Mt. Diablo Zen Group 2025 Calendar
Wednesday Evening Program
1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays: In-person
2nd and 4th Wednesdays: via Zoom. Email John (john@mobu.org) or Leslie (lbartholic@comcast.net) for link
- 6:45 pm Sogi (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)
(January 29; April 30; July 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 2; Sejiki – October 29; Buddha’s Enlightenment – December 3
Zendo Holidays
January 1; November 26; December 24; December 31
Saturday Morning Program (In-person)
January 18; May 10; August 16; November 8
- 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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