THIS SATURDAY: Join Us ON SITE for Talk by Tom Jakuryu Huffman

 

THIS SATURDAY: Join Us ON SITE for Talk by Tom Jakuryu Huffman

Join us for Student Talk by Tom Jakuryu (寂龍) Huffman   10:30 - 11:00am Zazen 11:00 - 11:45am Talk   To sustain SMZC, please donate $10 (suggested minimum) for the Saturday Community program. Thank you for your ongoing support.

Tom Jakuryu Huffman has been a student of Jakusho Kwong-roshi since 2008. During this time he has also served as one of Genjo-Ji's Land Stewards, doing brush clearing in the fall and winter and weedwhacking in the spring and summer, and in the process has become very attached to this sacred 80 acres of land on Sonoma Mountain. Both Jakuryu and the land are well aware that it is the land that really stewards him. He remains grateful and honored to be a student of Kwong-roshi who continues to clarify the lifetime practice of dropping off body and mind.

We are back on site in full swing, and this Fall Study Group is going to be very special. We will study Jakusho Kwong-roshi’s newly published book “MIND SKY: Zen Teaching on Living and Dying,’’  guided by Kwong-roshi himself, who will introduce us and make comments as we gain ground. Register by week or all 12 weeks in advance (and receive 1 week free)!   SEPTEMBER 6 (Week 1) Introduction by Kwong-roshi Foreword. Editor's Preface. Author's Preface. Unwinding a Ball of Yarn: Emptying into Spaciousness. Page xiii - 11   SEPTEMBER 13 (Week 2) Way-Seeking Mind. Just Sitting. Levels of Awareness. Page 13 - 23   SEPTEMBER 20 (Week 3) Young Dogen’s Resolve. Presentness. The Texture of Emptiness. Page 25 - 39   Register to Attend

Four more sesshin talks by Roshi & Shuso Sheryl Gyonyo (形如) Hamilton are available on YouTube. Please subscribe to our channel, add your comment, and share with your family and friends! Summer Ango 7-Day Sesshin - Dharma Talk by Jakusho Kwong-roshi August 19 Summer Ango 7-Day Sesshin Shuso Talk by Sheryl Gyonyo Hamilton August 18 Summer Ango 7-Day Sesshin Dharma Talk by Jakusho Kwong-roshi August 17 Summer Ango 7-Day Sesshin Shuso Talk by Sheryl Gyonyo Hamilton August 16

Join SMZC Wisteria Sangha Today   SMZC is a lay residential training practice center, relying on membership dues, income from our programs, and your contributions to support and maintain the Dharma on this ancient mountain. Please consider joining SMZC Wisteria Sangha. Your generosity makes it possible for us to survive and serve. Visit our website for detailed list of membership benefits.   JOIN NOW

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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THIS SUNDAY - Join Us ON SITE for Fall Workfest

THIS SUNDAY: Join Us ON SITE for Fall Workfest

Fall Workfest Sunday, September 4, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Come Help at the Fall Workfest! In the spirit of together-action, come help breathe new energy into the center with friends and families of the Sonoma Mountain Sangha. Bring a pair of work gloves if you have them. Light lunch will be provided afterwards.

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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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THIS SATURDAY: Join Us ON SITE for Shuso Closing Ceremony!

THIS SATURDAY: Join Us ON SITE for Shuso Closing Ceremony!

Join us for Summer Ango - Shuso Closing Ceremony with Sheryl Gyonyo Hamilton   10:30 - 11:00am Zazen 11:00 - 11:45am Closing Ceremony & Mondo   Thank you for your ongoing support. To sustain SMZC, please donate $10 (suggested minimum) for the Saturday Community program.

Summer Ango Shuso - Gyonyo (Form of Reality) Sheryl Gyonyo Hamilton Sheryl has been a student of vipassana and Christian contemplative prayer since 1993. Most of her teachers have been trees and rocks. She has been a student of Kwong-roshi since 2016 and took jukai in 2019. She lives in British Columbia, Canada with her husband, their two sons, a couple of dogs, and a tortoise.   Donate to Summer Ango

Saturday Community Talk replays are available on YouTube. Please subscribe to our channel, add your comment, and share with your family and friends!

Join SMZC Wisteria Sangha Today   SMZC is a lay residential training practice center, relying on membership dues, income from our programs, and your contributions to support and maintain the Dharma on this ancient mountain. Please consider joining SMZC Wisteria Sangha. Your generosity makes it possible for us to survive and serve. Visit our website for detailed list of membership benefits.   JOIN NOW

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

6367 Sonoma Mountain Road, Santa Rosa, CA, 95404 (707) 545-8105 Share on social www.smzc.org