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Sat, 8/7, 9/4, 10/2, 11/6, 12/4, 9:15-11:15am
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Cost: Free. Any donations will be gratefully accepted.
Childcare is offered on the first Saturday of every month at 702 W. 31st St., right across the street from the main AZC building.
Sat, 8/14, 7:30am-12:00pm
Cost: Free. Any donations will be gratefully accepted.
With a period of meditation tacked on to the beginning and end of our normal Saturday program, this is a fine way to do a little more meditation that you might be used to.
Wed, 8/25, 9/22, 10/20, 11/24, 12/22 6:20pm
No sign-up necessary.
This is a ceremony that helps us reaffirm our vow to live for the benefit of all living beings, guided by the Bodhisattva Precepts. This ceremony and the Precepts form a central component of Zen Buddhist practice.
Please join us for as much of the evening's schedule as you are able:
- 6:20pm – Snacks & tea in the dining room (no evening service)
- 6:45pm to 7:15 – Small group discussion of the Precepts
- 7:30pm – Ceremony (takes about 30 minutes)
Sat, 8/28, 10/20, 8:15am - 1pm
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The AZC community gathers about once every three months to maintain our temple buildings and grounds, have lunch, and enjoy each other's company. Here's the schedule for 8/28:
- 8:15am, zazen.
- 8:50am, kinhin.
- 9am, zazen.
- 9:40am, service.
- 9:50am, break.
- 10:00am, meet in the backyard. Work!
- 1pm, pizza!
- September 10, 7pm to 9pm
- September 11, 6am to 9pm
- September 12, 6am to 9pm
- September 13, 6am to 12pm
- (September 8, 7pm-8pm, oryoki instruction)
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Cost: The 11th and 12th is $40/day for non-members and $30/day for members. The 13th is $20 for non-members and $10 for members.
Sesshin is a time set apart to enter deeply into our mind, body, and heart. Through seated meditation, we will practice compassion for our lives and give ourselves over to beginner's mind. There will be zazen, interspersed with kinhin, oryoki, ceremony, rest breaks, and Dharma teachings from Kosho.
Participants are encouraged to take part in the whole sesshin. However, if you are not able to do so, that is ok, too. If you are not able to participate in the full schedule, please contact AZC before registering. When registering, please note if you need to borrow an oryoki set (for formal meals), or if you need housing.
Please attend the oryoki instruction on Wednesday, September 8, at 7-8pm if you have never participated in an oryoki meal, of if you would like a refresher.
+ We are committed to making the teachings of the Buddha available to everyone, regardless of their financial situation. If you are in need of financial assitance, please contact us.
Sat, 9/25, 10/23, 11/13, 12/18, 7pm
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Cost: This event is free, but any donations will be gratefully received and used to defray the cost of the pizza and pop
Always a fun time! Join the AZC sangha for pizza and a movie. Pizza and pop at 7pm, movie at 7:30ish. We tend to watch movies with some kind of Buddhist theme to them... but sometimes we don't.
Sun, 10/3/10 and 11/7/10, 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm
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Cost: $15 suggested donation. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.
This is an opportunity to spend the day in meditation. In order to hold the integrity of the retreat, participants are asked to commit for the whole morning (8am-12pm), the whole afternoon (1pm-5pm), or the whole day (8am-5pm). Please indicate your participation level when you register. Please bring a bag lunch to enjoy in silence during the hour-long lunch break.
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