-9:45 Outside Walking
9:45-10:20 Zazen
10:20-10:30 4 Vows/Bows
[Break]
10:45-11:45 Fall Practice Period Commitment Circle
FOLLOWED BY SANGHA LUNCH
Getting to Know Our Streets: A Day of Action & Reflection
Saturday, September 14 • 1:30 p.m. • In-person Only
Led by Reverend Jitsujo Gauthier & John Kyogen Rosania
Join us in an afternoon of serving ZCLA’s surrounding unhoused communities.
Dharma Talk by James Ishmael Ford
Sunday, September 15 • 8:30 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. • Zoom & In-Person
8:30-9:00 a.m. Gate of Sweet Nectar Service/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
11:00-12:15 p.m. Dharma Talk by James Ishmael Ford
Day of Reflection on Precept #2: Do Not Steal
Saturday, September 21 • 8:30- 11:45 a.m. • Zoom & In-person
Led by Richard Taishin Schulof
8:30-9:00 a.m. Founders Service
9-9:35 Precept Reading & Zazen
9:35-9:45 Outside Walking Zen
9:45-10:15 Zazen
10:15-10:30 Precept Talk
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 Council
Day of Reflection Transference of Merit
Investigating Your Life: Working With the Sixteen Zen Bodhisattva Precepts Class 1
Saturday, September 21 • 1:30- 3:30 p.m. • A six-class series • Zoom & In-person
Led by Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert
Council Practice
Led by Preceptor Bill Earth-Mirror Corcoran
Sunday, September 22 • 8:30 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. • Zoom & In-Person
8:30-9:00 a.m. Gate of Sweet Nectar Service/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
11:00-12:15 p.m. Council led by Bill Earth-Mirror Corcoran
Personal Practice Talk by Craig Genji Miller
Thursday, September 26 • 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-Person
Saturday Morning Zazen
Saturday, September 28 • 8:30- 10:30 a.m. • Zoom & In-person
8:30-9:00 a.m. Saturday Service
9-9:35 Precept Reading & Zazen
9:35-9:45 Outside Walking Zen
9:45-10:30 Zazen/4 vows/Bows
FOLLOWED BY SANGHA LUNCH
Three Steps to Mindfulness Level II Workshop
Saturday, September 28 • 9:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-person
Led by Roshi Kip Ryodo Hawley
For those who have taken Level I, or by permission of Roshi.
Dharma Talk by Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith
Sunday, September 29 • 8:30 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. • Zoom & In-Person
8:30-9:00 a.m. Gate of Sweet Nectar 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
11:00-12:15 p.m. Dharma Talk by Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith
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