​Virtual practice activities (see schedule below) are offered via Zoom; all times listed are Eastern time in the US.  Check the time at Sanshin (in Bloomington, IN) relative to the time in your hometown here. You can join any scheduled practice activity using the green button at right.

It's better to bookmark this page than to bookmark the Zoom link itself.  Links may change and there is no way to notify every possible participant.  We assume that you are entering virtual practice through this page so that you are up to date with schedule changes and other developing information. 
Several of the links throughout our website will connect you to our companion-site, Sanshin Source, an online multimedia library of resources, context, and in-depth information related to our style of practice. Anyone is welcome to peruse and study our resources as our collection continues to grow.

Monthly practice opportunities

Ryaku fusatsu: Monday evenings closest to the 15th of each month at 7 pm (Sep 14 - not held in Quiet August). Our monthly ceremony of renewing our aspiration to live by the sixteen bodhisattva precepts. Everyone is welcome, regardless of whether or not you've formally taken precepts. 

Getting Started in Zen Practice: Fourth Tuesdays each month from 7 - 8:30 pm (Aug 25). ​More information & free registration here.

Our practice theme this year:
​The World of Soto Zen

In 2026 we're exploring how we understand and express what it means to be "a Soto Zen Buddhist."  Learn more and get the latest content and resources here!

Regular weekly practice -
Quiet August simplified schedule

Sunday mornings (ET)​​: Zazen at 9:10; Dharma talk at 10:10 (speakers & topics listed below)
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  •  Quiet August Sundays - Aug 2, 9, 23, & 30: Two periods of zazen, with kinhin between -- no dharma talks 
  • Aug 16: 1 period of zazen followed by work day​ in-person at Sanshin
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Missed a Sunday dharma talk?  Many recordings are available on our YouTube channel.​​ ​

​Quiet August Weekday mornings
If you wear okesa or rakusu, please put it on before zazen, as we won't do the robe chant.
6:05 am  Doshi enters
6:10 am  Zazen
7:00 am  Kinhin
7:10 am  Zazen
8:00 am  Announcements & soji
​8:20 am  Bow out

Wednesday evenings - not held during Quiet August: returns Sep 2nd
6:30 pm  Zazen
​7 - 8 pm  Dharma book discussion on The Roots of Goodness by Kosho Uchiyama. You're welcome to drop in as your schedule allows, even if you're not familiar with the text. This is also a good place to bring general questions and reflections related to your day to day practice.
​See our Schedules and Calendars page for info about upcoming sesshin and retreats offering virtual participation.
We appreciate the financial support of our many friends and community members, locally and worldwide. 
Coming together as a sangha to take care of our temple and practice in this way is simply an instance of the universe carrying out its functioning. Thank you for your participation!
Information about giving in support of dharma teaching and teachers at Sanshin is available ​here.

Resources

chant book (weekday mornings & sundays)
sanshin_chant_book_2026.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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shobogenzo zuimonki (weekday mornings)
​On weekday mornings we read from Okumura Roshi's published translation of the Shobogenzo Zuimonki. A free (though different) translation is available for download from Sotoshu, here. The correlation between the chapters of the Sotoshu text and Okumura Roshi's text is available below.
zuimonki_concordance.pdf
File Size: 47 kb
File Type: pdf
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