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.

Meeting ID: 592 934 8543
Passcode: Tiger22

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.

December 13

Meeting ID: 815 7103 6299
Passcode: Wed22

 

Beginner’s Wednesday — evenings

7:00-8:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-Person

with: Sensei George Mukei Horner

Beginners and those who have taken our intro class, are encouraged attend.

Newcomers, please arrive by 6:45 p.m.

Note: During our Fall Practice Period (Sep.23-Dec 31), we will have evening service at 6:45 p.m. You are welcome to join us down in the Buddha Hall or wait outside the zendo for a senior student or resident member if you are not comfortable entering the zendo alone.

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.

 December 14

Click here to learn more.

 

 

 

Introduction to Zen Meditation: Zoom Only

Sundays • 10:00-11:30 a.m.

December 14, 2023

2024: January 28; February 25; March 24; April 28; May 26; June 30; July 21; August 25; September 29; October 27; November 17; December 15

Click here to register.

 

 

 

Intro to Zen Meditation: In-Person Only

Sundays • 8:30-10:30 a.m. 

Click here to register.

 

 

 


 

 

 

Rohatsu Sesshin

Friday, December 1 (eve.)- Saturday, December 9 • Zoom & In-Person

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

View 2023 schedule.

Register today.

 

 

Day of Reflection on Precept #8: Not Being Stingy

Saturday, December 16  • 8:30-11:45 a.m. • Zoom & In-Person

Led by Jenny Jusen Bright

8:30 a.m.: Founders Service

9-9:35 a.m. 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 chantsheet

Day of Reflection Transference of Merit

 

 

Dharma Talk: “The Sangha Treasure”

Sunday, December 17 8:30 a.m.- 12:00 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

11:00-12:00 p.m. Dharma Talk: “the Sangha Treasure” by Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert

 

 

 

ZCLA IS CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS– HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Monday, December 18-Tuesday, December 26

 

 

 

Year-End Sesshin

Wednesday, December 27 (eve.)- Saturday, December 30 • Zoom & In-Person

Led by Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith

View sample 2022 schedule.

Register today.

 

 

New Year’s Eve Schedule

Wednesday, December 31 • 2:00-8:15 p.m. • Zoom & In-Person

2-4 pm Sangha Year-End Council
4:00 Members Annual Memorial Service
4:30 Informal supper
6:15 Atonement & Fire Ceremony
[closing ceremony]
7:45 Ringing of 108 Bells
8:15 New Years Service followed by celebratory cake & cider

 

 

 

ZCLA IS CLOSED FOR WINTER RECESS.

Monday, January 1, 2024-Tuesday, January 9, 2024

 

Zen Center is on Bare Bones Schedule through the month of January with scheduled sitting only on weekends.

 

 

Engaged Compassion: A Zen Training Intensive

Friday, January 12 @ 5:00 p.m.-Sunday, January 21 @ 4p.m. • In-Person Fulltime Participation Only

Facilitated by Rev. Jitsujo Angyo

Click here to register.

 

 

 

 

Day of Reflection on Martin Luther King Jr.

Saturday, January 13 • 9:00-11:45 a.m. • Zoom & In-Person

Led by Rev. Jitsujo Gauthier

9-9:35 a.m. MLK 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 chantsheet

Day of Reflection Transference of Merit

 

 

 

Sunday Morning Zazen

Sunday, January 14 9:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. • Zoom & In-Person

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

 

 

 

 

Saturday Morning Zazen

Sunday, January 20 8:30 a.m.- 11:15 a.m. • Zoom & In-Person

8:30-9:00 a.m.  Founders Service

9-9:35 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
11-11:15 Temple Caretaking Practice

 

 

 

 

Evergreen Cemetery Visit

Sunday, January 21 9:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.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 Evergreen Cemetery visit for Nyogen Senzaki Roshi

12:00 p.m. Followed by lunch in Boyle Heights

 

 

 

Saturday Morning Zazen

Sunday, January 27 9:00 a.m.- 11:15 a.m. • Zoom & In-Person

8:30-9:00 a.m.  Founders Service

9-9:35 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
11-11:15 Temple Caretaking Practice

 

 

 

Sunday Morning Zazen

Sunday, January 28 9:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. • Zoom & In-Person

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

10:45 Jundo

11:00 Board Lunch w/the Residents

1:30 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.