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Students working ​on class projects: start here.

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Reminder: We're now following our modified February daily schedule.

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Coming up

 

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GETTING STARTED
​IN ZEN PRACTICE
February 25, 7:15 - 8:45 PM

This free session is a great place to begin your Zen practice at Sanshin.  Become familiar with the sitting and walking practices that are at the core of what we do; explore what happens with body, breath and mind; ask your questions and participate in practice discussions; and get a preview of upcoming Sanshin activities and events.  You may attend once or as many times as you like; activities will match the needs of those who attend on any particular evening. Experienced practitioners looking for help with practice questions are also very welcome.  No preregistration necessary; just show up.

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SESSHIN
March 5 - 8
REGISTRATION CLOSES FEBRUARY 27.

Sesshin at Sanshin is an opportunity to practice without distraction.  We set aside the usual activities -- or entertainments -- of temple life, like work periods, meetings with teachers and dharma talks, and focus completely on zazen.  We practice in complete silence following a 4 am to 9 pm daily schedule that consists simply of fourteen 50-minute periods of zazen with one-hour breaks for meals.  This sesshin-without-toys style of practice was created by our dharma grandfather, Kosho Uchiyama Roshi and practiced at Antaji in Kyoto, Japan.  We carry on and offer this tradition of our lineage here at Sanshin.    READ MORE

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THIS WEEK

​Monday 17th: Regular morning practice.

Tuesday 18th: Regular morning practice; zazen 6:30 pm; Getting Started 7:15 pm.

Wednesday 19th: Regular morning practice; zazen 6:30 pm; book discussion 7 pm 

​Thursday 20tth - Sunday 23rd: Retreat; no regular activities

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SUNDAY MORNING DHARMA SPEAKERS
Zazen 9:10; dharma talk 10:10​ 
Free and open to the public.

February 23: Introduction to Dogen retreat: no dharma talk

March 1: Hoko, Gate 24: Veracity

March 8: Sesshin; no dharma talk

March 15:  Hoko, Gate 25: Truth

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WHAT'S NEW
ON OUR SITE?

• There's a new page describing our practice of baika, Soto Zen hymn singing with handbells.
  
• Our Sanshin Network page now includes a slideshow of altars from our sanghas around the world.
• There's a new collection of information about the practice forms we use here at Sanshin.
• See this page to learn more about The Sanshin Style of practice.
• There's a new page just for students working on class projects.
• We've put up a page for our German-speaking sangha with links to communities and publications.
• There's a new page describing how to apply for scholarship funding.

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SANSHIN T-SHIRT
Features our logo and a design by artist Carol Corey exclusively for Sanshin.  Get yours here.