Morning Rohatsu schedule, Monday - Wednesday. 6:00 Zazen 6:30 Kinhin 6:40 Zazen 7:10 Service Full Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule Register on Eventbrite.com This traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for […]
Evening Rohatsu schedule, Tuesday - Thursday, 5 pm - 8:45 pm. 5:00 Zazen 5:30 Service Break/Dinner 7:30 Zazen 8:00 Kinhin 8:10 Zazen 8:40 Refuges Full Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule This traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time […]
Please join us for early morning silent meditation each Thursday before Study Group meeting. Contact Rollin Ives at twl4148@gmail.com for Zoom login and program information. Schedule: 5:45-Zoom room opens, 6:00-Zazen, 6:30-Walking Meditation, 6:40-Zazen, 7:10-Service •Download SFZC Chants in PDF.
The Zen Study Group is now meeting at the Dharma Center AND online. The study group is facilitated by Rev. So-On Jim Hare, with readings from ancient and contemporary Mahayana Buddhist & Soto Zen texts and commentaries. To join the Thursday morning study group, email the coordinator, Rollin Ives, twl4148@gmail.com Prior to the meeting, download […]
Evening Rohatsu schedule, Tuesday - Thursday, 5 pm - 8:45 pm. 5:00 Zazen 5:30 Service Break/Dinner 7:30 Zazen 8:00 Kinhin 8:10 Zazen 8:40 Refuges Full Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule This traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time […]
One-Day Sitting - ONLINE - 6 am - 8:45 pm The Zoom link and schedule will be sent to those who have registered at Eventbrite.com. Full Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule This traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time […]
One-Day Sitting - in person - 9 am - 5 pm This sitting will be in person at the Dharma Center and will not be offered on Zoom. The schedule will be sent to all who have registered at Eventbrite.com • Please remember to bring a lunch. Full Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule This traditional week of intensified […]
Half-Day Sitting and Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony This sitting will be in person at the Dharma Center. It will not be offered on Zoom. The schedule for the day will be sent to all who have registered at Eventbrite.com Full Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule This traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in […]
What my quirky coffee pot taught me about patience and what this has to do with Buddha’s Awakening -- According to Norman Fischer, “Patience (Kshanti paramita) is the most important of all the bodhisattva practices because without it all the others will eventually fail.” In this world of polarization, pandemic fears and terrible realities, shocking […]
Please join us for early morning silent meditation each Thursday before Study Group meeting. Contact Rollin Ives at twl4148@gmail.com for Zoom login and program information. Schedule: 5:45-Zoom room opens, 6:00-Zazen, 6:30-Walking Meditation, 6:40-Zazen, 7:10-Service •Download SFZC Chants in PDF.
The Zen Study Group is now meeting at the Dharma Center AND online. The study group is facilitated by Rev. So-On Jim Hare, with readings from ancient and contemporary Mahayana Buddhist & Soto Zen texts and commentaries. To join the Thursday morning study group, email the coordinator, Rollin Ives, twl4148@gmail.com Prior to the meeting, download […]
On the second Monday of each month, we offer a 40-minute introduction to Zen practice. We focus on the art of sitting meditation, with emphasis on posture, breath and mental focus. This is for new meditators and those wishing to refresh their practice of meditative immersion. •Meets in the Library at the Sacramento Dharma Center. […]