Schedule

Every Sunday at 10 a.m. – A short period of meditation, a Dharma Talk and chanting.

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
		1	2 * Dharma Class Dharma Class Time: 7:00 pm Class on Zen for beginners and experienced students. One meditation period before the class.	3	4	5 * Sunday Program Sunday Program Time: 10:00 am Zazen meditation, Dharma Talk, and Service * Tam Huong Dharma talk Tam Huong Dharma talk Time: 10:00 am "Jizo Bodhisattva"
6	7	8	9 * Dharma Class Dharma Class Time: 7:00 pm Class on Zen for beginners and experienced students. One meditation period before the class.	10	11 * Day at the Temple Day at the Temple Time: 9:00 am Start of our training period with a one-day meditation retreat from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Starts in Dharma Hall. Includes formal luncheon.	12 * Sunday Program Sunday Program Time: 10:00 am Zazen meditation, Dharma Talk, and Service * Thay Minh Nhat Dharma Talk Thay Minh Nhat Dharma Talk Time: 10:00 am
13	14	15	16 * Dharma Class Dharma Class Time: 7:00 pm Class on Zen for beginners and experienced students. One meditation period before the class.	17	18	19 * Sunday Program Sunday Program Time: 10:00 am Zazen meditation, Dharma Talk, and Service * Roshi Dharma Talk Roshi Dharma Talk Time: 10:00 am
20	21	22	23 * Dharma Class Dharma Class Time: 7:00 pm Class on Zen for beginners and experienced students. One meditation period before the class.	24	25	26 * Sunday Program Sunday Program Time: 10:00 am Zazen meditation, Dharma Talk, and Service * Roshi Dharma Talk Roshi Dharma Talk Time: 10:00 am
27	28	29	30 * Dharma Class Dharma Class Time: 7:00 pm Class on Zen for beginners and experienced students. One meditation period before the class.
Category Key Dharma Class General Meditation Special Event

Buddha’s Birthday

During the Buddha’s Birthday Ceremony, we chant and bathe a statue of the baby Buddha with sweet tea and flower petals. We encourage everyone to bring an instrument, a poem, a song, a joke (suitable for the occasion), and to entertain the sangha during our shared meal after service. Roshi often plays his guitar.

Vulan – (Sanskrit: Ulambana)

This ceremony dates back to the time of the Buddha and was started to help one of his monks who had visions of his mother being tortured in hell. The ceremony was to help deliver her from hell. It has become a annual day to remember those who have passed away and it is also a time to recognize or remember your mother. You may submit any names of those who have passed away to the priests at the temple so they may be remembered during ceremony.

Buddha’s Enlightenment Day

December – This is a very special day and is often used for ordination services because of it auspiciousness.

Reaffirming the Precepts

Twice Yearly on the Equinox – This is a time for those who have taken the five lay precepts to reaffirm them. It is also an excellent time for those who wish to take precepts to do so.  Please request to take Precepts at least two weeks in advance.

Retreats

Sesshins are Zazen retreats with little or no teaching.

Teaching Retreats are similar to Sesshins but replace several periods of Zazen with Dharma teaching.

Day at the Temple retreats are designed to provide the experience of Temple life, and space for us to dive deeply into the practice for one day. The day includes Zazen meditation, a formal vegetarian lunch, Dharma talk by Roshi, and an ending ceremony.

Temple Work Day

9 am. to 3 pm. or as noted, vegetarian lunch included. Brief opening and closing ceremonies bracket the concerted experience of a day of samu (work meditation) with community.