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Progress Report March 20th, 2025
Saturday, August 24th, 6am-5pm
This is a one day retreat in which we will practice the forms of meditation together.
Protected: One Day Meditation Retreat August – WAITLIST REGISTRATION
July 18-22, 2022
Join us for a Sangha Week at our home monastery (and hot-springs) in the Ventana Wilderness of California.
Sangha Week at Tassajara ZMC
Read the latest UPDATE from our Board of Directors & Join Us for a series of upcoming Sangha Gatherings to contemplate our realignment efforts.
Update and an Invitation from the AZC Board of Directors
See a few photos from Mako's recent Tassajara sesshin.
Sangha Friends at Tassajara – photos & letter from Pat
Saturday, November 13 @10:00 am
Join us for visiting teacher Kokyo Henkel's Dharma Talk, a part of our regular Saturday morning program (online).
A Dharma Talk on Buddha Nature by Kokyo Henkel
Saturday, July 24 @10:00 am
Join us for visiting teacher Abbot Gaelyn Godwin's Dharma Talk, a part of our regular Saturday morning program (online).
Building the Seamless Monument, a Dharma Talk by Konjin Gaelyn Roshi
Regarder of the Cries of the WorldListen to the deeds of the Cry Regarder, who well responds to every quarter;His…
Chapter 25 – Lotus Sutra
November 14th @10:00 am
Join us for Tanto Choro Antonaccio's Dharma Talk, a part of our regular Saturday morning program.
Do No Harm: Dharma Talk by AZC Tanto Rev. Choro Antonaccio
Saturday, November 28th @10am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Kokyo Henkel in our Saturday Morning Program.
What is the Purpose of Taking Refuge? – A Dharma Talk by Kokyo Henkel
Council Guidelines Be on time. Due to the confidential and intimate nature of council, the group may decide not to…
Council Guidelines
A number of sitting and community events around the 2020 Election!
Election Sitting Opportunities & More
Saturday, October 31st @10am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Eijun Linda Cutts in our Saturday Morning Program.
Taking Refuge in the Triple Treasure: Meeting Our Life Together – A Dharma Talk by Eijun Linda Cutts
Saturday, November 7th @10am
Join us for a Dharma Talk by Josho Pat Phelan in our Saturday Morning Program.
Taking True Refuge – A Dharma Talk by Josho Pat Phelan
Below are several resources for this class. Multicultural Communication AgreementsThe Three Refuges - Body of Buddha's Mind - Reb Anderson…
On Taking Refuge
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Partial Payment – Scholarship Assistance
October 22, 2019 @ 6:45 pm – 8:15 pm If the San Francisco Zen Center is the Suzuki Soto Zen…
On Tassajara Sangha Work-Week
Every 2nd and 4th Sunday, 8am-10 am
Getting together in-person for caring for our garden & grounds is one of the few ways we can practice together body to body!
Sundays in the Garden
Friday, Feb 14 @ 5:45 pm - Saturday, Feb 15 @ 4 pm
This ceremonial weekend retreat includes sitting and walking meditation, reading of the Buddha’s Parinirvana story, and a special 2-part ceremony commemorating Buddha's passing into parinirvana.
Buddha’s Parinirvana Retreat
Zen room or hall. This is the main room, whether it be in a monastery, retreat center, or residential home,…
Zendo
Zen, or ch’an as it was originally called, is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism that first appeared in China in…
Zen
A zazenkai (座禅会), literally meaning "to come together for meditation," is a Zen Buddhist retreat that is usually less intensive and of…
Zazenkai
“Total awareness in an upright posture,”or seated meditation, usually on a cushion on the floor. Unlike meditation in other spiritual…
Zazen
A large, rectangular mat made of fabric-covered cotton batting, usually used with a zafu or sitting bench.
Zabuton
The celebration of the Buddha’s birth, which traditionally is set in May on the day of the full moon. This…