🌿 Join Us This Week for Temple Stay or Saturday Community Talk by Kuun 🌿

 

JOIN US THIS FRIDAY: Fall Temple Stay

During a temple stay, visitors can rest in the calm, restorative environment of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center. A stay at our center is a unique retreat into a spiritual sanctuary surrounded by natural beauty. We are located in the heart of Sonoma County, overlooking the Valley of the Moon on the northern slope of Sonoma Mountain. This rural setting is filled with redwood forests, oak groves, and sweeping vistas. During your stay, you can join in the meditation periods, services, and communal meals of our daily temple life or spend time alone reading, writing, or hiking. In addition to walking trails on our grounds, North Slope Regional Park and Jack London State Park are a close driving distance from the center.

This special program includes oryoki instruction and meditation instruction. View Temple Stay Schedule.

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COMING UP: Saturday Community Talk by Kuun

Talk will be given by Kuun (空雲) Dmuchowski, following 10:30 am zazen. The talk will be given on Zoom from Poland in English. 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). If you live within driving distance, please register to attend on site! Informal vegetarian lunch will be provided afterwards in the Sangha House. Zen Dust Store will be open from 12:30 to 1:30 pm.   About Speaker Born in 1958, Kuun has been studying Zen under Jakusho Kwong-roshi since 1988 and received transmission in 2019. He is a senior student and one of the founding members and teachers of the Kannon Sangha in Poland. Kuun means the Empty Cloud. Empty is full of possibilities, not distinct, not separated, blinking.

Kuun lives and works in Warsaw, Poland as a group psychotherapist and supervisor. In his therapeutic work he integrates psychodynamic, existential and interpersonal approaches. He trains and supervises psychotherapists, trainers and coaches. He is a founder of Postgraduate Group Psychotherapy Studies in Laboratorium Psychoedukacji, Postgraduate Coaching and Mentoring Studies, and Postgraduate Group Trainers Studies in LP and SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw, Poland. He is an author of several postgraduate courses and lectures about psychotherapy and group dynamics. He was a member of the Polish Psychological Association’s Psychotherapeutic Certificates Committee. He is also an international expert in the Training Accreditation Committee at the European Association for Psychotherapy.

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$15 admission (Members: Please log in first to receive your discount.)

NEXT MONTH: Fall Study Group

Explore the fundamental teachings of Buddhism and build a foundation for daily practice through discussions on the book “The Diamond Sutra and The Sutra of Hui-neng” translated by A. F. Price & Wong Mou-lam.   THE DIAMOND SUTRA. OCTOBER 1 Section 1 through 9 (Page 17–27) OCTOBER 15 Section 10 through 17 (Page 28–38) OCTOBER 8 SMZC CLOSED OCTOBER 22 Section 18 through 24 (Page 39–45) OCTOBER 29 Section 25 through 32 (Page 46–53)   SUTRA SPOKEN BY THE SIXTH PATRIARCH ON THE HIGH SEAT OF THE TREASURE OF THE LAW. NOVEMBER 5 Autobiography, On Prajna, Q&A (Page 67–93) NOVEMBER 12 Samadhi and Prajna, Dhyana, On Repentance (Page 94–108) NOVEMBER 19 Temperament and Circumstances (Page 109–128) NOVEMBER 26 The Sudden School and the Gradual School, Royal Patronage, His Final Instructions (Page 129–154)

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Please purchase your book ($22.95) at Zen Dust on site. Thank you for your support!

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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