Join Us @ SMZC | Saturday, February 5 | Saturday Community | Winter Practice Period | Zenshuji Talk: Asian American & the Zen Boom

Join Us @ SMZC | Saturday, February 5 | Saturday Community

Above Photo by Marian Schmidt   Winter Practice Period (Saturday Community) - ONLINE Join us for Saturday Community in the midst of Winter Practice Period. 10:30 zazen with talk following at 11:00am. BY DONATION ($10 suggested minimum donation). On-site participation is limited. Please visit our website for details on guest stays.   Register to Attend Online

Senior Student talk will be given by Kaian (海安) John Jennings, senior student of Kwong-roshi and ordained priest. In the spring of 2002, Kaian came to Sonoma Mountain and become a student of Kwong-roshi. In 2007 he received the precepts from Kwong-roshi. In 2008 he served as Shuso (head student) for the Winter Ango. In 2012 he was ordained as a priest. He lives on Cobb Mountain in Lake County, California with his wife, Lia, his 3 grown children, and 9 grandchildren—not in the same house but within a few miles of each other. He has co-facilitated meditation at Harbin Hot Springs in Middletown, CA. He is an artist and musician and active in both capacities in his community.

Join us for this special online event! Kwong-roshi and Prof. Dana Takagi, emeritus professor at UC Santa Cruz, discuss "The Flowering of Zen in San Francisco" as part of a "Series of Lectures and Conversations - Asian Americans and the Zen Boom." Hosted by Zenshuji Soto Mission. Includes video comments by Dr. Kazumitsu Wako Kato.

Daily Meditation Schedule   Modified Winter Practice Period schedule until February 26 with four periods of zazen daily (except Mondays)   Get inspired by the sangha daily reading by senior students at 6:50 am. Newcomers are welcome to join us any time. Please submit your commitment form by the end of this week!    Winter Practice Online

5:00 a.m. Zazen 6:15 a.m. Zazen 6:45 a.m. Verse of The Kesa 6:50 a.m. Sangha Daily Reading 11:20 a.m. Zazen 7:30 p.m. Zazen 8:10 p.m. Fukanzazengi recited slowly like a sutra and together, being more melodic rather than reading aloud.

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

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