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.
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.
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.
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.
Introduction to Zen Meditation: Zoom Only
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.
“Peace Over Violence?” Dharma Talk by Patti Muso Giggans
Thursday, April 17 • 6:45 – 8:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-person
6:40 p.m. Evening Service
7:00-7:20 Zazen
7:20-7:30 Walk down to Dharma Hall
7:30-8:30 “Peace Over Violence” Dharma Talk by Patti Muso Giggans
Day of Reflection on Precept # 9: Not Being Angry
Saturday, April 19 • 8:30 a.m. -12:20 p.m. • Zoom & In-person
Led by Frank Genku Martinez
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 Transference of Merit
Dharma Talk by Sensei George Mukei Horner
Sunday, April 20 • 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 George Mukei Horner
Aspects of Zen Practice
Sunday, April 20 • 9:35- 10:40 a.m. • In-person Only
Aspects #4: The Organizational Structure of ZCLA.
Discusses the evolving structure of ZCLA. Goes over the Zen Center’s organizational mandala (the Five Buddha Families and the sub-components of each), Shared Stewardship, the ZCLA Mission and Vision Statements, Core Values, Core Practices, and the decision-making structure of ZCLA. Handouts: the ZCLA Mandala, the ZCLA Core Values document, including the Mission and Vision Statement.
Earth Week Zazenkai 2025
Friday, April 25 (eve.)-Saturday, April 26 • Zoom & In-person
Led by Dharma-Holder Bill Earth-Mirror Corcoran
Eco Conversation
Sunday, April 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. Eco Conversation
Shared Stewardship: An Ongoing Class and Exploration
Sunday, April 27 • 1:30- 4:00 p.m. • Zoom & In-person
Led by Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert
ZCLA IS CLOSED FOR SPRING RECESS
Monday, April 28 – Tuesday May 6
Ceremony of Atonement
Thursday, May 8 • 6:45 -8:30 p.m.• Zoom & In-person
6:45-7:00 Evening Service
7:00-7:20 Zazen
7:20-8:20 Ceremony of Atonement
8:20-8:30 4 Vows, Bows
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 Atonement Ceremony Precept Sheet, click here.
Community Neighborhood Trash Clean-up
Sunday, May 10 • 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
11:15 Community Neighborhood Trash Clean-up (In-person only)
Dharma Talk by Dharma-Holder Lorraine Gessho Kumpf
Sunday, May 11 • 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 Dharma-Holder Lorraine Gessho Kumpf
Maezumi Roshi Day of Reflection
Saturday, May 17 • 8:30 a.m. -12:20 p.m. • Zoom & In-person
Led by Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert
8:30-9:00 a.m. Maezumi Roshi Memorial Service
9:00-9:35 Maesumi Roshi Teisho Recording & 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 Transference of Merit
1:30 p.m. Tokudo Rehearsal
Tokudo for Toby Keido Rider
Sunday, May 18 • 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
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 TBD
FOLLOWED BY SANGHA LUNCH.
Aspects of Zen Practice
Sunday, May 18 • 9:35- 10:40 a.m. • In-person Only
Aspects #1: Forms of Zendo Practice.
Begins with a check-in on the participants’ sitting practice, taking any questions that may come up. Covers forms of zendo practice at ZCLA: a review of zazen and the postures of the body, breath and mind; the practices of breathing, shikan taza, and koan; the role of Face-to-Face; and the student/teacher relationship. If time permits, the class goes over some basics of zendo procedure. Class ends with a recitation of Dogen Zenji’s Fukanzazengi. Handouts: Fukanzazengi and Zendo Protocol.
Shared Stewardship: An Ongoing Class and Exploration
Sunday, May 18 • 1:30- 4:00 p.m. • Zoom & In-person
Led by Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert
May Peace Prevail Sesshin
Wednesday, May 21 (eve.)-Sunday, May 25 • Zoom & In-person
Led by Sensei Darla Myoho Fjeld
Dharma Talk by TBD
Thursday, May 29 • 6:45 – 8:30 p.m. • Zoom & In-person
6:40 p.m. Evening Service
7:00-7:20 Zazen
7:20-7:30 Walk down to Dharma Hall
7:30-8:30 Dharma Talk
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
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