Half-day sit, this Sunday, June 3

We will continue with our half-day retreats this Sunday.  Please feel free to join in for any or all of it.  We will begin at 8:15am, sitting half-hour periods of Zazen, with 10 minutes of walking meditation between each period.  We will continue until just before noon.  Hope to see you there!

Movie Night!

This Thursday at 7pm we will project the German movie Enlightenment Guaranteed onto the zendo wall. The film is a comedy about two brothers going to Japan to practice in a Soto Zen monastery. We'll have some snackys and sodas too. There will still be a period of zazen at 6:30pm as well.

Genjo Koan Study

We will be focusing on the study of Dogen Zenji's Genjo Koan this summer. A study group is meeting on Sundays after zazen and we will be listening to recorded Dharma talks from various teachers on the subject on Thursday nights. Here are some links to support your study of this text:

Eight English Translations

Printable version of translation we use

Understanding Dogen Zenji's Shobogenzo by Gudo Wafu Nishijima

Books on Genjo Koan:
Realizing Genjokoan by Shohaku Okumura

Three Commentaries on Genjo Koan

Next Half Day Sit... this Sunday

We will have our monthly half-day sit this upcoming Sunday, May 6th!  Half-day sits are a great opportunity to settle and cultivate stability in your Zen practice...
Come join us for any or all of it.  We will begin at 8:15 am and go until noon.  The day will include periods of meditation and walking, as well as a short dharma talk.  We will practice in silence.  If you have any questions, feel free to email us at midcityzennola@gmail.com

Hope to see you there...