Friday, March 18, 2022

Welcoming On-Site Visitors - Join Us for Saturday Community!

Our doors are wide open!

Lunch immediately following in the Sangha house...or outside, weather permitting.

(Your generous donations help us to sustain this program offering - thank you!)

Check out our Daily Meditation Schedule and participate as much as you are able; continuous practice helps strengthen your resolve and clarifies your life! If attending partially, please leave or enter during kinhin (walking meditation).

Download the daily sutras to partake in the morning service.

Join Us ON-SITE or ONLINE for

Buddha's Birthday 3-Day Sesshin

Wed. March 30, 7:30pm - Sat. April 2, 12:00pm

RSVP for Buddha's Birth Ceremony

Sunday, April 3, 1-4:00pm

Ceremony - 1pm & Reception 2-4pm

Families, friends and children...join us for this special and joyous day! We will gather in the Zendo to commemorate the birth of Shakyamuni Buddha in a Flower Festival and the traditional pouring of sweet rain over the baby Buddha. Please bring flowers for the altar and ready-to-serve finger foods for the reception immediately following the ceremony.

An opportunity to explore the fundamental teachings of Buddhism and build a foundation for daily practice through discussions on the book "Transmission of Light (Denkoroku): Zen in the Art of Enlightenment" by Zen Master Keizan.

Week 3 - Tuesday, March 22, 7:30-9pm

(Join us ON-SITE or ONLINE)

Join us ONSITE for Intro to Zen Workshop on Saturday, March 26th.

Week 4 offers a guided tour of the temple grounds.

Workshop will be guided by Kevin Shindo Souza.

Great Oak Tree Fund

Donate

Our lovely Great Oak Tree in front of Genjoji's Sangha House is diseased and now beyond saving. It is time to bid farewell to this dear old friend; this great and majestic sentinel that has protected the grounds and visitors of our Temple for a very long time. Arborist and former SMZC resident work-leader, Jon Kaiten Perry, will travel from Hawaii to lead the tree removal work team from April 11-15, 2022.

We appreciate your donations towards equipment rental and tree removal services!

Are you feeling called?...the Zen Center needs your help!

Join us for Friday morning Samu (work practice) from 9:15am to 12noon.

Come help transform and preserve the grounds for generations to come.

We need extra hands right now to help groom the land and to maintain the garden.

Call the Office today to RSVP: (707) 545-8105 or email: office@smzc.org

Join SMZC Sangha Today

SMZC is a lay residential training practice center, relying on membership dues, income from our programs, and your contributions to support and maintain the Dharma on this ancient mountain. Please consider joining SMZC Wisteria Sangha. Your generosity makes it possible for us to survive and serve. Visit our website for detailed list of membership benefits.

Become A SMZC Member

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

6367 Sonoma Mountain Road, Santa Rosa, CA, 95404

(707) 545-8105

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