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Join us for zazen, work and study in Bloomington, Indiana.
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We practice Buddhism within the Soto Zen tradition that comes to us from Japan, following the particular style of our immediate three ancestors: Kodo Sawaki, Kosho Uchiyama and Shohaku Okumura.
Our main activities are zazen, sitting quietly and letting go of thinking; communal work to take care of the temple and grounds as an active expression of our wisdom and compassion; and the study of the teachings of the Buddha and the ancestors of our lineage. We do all this as both an exploration and a manifestation of our interconnectedness with the entire universe. Some of us are laypeople and some are ordained clergy, but we all engage in the same practices and walk the Buddha Way together. Everyone, whether beginner or experienced practitioner, is welcome. LEARN MORE about our six points of practice This week at Sanshin (Jan 13 - 19)Click on the boxes below for information and timing for a given practice activity. All times listed are Eastern Time.
Weekday morning practicE (Mon - Fri)
Please be in your seat and ready to go before 6:05 if joining us for the first zazen period, in time for the doshi's bows. Practitioners are welcome to participate in all or part(s) of morning practice activities as schedules allow, virtually or in-person. 6:05 am Doshi enters 6:10 am Zazen 7:00 am Kinhin 7:10 am Zazen 8:00 am Robe chant 8:05 am Service 8:30 am Reading from Shobogenzo Zuimonki, announcements, soji (cleanup) 8:45 am Bow out monday evening (Jan 13): ryaku fusatsu ceremony
7 - 8 pm Ryaku fusatsu ceremony
Our monthly ceremony of renewing our aspiration to follow the sixteen bodhisattva precepts. Virtual or in-person participation is welcome, whether or not you've formally taken precepts. If participating in-person, please arrive by 6:50 pm, to allow enough time for offering incense and purifying your rakusu or okesa if you have one. 
Wednesday evening (Jan 15): zazen & dharma book discussion
sunday morning (Jan 19): zazen & dharma talk
9:05 am Zazen (50 minutes) 10:10 am Dharma talk by Esho ~11:15 am World Peace ceremony ~11:30 am Informal tea & snacks For complete information on our regular practice schedule and upcoming activities, see our Schedules and Calendars page. |
Throughout 2025 we'll undertake a yearlong exploration we're calling Tangible Thusness, a deep investigation of the teachings of nyoho: things done or made according to the dharma. LEARN MORE
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Our mission and practice vision
Sanshin Zen Community enables the investigation of interconnectedness as it manifests in community by engaging in six points of practice within the Soto Zen tradition:
• Zazen in a Buddhist context
• Keeping forms simple
• Balancing peace and progress
• Dharma study as a support for zazen
• Work practice as an investigation of community
• Deeply inquiring into the teaching of ehou ichinyo: kesa and dharma are one
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• Zazen in a Buddhist context
• Keeping forms simple
• Balancing peace and progress
• Dharma study as a support for zazen
• Work practice as an investigation of community
• Deeply inquiring into the teaching of ehou ichinyo: kesa and dharma are one
LEARN MORE
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