Regular weekly practice

​Offered via Zoom; all times listed are Eastern time in the US.  Check the time at Sanshin relative to the time in your hometown here.

When you click the links below for Sanshin activities. you may be asked for a password.  It was provided in the original email you received from Sanshin with the link to this page.

It's better to bookmark this page than to bookmark Zoom links themselves.  Links may change and there is no way to notify every possible participant.  We assume you are entering virtual practice through this page so that you are up to date with schedule changes and other developing information. 
 Sunday morning zazen and dharma talk (9:10 am)​​​​​:​​​
  • Sep 24: Work day following zazen -- no dharma talk
  • Oct 1: Okumura Roshi on Opening the Hand of Thought
​​​​Missed a Sunday dharma talk?  Many recordings are available on our YouTube channel.​​ ​
Weekday mornings
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​

*On Friday mornings, there is only one period of zazen followed by service & soji (unless stated otherwise), to accommodate our Friday morning oryoki breakfast with in-person participants.
Weekday evening zazen
Wednesdays: 6:30 - 7:00 pm

​Wednesday evening book discussion (7 - 8 pm)
Beginning October 5:  Ryokan Interpreted by Shohaku Okumura.
​For 28 September: we'll discuss this talk by Okumura Roshi, in which he introduces Ryokan's life and work
Download and print chants and text for mornings and Sundays:
sanshin_chant_book.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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​Shobogenzo Zuimonki

Other virtual practice

Getting Started in Zen Practice
Fourth Tuesdays (Sep 26), 7:30 - 9 pm. ​ More information is here.
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Ryaku Fusatsu:
Monday evenings closest to the 15th of each month, (Sep 18) 7pm.  Our monthly ceremony of renewing our aspiration to follow the precepts. Everyone is welcome, regardless of whether or not you've formally taken precepts. 
Hoko's talk for Great Tree Zen Temple (Asheville, NC):
What Drives Our Practice? 
Connection without Dependance
Saturday, September 23 at 9:30 am EDT
Open to the public -- click here to join

Sanshin's approach to practice is one of nonreliance, or connection without dependance.  It's a continuing exploration of an important question: what's driving our practice?  It's not calendars, teachers, systems or doctrines -- but without those things, how do we keep practice from becoming a free-for-all based only on our own opinions and preferences?  How do we know we're succeeding, and how do we keep from flying apart as a community?
For the time being, we will continue to offer morning practice on Wednesdays as well as all other weekdays.
If prompted, please use the passcode you received by email.

Gifts of financial support
​are gratefully accepted.  Thank you!

​See our Schedules and Calendars page for upcoming sesshin and retreats offering virtual participation.
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