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•Regular
Meditations:
Weekly Buddhist Meditation in the
Soto Zen tradition
Zazen in San Rafael:
Note Day Change! Thursday starting Jan. 3, 2007
Everyone is welcome.
We join for sitting (zazen), followed by chanting and Dharma talk & discussion.
Led by Christina Lehnherr: christina.lehnherr@sfzc.org
When: Thursday Mornings, 7-8:30 a.m (Come ten minutes early for meditation instruction.)
Where: Saint Paul's Episcopal Church,
1123 Court Street between 5th & Mission, downtown San Rafael, near Hwy. 101. Enter
the parish office main door to the right of the church building, upstairs and
to the end of the hall.
Even if only one person sits for a short time,
because this zazen is one with all existence and completely permeates all time,
it performs everlasting Buddha guidance.
California Street Zazen:
Everyone is welcome.
We join for sitting (zazen), followed by chanting and Dharma talk & discussion.
Led by Rick Slone: shinkojiyu@yahoo.com
When: Wednesday Evenings, 7:30-9 p.m. (Come at 7:15 p.m. for meditation
instruction.)
Where:
Saint James' Episcopal Church, 4620 California Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues,
San Francisco. Enter the courtyard through the gate; proceed to the Parish Hall
on the lower level of the church building. Go down the stairs.
Learn
to take the backward step that turns the light and shines it inward. Body and
mind of themselves will drop away, and your original face will manifest.
Bolinas
Meditation Group
Monthly one-day sittings.
Everyone is
welcome. Includes zazen, walking meditation, Dharma talk, chanting, and discussion.
Meditation instruction available.
Led by Luminous Owl: luminousowl@gmail.com
When: 9:00 a.m.
- 5:00 p.m. on the following Saturdays:
2008:
January 5
February 9
March 8
April 12
May 3
June 7
July 12
August 9
September 13
October 11
November 8
December 13
All are most welcome!
Where: St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 30 Brighton Ave, Bolinas, CA
To
carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion. That myriad beings
come forth and experience themselves is awakening.
• Special
Events:
There will be two three-day sesshins in 2007: May 25-27 and November 9-11. Both sesshins will be at Green Gulch Farm of the San Francisco Zen Center.
MOUNTAIN SOURCE SANGHA
Three-Day Sesshin
Led by Shinko Rick Slone
at the Yurt at Green Gulch Farm
November 9, 10, 11, 2007
Sesshin means to meet with and gather together the mind/heart. This traditional Zen retreat will include zazen (seated meditation), kinhin (walking meditation), Dharma Talks by the three teachers, and afternoon discussions. Private interview (practice discussion) with the teachers will be available.
• Participants may come for 1, 2, or 3 days and commuters are welcome.
• Informal, silent meals will be taken with the Green Gulch community.
• Limited space for staying overnight in the yurt is available (futons provided; bring your own bedding).
• You are also welcome to contact the Green Gulch Farm office for availability of regular guesthouse accommodations.
The sesshin fee is $85 per day, $240 for three days ($75 per day and $210 for three days for Monthly Supporters of Mountain Source Sangha). Some partial scholarships will be available. For scholarships or general information contact one of the teachers at the addresses below.
If this will be your first sesshin please contact one of the teachers before registering.
To register, mail reservations and checks (made out to Mountain Source Sangha) to: George Mills, 262 Alpine Street, San Rafael, CA 94901. You may leave messages for George at (415) 453-4206.
Luminous Owl Henkel: luminousowl@gmail.com
Christina Lehnherr: christina.lehnherr@sfzc.org
Rick Slone: shinkojiyu@yahoo.com