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WORLD PEACE CEREMONY
Sunday, January 20 On the third Sunday of the month, following the dharma talk we chant the Heart Sutra and recall both those who perpetrate suffering in the world and those who provide rescue and refuge from disaster. 
RYAKU FUSATSU
Monday, January 21 7 PM We gather to hear a recitation of Dogen Zenji's Essay on Teaching and Conferring the Precepts and renew our aspiration to follow them. Everyone is welcome, whether or not you've formally taken precepts. 
PRACTICING WITH
THE ZAZEN YOJINKI Saturday, February 2 with Koun Franz In Soto Zen, we name our two founders as Dogen and Keizan, but most of us have little or no encounter with Keizan's teachings. This one-day workshop with Koun Franz will emphasize practice-based discussion of Keizan's Zazen Yojinki ("Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazen") and how it applies not only to zazen but to our entire understanding of the practice. READ MORE 
NIRVANA SESSHIN
February 8 - 9 While our Nirvana Sesshin follows our usual sesshin schedule and guidelines, it's an opportunity for open sitting and participants take responsibility for themselves. Bells are rung to indicate the beginning and end of zazen and kinhin, but participants may engage in as many periods per day as they wish, arriving and departing during kinhin or breaks as their lives require. READ MORE MAKE YOUR GIFT
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Filmmaker Yoko Okumura has produced two short films shot on location at Sanshin. She talks about SIT here. 
Click the logo, and see also Ichiyo's display of items for sale in our common room.
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SUNDAY MORNING DHARMA SPEAKERS
Zazen 9:10; dharma talk 10:10 Free and open to the public. January 20: Okumura Roshi: Opening the Hand of Thought January 27: Okumura Roshi: Opening the Hand of Thought February 3: Koun Franz: Keizan's Zazen Yojinki February 10: Nirvana Day Hoko: We are the Voice of the Dharma NEW TO SANSHIN?
Welcome! We offer a (free) intro session, Getting Started in Zen Practice, most Tuesday evenings Click here to learn more. Next session: JANUARY 22, 2019 7:15 pm 1726 S Olive St, B-ton Enter between grey columns, turn off your phone, take off your shoes and coat and come downstairs. Welcome! WHAT'S NEW
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STAY IN TOUCH
Click the button below to go to our contact form, where you can add yourself to our list or update your existing information. SANSHIN BOOKS
Perspectives on the bodhisattva vows in the 21st century, written by Okumura Roshi and ten of his disciples: available here. 
A new edition of the book of Uchiyama Roshi's poems that we produced for our 10th anniversary: available here.
SANSHIN T-SHIRT
Features our logo and a design by artist Carol Corey exclusively for Sanshin. Get yours here. 
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