Three-Day Sesshin, City Center 11/5–11/7
This page is for the in-person at City Center sesshin. If you want to attend the online version, register for the Three-Day Sesshin, Online 11/5–11/7. Sesshins are traditional Soto Zen ...
This page is for the in-person at City Center sesshin. If you want to attend the online version, register for the Three-Day Sesshin, Online 11/5–11/7. Sesshins are traditional Soto Zen ...
This page is for ONLINE sesshin registration. If you want to sit in-person at City Center please register for the Three-Day Sesshin, City Center 11/5-11/7. Sesshins are traditional Soto Zen ...
This page is for the ONLINE sesshin registration. If you want to sit in-person at City Center, register for the Saturday One-Day Sitting, City Center 11/7. One-day sittings offer traditional ...
This page is for in-person at City Center sesshin registration. If you want to join online, register for the Saturday One-Day Sitting, Online 11/7. One-day sittings offer traditional Soto Zen all-day meditation practice. In order to understand the nature of our formal retreats and to be clear about the details of the practice, please review ...
Sesshin, meaning "to gather, collect, and convey the mind-heart," is a traditional Soto Zen meditation retreat that includes formal zendo meals, Dharma talks, sitting and walking meditation, and private interviews ...
Fridays, October 9–November 20 A series of half-day sittings led by senior students at City Center will take place every Friday morning from October 9 through November 20 in the zendo. Everyone is welcome to drop-in, no registration required. Zazenkai, CC 10/9 Zazenkai, CC 10/16 Zazenkai, CC 10/23 Zazenkai, CC 11/13 Zazenkai, CC 11/20 Zazen ...
Saturday, 8:40 – 9:25 am, in the Buddha Hall at City Center - Please arrive by 8:30 am. Zazen (Meditation) Instruction is offered by senior practitioners and is required before participation in a one-day sitting. Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction is offered at 11:40 am and complements Meditation Instruction.
Saturday, 11:20 am – 12:15 pm - Please arrive by 11:10 am and enter by the side door on Laguna Street. Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction is offered by senior practitioners and is required before participation in a one-day sitting. Zazen (Meditation) Instruction is offered at 8:40 am and should be attended before Forms Instruction.
Fridays, October 9–November 20 A series of half-day sittings led by senior students at City Center will take place every Friday morning from October 9 through November 20 in the zendo. Everyone is welcome to drop-in, no registration required. Zazenkai, CC 10/9 Zazenkai, CC 10/16 Zazenkai, CC 10/23 Zazenkai, CC 11/13 Zazenkai, CC 11/20 Zazen ...
Teachers: Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Senior Everyday Zen Dharma teachers. These traditional yet relaxed all-day sittings begin at 9:00 am and include meditation, a silent lunch, Dharma talk/discussion, and dokusan (private meeting with Norman or other teachers). If you are new to meditation and Zen forms, please review one or two of the introductory practice ...
Saturday, 8:40 – 9:25 am, in the Buddha Hall at City Center - Please arrive by 8:30 am. Zazen (Meditation) Instruction is offered by senior practitioners and is required before participation in a one-day sitting. Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction is offered at 11:40 am and complements Meditation Instruction.
A gentle introduction for beginning sitters. The morning will include instruction in sitting meditation (zazen) and walking meditation (kinhin), followed by alternating brief periods of zazen (20–25 minutes) and kinhin (10–15 minutes), and discussion with the leader.
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