Join Us Online | Saturday, April 24th | Saturday Community Online
Join Us Online | Saturday, April 24th | Saturday Community Online
Saturday Community, April 24
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Zazen
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Dharma Talk
Dharma Talk byNyoze Kwong, Vice Abbot of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center
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I highly recommend participating in the Tuesday study group. It’s a great opportunity to have discussions and ask questions with Roshi, Nyoze, Kashin and other senior priests and students. It’s a necessary part of our practice to ensure our understanding of the teachings are aligned. I have had many instances where I read and understood something one way, had different experiences or understandings from the group conversation, and pointed me closer to the truth.
—Kevin Shindo (心土) Souza, Berkeley, CA
Morning Zazen Reflection
Living in Nairobi, Kenya, I'm incredibly grateful to practice with Sonoma Mountain Zen Center's online sangha as my morning meditation on East Africa Time coincides with SMZC's evening meditations held on Pacific Time. Although we're on opposite sides of the globe, I still feel a great sense of community while watching the sun go down on those with whom I am able to sit with every morning while the sun rises for me. My local Theravada temple (Nairobi Buddhist Temple) was unfortunately closed in March 2020 due to the pandemic, and we unfortunately have not had equitable digital infrastructure across our Sangha here to continue meeting virtually.
That being said, I would like to thank everyone reading this for welcoming me into SMZC's daily online sangha. The routine of stillness I've been able to keep with you all has given me such peace with the groundlessness I've experienced over the past many months. Thank you all, and I look forward to greeting your California sunsets with my East Africa sunrise again tomorrow.
Our temple gates are always open to those who wish to practice Zen.
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