Join Us This Week | Saturday, February 27th, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
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The posture of Zazen, seated meditation, is the cornerstone to Zen practice. This is the radical act of just sitting. In sitting, we experience the embodied reality of the dropping off of the mind and returning to things as they are. Learn the principles of breath and seated positions as a foundation for spiritual practice. |
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Wednesday, March 3, 10 & 17, 7:30 to 9:00 pm (Online) & Saturday, March 27, 1:00 to 2:30 pm (On Site) $70 suggested for 4 weeks. Open to all by donation ($20/week suggested). Donate to reserve your spot today! About Instructors (March 3) |
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Koten David Price began practicing Zen at Sonoma Mountain Zen Center where he has lived as a student since 2006. He has served as Resident Representative and has held the position of Tenzo (Head Cook) and Shissui (Work Leader). Koten received Jukai from Jakusho Kwong-roshi in 2007 and was ordained in 2012. He served as Shuso (Head Student) in 2013. Before coming to Genjo-ji, he spent 20 years as a cook and chef working in resorts and restaurants from Hawaii to Philadelphia. Koten is a sportsman and enjoys hiking all throughout the Sonoma County and the North Bay. |
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Jinbun Jesse Brunette has been a student of Kwong-roshi for almost a decade. In 2019 he served as Shuso (head student) for the Summer Ango. In 2020 he was ordained as a priest. He has been practicing and teaching for over 15 years and has done extensive work teaching both meditation and mindfulness for children. He is a proud father and householder living at the foot of Sonoma Mountain. | | |
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SMZC Online Programs Are Open to All by DonationOur temple gates are always open to those who wish to practice Zen. |
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Participants will ask Shuso (head student) Eko Ania dharma questions to reveal the truth of practice. We encourage all members to close the practice period with us. Mondo is online & open to the public. |
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Saturday, February 27th"Revealing the Dharma"Closing Ceremony and Mondo10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Zazen 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Ceremony |
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Eko (慧香) has been practicing with the Kannon Sangha in Poland since she met Kwong-roshi in the 90s. Later, she practiced as a resident at SMZC. In Summer 2018, Eko served as Shuso (head student) for the Summer Ango at Kannon Sangha in Kaciki, Poland. Eko currently lives outside of Warsaw, Poland with her daughter Maja and works as a Nonviolent Communication and mindfulness trainer. She also enjoys doing pottery in her small basement studio. | | |
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Saturday Intro to Meditation9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Drop in for meditation instruction, designed for those who are new to Zen or need brushing up. Taught by Doshin Steven Yoder in Boulder, Colorado. | | |
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Morning Zazen Reflection Across the WorldAwakened from deep night, in the darkness. Splash cold water on face, wake up! Putting on robes, arranging cushions, then |
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Zoom… to Sonoma Mountain Zen Center and join the Sangha. Bonsho bell roll-down. Three strikes of the bell. Quiet. Breathing. Hoo hoo hooting of owls in the predawn darkness. Bell. Chanting the Kesa verse…. dai sai gedap-puku…… donning rakusu. Then, Roshi’s steady smile fills the screen, transmitted on a beam of light directly into each home zendo (They call it a virtual reality!) “Good morning Roshi.” Bow. |
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—Mitchell ‘Hoden’ Katzel Kenwood in Sonoma Valley, CA Received Jukai (Dharma Field) from Kwong-roshi in 2009 & SMZC Sangha Member since 2007 Daily Meditation Schedule6:30 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. Morning Zazen 7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Evening Zazen Please enter the virtual zendo a few minutes early to get settled (seated and logged in before the starting bell). | | |
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It takes many volunteers to move the Dharma Mountain that is inexplicably wordless, wide, great and bottomless. Become a part of this Mountain building and journey by volunteering. Please email the office to get involved and offer your support! |
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All muddied up yet still a smile on Hotei's face Photo and Poem by Russ Jakushin(寂心) Flynn, Lafayette, IN | | |
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SMZC Sangha Treasures - Thank you, David 'Kaiun' Buschfor covering the cost of the "Actualizing the Way" 7-day online sesshin for another student this month. Kaiun is a long-time SMZC member since 2004.
- Thank you, John White for donating to cover the cost for one participant of the Introduction to Zen 4-week Course. He is a member of Del Ray Zen, led by SMZC senior student Kanzenchi Peter Pocock in Alexandria, VA.
Poem and artwork by Joan Scott, Vernon, BC Canada (SMZC Member since April 2020) | | |
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In order to continue to offer these programs and ensure the future of SMZC, we are asking for your support. Your donation is tax deductible. Sonoma Mountain Zen Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Tax ID #23-7304793 | | |
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