“Just This Person” – One-Day Retreat, led by Rev. So’on Jim Hare (In-person)
Sitting still in the company of others is the heart of Zen practice. Please join us for this day of inner work, being "just this person." Just before leaving a […]
Sitting still in the company of others is the heart of Zen practice. Please join us for this day of inner work, being "just this person." Just before leaving a […]
"Hiding a heron in the moonlight" is a line from the Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, a Zen poem written in 9th century China. The phrase (and the whole […]
The theme of this sitting is the essay Zenki (the Whole Works), Zen master Dogen's vision of realization manifested in both life and death Guest teacher Kokyo Henkel will lead […]
Sitting in stillness and silence is an excellent method for entering the door of liberation; this door is open to everyone. The first chapter of the Flower Garland Sutra recounts […]
Each and every thing is equally illumined in the light of Buddha's wisdom. So, there is no wisdom to get ahold of. Just sitting is enough. In the second chapter […]
The stream of sorrow is cut through by patience: so teaches an ancient Buddhist text. Practicing patience with the many ideas and feelings that arise in our sitting meditation trains […]
Prajna Paramita, the mother of all Buddhas, invites us to participate in the continual birthing of living spiritual energy in each moment. Come, put aside all worldly affairs, sit zazen […]
In morning and afternoon discussions, we will explore the Buddha's teaching of the discontent that arises from the unconscious belief in separate self, and the freedom that comes from not […]
"Practicing zazen is a way of knowing beyond perceptions of a self, a soul, a living being or a person" - a Zen reading of the Diamond Sutra. One-day retreat […]
Full-Day Sitting – In Person – 8:30 am – 8:45 pm This sitting will be in person at the Dharma Center and will not be offered on Zoom. Traditional oryoki […]
Full-Day Sitting – In Person – 8:30 am – 8:45 pm This sitting will be in person at the Dharma Center and will not be offered on Zoom. Traditional oryoki […]
In sitting and walking meditation, Dharma talk and discussion we will consider "one essence in three bodies," aka the triple body of Buddha. The Platform Sutra says: "One's skin and […]