Mt. Diablo Zen Group 2026 Calendar
To obtain the zoom link or for questions, contact:
John (john@mobu.org) or Janet (jhthomas100@gmail.com)
Wednesday Evening Program
We meet in person on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays of the month and via Zoom on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays (except zendo holiday November 25)
- 6:45 pm Soji (silent temple cleaning)
- 7:00 Zazen
- 7:30 Reading / Discussion or Talk
- 8:00/8:30 End Zoom/End in-person
The fifth Wednesdays are silent retreat evenings (zazenkai)
(April 29, July 29, September 30, December 30)
- 6:55 pm Enter the zendo in silence
- 7:00 Zazen
- 7:25 Kinhin (walking meditation)
- 7:30 Zazen
- 7:55 Kinhin
- 8:00 Zazen
- 8:25 Closing bells; depart zendo in silence
Annual Ceremonies In-person, Wednesdays 7pm
Buddha’s Birthday – April 1; Sejiki – November 4; Buddha’s Enlightenment – December 3
Saturday Morning Program (In-person)
March 28 and November 14
- 8:00 Robe Chant, zazen
- 8:30 Kinhin
- 8:40 Zazen
- 9:10 Service
- 9:20 Break
- 9:40 Zazen
- 10:10 Kinhin
- 10:20 Zazen
- 10:50 Outdoor Kinhin
- 11:00 Talk
- 11:40 Bodhisattva vows
- 11:45 Cleanup
- 11:55 End
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