🌈 Join Us for Saturday Community Talk with Roshi & Get Creative in the Garden with Kids 🌈
COMING UP: Saturday Community Talk by Roshi
Dharma talk will be given by Jakusho Kwong-roshi, following 10:30-11:00 am zazen. Open to the public.
For those who are new to Zen or need a refresher, please register for meditation instruction from 9:00 to 10:00 am (8:50 am check-in at the Sangha House).
Jakusho Kwong-roshi is the founder of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center - Genjoji temple, authorized by the Sotoshu in Japan. He is a successor of the late Shunryu Suzuki - roshi’s lineage. Kwong-roshi travelled and taught throughout America and Asia as well as Poland and Iceland where Zen practice places have been established. Also he has deep connections with the Theravadin, Shambhala/Drala Mountain Center, Rinzaiji, Soen-Korean Zen with Christian Carmelite and Benedictine traditons. He had the good karma to meet all the great Asian teachers who came West. His publications include Mind Sky: Zen Teaching on Living and Dying, No Beginning, No End: The Intimate Heart of Zen, and Breath Sweeps Mind. Jakusho continues to deepen his insight prior to the present to share with many international sincere people.
$15 admission (10-20% Member Discount: Please log in first to receive the discount.)
THIS SATURDAY: Kids Community in the Garden
Discover All Colors of the Rainbow in the Garden
Join us for a delightful morning, watercoloring in the garden here on the mountain. Get inspired by the colors and shapes of the fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Led by our sangha member Kristin 'Misan' Nichols. Please register both kid(s) and accompanying parent(s) together.
About the Host
Kristin Misan (未散) Nichols is a German Zen practitioner since 2016 when she was still living in Zurich, Switzerland. Shortly after she left to live at Sonoma Mountain Zen Center studying Zen under Kwong Roshi for one year. Her stay resulted in big live changes: She moved permanently to Sebastopol, got married, had two children, and changed her career from engineering to architectural design. Her children are now 1 and 4 years old, she pursues her architectural license working for MAD Architecture in Petaluma, and she and her husband are renovating their family home according to the most stringent environmental standards.
$15 admission/child or accompanying parent(s) (10-20% Member Discount)
NEXT WEEK: 5-Day Rakusu Sewing Workshop for Everyone
morning samu 9:00 am –12:00 noon & afternoon samu 1:30–3:30 pm including all evenings 7:00–9:00 pm
Sewing each stitch we recite, “I take refuge in the Buddha,
I take refuge in the Dharma, I take refuge in the Sangha.”
Taking refuge in the Buddha Family is “receiving the precepts.”
This Rakusu Sewing Week is an important preparation, first of all, for the Jukai recipients for the Jukai Ceremony on November 9, 2024.
A rakusu is “bib-like” garment worn around the neck symbolic of Buddha’s robe. If you are not able to finish your rakusu you must finish it at home. You have two months prior to the Jukai Ceremony to finish the rakusu and be guided if you need help by Kashin in any sewing questions.
Anyone who wants to donate, help or repair their rakusu are all welcome.
We are going back to the root of our origin and once again share the Jukai ceremony with our great sangha.”
When: September 9–13, 2024
Time: 9:00 am –12:00 noon, Lunch, 1:30–3:30 pm & 7:00–9:00 pm (morning only on Friday, September 13)
Where: Godo
Fee: $100 including materials (plus $15/lunch)
Lodging: If you wish to stay overnight during the workshop, please contact the Office for accommodation options (room & board additional for $85-$160/night). Phone: 707-545-8105 | Email: office@smzc.org
10-20% Member Discount on workshop and overnight fee. (Log in to receive the discount.)
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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