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February 2020
5 day Nirvana Ōzesshin with Shūkyū Minakawa Rōshi
Hashinkyuji (arrival) Sunday January 9th -- Banka 4:00pm Sesshin Monday January 10th to Saturday January 14th Nirvana Ceremony Saturday January 15th Mt. Baldy Zen Center is pleased to welcome Shuyōkyū Minakawa Rōshi once again to lead this sesshin which commemorates the Buddha's paranirvana. There will be daily teishō as well as dokusan -- with a translator present -- for those who wish to do Kōan practice. Kiryūken Shyōkyū Minakawa Rōshi is abbot of Zuiryū-ji as well as recently founded Sapporo Zen Center in…
Find out more »March 2020
3 day zazenkai
Join us for a 3 day meditation retreat this March. There will be sitting and walking meditation, silent meals, group discussions and Dharma talks conducted by senior monks. It is an excellent opportunity for everyone to polish his or her practice. For seasoned practitioners, it’s a chance to widen their experience. For those newer to meditation, it’s an opportunity to take on the challenge of a multi-day retreat and experience the formal, ritualized aspects of Zen practice. A sample zazenkai schedule…
Find out more »April 2020
Volunteer Work Weekend
Come on up and help the Zen Center with it's Spring cleaning, maintenance and landscaping. We'll have a special gratitude dinner Saturday evening. More details to follow as we think of them...
Find out more »June 2020
3 day zazenkai
Join us for a 3 day meditation retreat this June from Saturday, the 13th to Monday the 15th. There will be sitting and walking meditation, silent meals, group discussions and Dharma talks conducted by senior monks. It is an excellent opportunity for everyone to polish his or her practice. For seasoned practitioners, it’s a chance to widen their experience. For those newer to meditation, it’s an opportunity to take on the challenge of a multi-day retreat and experience the formal, ritualized…
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Save the date.. Mt Baldy Zen Center is pleased to announce our 2020 Summer Sangha Seminar. Lecturers this year will be: Christopher Ives, Department of Religious Studies, Stonehill College Michel Mohr, Department of Religion, University of Hawaii Kendo Harold Roth, Department of Religious Studies, Brown University The event is three full days of Zen practice and academic study. Participants should plan on arriving on or before June 18 and depart on or after June 22nd.
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