Join Us Online | Saturday, May 1st | One-Day Sitting Online

 

Join Us Online | Saturday, May 1st | One-Day Sitting Online

Saturday, May 1st “Entering the Gate” One-Day Sitting Online Deepen your practice and join us from 6:30 am to 12 pm. An introductory retreat for both beginners and experienced sitters to plunge into the heart of Zen practice. We invite newcomers to join us!   Open to all. Please donate to register ($20 suggested).   No Meditation Instruction on May1 No Saturday Community on May1   6:00 a.m.    Wake up   6:23 a.m.     Bonsho   6:30 a.m.     Zazen   7:10 a.m.     Break   7:20 a.m.     Zazen   8:00 a.m.     Soji (cleaning at home)   8:20 a.m.     Zazen   8:30 a.m.     Break (silent meal at home)   9:20 a.m.     Zazen 10:00 a.m.     Break 10:10 a.m.     Zazen 10:50 a.m.     Break 11:00 a.m.     Zazen 11:50 a.m.     Recite Four Vows 12:00 p.m.     Closing Circle Ceremony

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The study group has become crucial for experiencing connection to sangha over the past year. I appreciate that the group gives me the motivation to stick with readings that I would otherwise find too challenging to tackle on my own. There's something very relaxing about the contrast between the profundity of the subject matter and the unpretentiousness of the discussion. I love hearing everyone's thoughts, and I always come away with unexpected insights. Gasho! — Brion Butsuden (佛田) Baer, Santa Rosa, CA SMZC Sangha Member since 2017

Morning Zazen Reflection What is the sound of the temple bell?   Starting my morning with the experiential ringing of the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center Bonsho connects my Zazen home sitting with the Temple and Sangha. I received Jukai in 1999 in the Rinzai tradition practicing at Cho Bo Ji Temple in Seattle and began training at Sonoma Mountain Zen Center in 2008.

Sitting virtually with Kwong-roshi, Nyoze, Kashin and other Sangha members deepens my practice and daily Zazen.I am very grateful for this opportunity resulting from their efforts to make available the virtual experience.   —Michael Daizan (大山) Lyons Kirkland, Washington SMZC Sangha Member since 2008

Daily Meditation Schedule   6:30 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).   We invite newcomers to join us!   Sit with Us Online

at this (strange) time – for Ryōkan at this (strange) time bodhisattvas disguised as healthcare workers, grocery clerks, migrant workers in the fields, delivery workers— all labor, risk their lives to save ours, protecting lives, keeping food supply chains open, getting sick, dying. at home, alone in my tiny post-modern hut, locked down in forced isolation, social distancing—burn incense, make offerings of gratitude, prayer.   —Ronald L. Boyer SMZC Sangha Member since 2021       Photo by Russ Jakushin(寂心) Flynn

SMZC Sangha Treasure   Thank you, Ryokan Kwong in Santa Rosa, CA for providing countless volunteer hours, bookkeeping and budgeting for several years. Ryokan has been an honorary member since 2015.   Photo by Fred Setsuzan (雪山) Jacobs SMZC Sangha Member since 2008   Become A SMZC Member

Online Programs Are Open to All. Thank you for your support! Our temple gates are always open to those who wish to practice Zen.

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   DONATE ONLINE

We welcome submissions of your zazen reflections, Zen-related poetry, prose, photo, and art.  Let us know how we are doing. Your comments, suggestions or feedback are always welcome!

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