We are now open for in-person programs to a limited number of attendees. Note that schedule is affected by holidays and subject to change (though not very much!). Check out the annual calendar.
Masking is optional.
IF YOU TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID within two days of being here, please notify the coordinator, Carol Paul, at caroljpaul@yahoo.com.
Our programs are either hybrid, in person only, or online only; see details below:
Monday – Friday Zazen and Service
- 6:00 – 7:30 am: one hour of zazen with interim clunk at 6:40, service, and temple cleaning (Soji) (in person and online)
- 7:30 – 8:10 : Zazen (online only) except Mondays
- Mondays: 7:30 – 8:30 am online only:
- 7:30 to 8:00 am: zazen
- 8:00 to 8:30 am: Way-Seeking Mind Talk or Open Discussion
- Noon – 12:30 pm: informal zazen (in person only)
- 5:40 – 6:30 pm: 40 minutes of zazen followed by service (in person and online)
Tuesday: Chanting for All Who Are Suffering
- 8:15‒8:45 am (online only)
Wednesday: Evening Drop-In Study (in person only)
- 7:10-7:50 pm: Zazen & Service
- 8-9 pm: Reading and discussion
Saturday Program (in person and online)
- 6:00-6:40 Zazen
- 6:40-6:50 Kinhin
- 6:50-7:20 Zazen
- 7:20-7:40 Service
- 7:40-8:30 Breakfast
- 8:30-8:50 Break
- 8:50-9:30 Work Practice
- 9:30-10:05 Zazen
- 10:05-10:15 Kinhin
- 10:15-11:15 Dharma Talk
- Followed By Informal Tea
See our Calendar for speaker schedule
Saturday zazen instruction and beginner’s orientation (in person or online)
Saturdays 8:40 – 9:20 am (meet in Courtyard)
Meeting ID: 976 5878 8698
Passcode: zazen
Online Zendo Forms and Etiquette
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*General Guidelines for Online Practice
- Please join sittings a few minutes before the scheduled time, so as to be seated and settled in place before the period of zazen begins.
- It’s less visually distracting to others if you join the zoom session without video, get settled, and then start your video.
- The Doan will ring three bells to begin zazen.
- The Doan will ring one bell to signal the end of zazen.
Traditionally, to help facilitate a calm and settled space so that practitioners can attend to the moment-to-moment unfolding of experience in meditation, there are zendo practices, or forms, agreed upon and practiced with harmony in mind:
Minimize visual distractions
- If using a desktop computer, create a practice space by clearing or covering work papers. Please be sure to not have pictures or light sources directly in front of the camera.
- A recommended way to sit is in profile, facing away from the computer screen. This allows participants not to be distracted by the movement of other sangha members, mirroring our formal practice of facing the wall during zazen. Some choose to sit off-camera; that’s also fine.
Before zazen let the body and mind know:
- Bow towards and away from cushion/chair. This is traditionally done with palms together.
- Bow out, while seated, at the closing bell. Getting up from sitting, bow to and away from your cushion or seat. End the session.
Dokusan and Practice Discussion
To arrange dokusan with Abbot Hozan Senauke, use his online calendar: https://calendly.com/asenauke/dokusan or contact Hannah Meara at hmeara@gmail.com.
One-on-one meetings with BZC Practice Leaders are available on phone, skype, or zoom during sheltering in place. Please see the Practice Leader page for contact information.
Some thoughts about the function of Practice Discussion/Dokusan from Ryushin Andrea Thach