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 building and grounds. Once a month, during our full day sitting, we practice Oryoki, a 3-bowl ceremonial lunch.
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 the American spirit of diversity and egalitarianism, our sangha members share the responsibilities and joys of enacting our forms and teaching the Dharma.
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.
Dharma Dialogues
O-An Zendo has a Google Group where sangha members may share and discuss thoughts and ideas with other sangha members. Once you are signed in to Google Groups you can find us by searching for "Dharma Dialogues."
In addition to sitting together, we engage in samu, a silent, mindful work practice caring for our building and grounds. Once a month, during our full day sitting, we practice Oryoki, a 3-bowl ceremonial lunch.
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 the American spirit of diversity and egalitarianism, our sangha members share the responsibilities and joys of enacting our forms and teaching the Dharma.
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.
Dharma Dialogues
O-An Zendo has a Google Group where sangha members may share and discuss thoughts and ideas with other sangha members. Once you are signed in to Google Groups you can find us by searching for "Dharma Dialogues."
Oryoki, a three-bowl ceremonial lunch
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Deck party for sangha members
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Samu work practice
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