COMING UP: Saturday Community Talk - Join Us On Site or Online

 

COMING UP: Saturday Community Talk - On Site or Online

Dharma talk will be given by Nyoze Kwong, abbot of SMZC, following 10:30-11:00 am zazen. 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.   About Speaker

Nyoze received a degree in Anthropology from UC Santa Cruz. He worked as a fundraiser in Stanford University’s Engineering Department. Nyoze has a background in Socially Engaged Buddhism and has trained with well-respected teachers in Japan and United States and has over 30 years of meditation experience. In 2012 he finished his formal Zen training at Eiheiji, oldest monastery and head temple of the Soto Zen School in Japan. In 2015 he was certified and recognized by Sotoshu as a Zen teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki-roshi. Currently Nyoze serves as Abbot (the head of meditation practice) and Executive Director of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center. He lives at Sonoma Mountain Zen Center with his wife Kashin and his son Ejo.

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Above: Shinsanshiki (Mountain Seat Ceremony) on September 2, 2023. Read more.

$15 admission (10-20% Member Discount: Please log in first to receive the discount.)

NEXT WEEK: 'Just This Moment' 1-Day Sitting

Introduction to Zen Training An opportunity for beginners and experienced sitters to plunge into the heart of Zen practice. Retreatants will experience a moderate schedule of zazen (eight periods of sitting meditation), kinhin (walking meditation), samu (work practice), oryoki (formal meals) and sutra chanting - good for both beginners and experienced sitters.   This one day retreat includes a 6pm Friday evening dinner and an overnight stay. Oryoki instructions will follow the evening dinner at 6:30pm. (View 1-day Sitting Schedule)

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$85 & up on site / $40 online (10-20% Member Discount)

NEXT TUESDAY: Spring Study Group

The "All-Class Pass" to attend either online or on site. Pick up the book “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind” by Shunryu Suzuki-roshi at Zen Dust. Please support SMZC by ordering through Zen Dust (5-15% member discount for book purchase). Log in first to receive a 10-20% member discount for study group. View Study Group Syllabus

Attend All 8 Weeks Attend Week 1 Only

$120 all 8 weeks / $15 per week (10-20% Member Discount)

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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COMING UP: Winter Ango Closing Ceremony & Mondo with Shinei Brown - Join Us On Site or Online

 

COMING UP: Winter Ango Closing Ceremony with Shinei Brown

Join us for Winter Ango Closing Ceremony & Mondo with Shuso Shinei (神英) Brown, following 10:00–10:30 pm zazen. Open to the public.   There will be no meditation instruction before the ango closing ceremony. If you live within driving distance, please register to attend on site. Zen Dust Store will be open 12:00–1:30 pm. Spring study group book is on stock! Informal vegetarian lunch will be provided at 12:15 pm in Sangha House.  .

About Shuso Shinei began her zen practice in 1997, taking Jukai in 1998. She became a disciple of Abbot Kyogen Carlson in 2001, maintaining a close teacher-disciple relationship with him until his death in 2014. After moving to Eugene, Oregon in 2017, Shinei began practicing with Abbot Ejo McMullen, becoming his formal disciple in 2020 and then taking Koji ordination in 2023. She was given the dharma name Shinei which means “Sacred Flower.” Zen practice, zazen and the creative arts have been essential to her life. Her quest originally motivated and sustained through difficult early experiences and the integration of her painting and writing with formal zen practice.

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$15 admission (10-20% Member Discount: Please log in first to receive the discount.)

Winter Ango Practice By Donation (Please support SMZC to sustain our practice.)

THIS FRIDAY: February Fusatsu Ceremony

Traditional Monthly Renewal of Vows Atonement Ceremony is a Buddhadharma training—blessing from the teacher and a ritual of chanting, bowing, purification, and renewal of vows/direction. Traditionally practiced on the full moon, Fusatsu is one of the most beautiful and profound ceremonies in the Zen tradition. Together, we acknowledge our karmic entanglements and hindrances, at-one for the beginningless greed, anger, and ignorance—restoring harmony and happiness.   7:30–8:00pm Zazen / 8:00–9:00pm Ceremony

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Fusatsu Ceremony By Donation (Please support SMZC to sustain our practice.)

NEXT MONTH: 'Just This Moment' 1-Day Sitting

Introduction to Zen Training An opportunity for beginners and experienced sitters to plunge into the heart of Zen practice. Retreatants will experience a moderate schedule of zazen (eight periods of sitting meditation), kinhin (walking meditation), samu (work practice), oryoki (formal meals) and sutra chanting - good for both beginners and experienced sitters.   This one day retreat includes a 6pm Friday evening dinner and an overnight stay. Oryoki instructions will follow the evening dinner at 6:30pm. (View 1-day Sitting Schedule)

Attend On Site (in Zendo) Attend Online (on Zoom)

$85 & up on site / $40 online (10-20% Member Discount)

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 Share on social www.smzc.org