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. 

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Sunday morning zazen and dharma talk: (9:10 am)​​​​

• April 2: Okumura Roshi on Opening the Hand of Thought
• April 9: Shinko introduces himself as shuso; work afternoon
• April 16: Shinko introduces Shobogenzo Bodaisatta Shishobo; World Peace ceremony
• April 23:  Shinko - 'Transformation and How to Get There'
  

​​​​Missed a Sunday dharma talk?  Many recordings are available on our YouTube channel.​​ ​

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Weekday mornings
5:10 am  Zazen
6:00 am  Kinhin
6:10 am  Zazen
7:00 am  Robe chant
7:05 am  Service
7:30 am  Reading from Shobogenzo Zuimonki, announcements, ​soji (cleanup)
​7:45 am  Bow out​

Weekday evening zazen
​(6:30 - 7:20 pm)
Please note that the period ends at 7pm on Wednesdays to accommodate the book discussion and on the Monday closest to the 15th of each month to accommodate the ryaku fusatsu ceremony. Note also that on some other evenings, you may hear a small bell thirty minutes into the sitting period; practitioners in the temple may sometimes request this. The regular bell will be sounded as usual after fifty minutes.

​Wednesday evening book discussion (7 - 8 pm)
Shobogenzo Bodaisatta Shishobo and commentaries; materials are here.

Other virtual practice

Getting Started in Zen Practice
Fourth Tuesdays (April 25), 7:30 - 9 pm. ​ More information is here.

Ryaku Fusatsu:
Monday evenings closest to the 15th of each month (April 17), 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. 

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Download and print chants and text for mornings and Sundays:

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​Shobogenzo Zuimonki

Please use the passcode you received by email.

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

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