Mt. Diablo Zen is led by John Busch, Guiding Priest and Zen Teacher. This group meets weekly Wednesday evenings for Zazen (meditation), study and discussion.
Zazen is meditation following the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition from Japan. In Zazen, we bring awareness to breath and posture and what’s going on in the mind. We carry this peaceful practice into the world and to each of ouZazen is meditation following the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition from Japan. In Zazen, we bring awareness to breath and posture and what’s going on in the mind. We carry this peaceful practice into the world and to each of our daily activities. Zazen instruction is available by appointment. Students are encouraged to establish a daily zazen practice, with consideration for their daily life schedule.r daily activities.
Dokusan (practice discussion) is available by appointment and strongly encouraged for ongoing students.
Join John Wednesdays, alternating weeks in-person at the zendo and on zoom, for Zazen, reading (currently: Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts) by Reb Anderson and discussion.
Several times a year we conduct traditional Zen ceremonies which are participatory followed by receptions; all are welcome.
Half day sittings are held periodically on Saturday mornings. The Saturday program is generally silent with alternating periods of Zazen and kinhin (walking meditation), chanting service, rest period, and Dharma talk.
For more information, email Mt. Diablo Zen.
Consult the calendar for all our programming.
