our sangha
We are an informal, intimate group of meditation practitioners who provide safety and support for each other’s spiritual journeys.
In addition to sitting together, we engage in samu, a silent, mindful work practice caring for our temple and grounds. Once a month, during our full-day sitting, we practice Oryoki, a three-bowl ceremonial lunch.
In the American spirit of diversity and egalitarianism, our sangha members share the responsibilities and joys of enacting our forms and teaching the Dharma.
Jukai Ceremony
O-An sangha members have participated in Jukai, a lay ordination ceremony of receiving the Buddhist Precepts. Other members are ordained as Zen priests. Yet other members of our spiritual community have received recognition as meditation teachers in other Buddhist traditions and styles.
In addition to sitting together, we engage in samu, a silent, mindful work practice caring for our temple and grounds. Once a month, during our full-day sitting, we practice Oryoki, a three-bowl ceremonial lunch.
In the American spirit of diversity and egalitarianism, our sangha members share the responsibilities and joys of enacting our forms and teaching the Dharma.
Jukai Ceremony
O-An sangha members have participated in Jukai, a lay ordination ceremony of receiving the Buddhist Precepts. Other members are ordained as Zen priests. Yet other members of our spiritual community have received recognition as meditation teachers in other Buddhist traditions and styles.
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Fundamental Interconnectedness
Whether in sitting or walking meditation, gathering for seasonal celebrations, giving talks and conducting discussions, or bowing to each other in our closing circle, our sangha cultivates and makes manifest the Fundamental Interconnectedness at the heart of Zen. |
Oryoki, a three-bowl ceremonial lunch
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Sangha members after Jukai Ceremony
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Samu (Work Practice)
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