Zazen is now offered 8:00am and 8:00pm daily via ZOOM, except for Sundays. Wednesday evenings our program meets at the regular time of 7:00pm. Please email Baika: myoshobaika@gmail.com for the link. Half Day Sittings now meet at 8:00am – 10:00am with two periods of zazen, walking meditation in between, service and dharma talk.
Mt Diablo Zen 2020 Calendar
- January 1st — Zendo holiday
- January 4th –Full day
- January 11th — Lay Ordination
- January 15th — Zazenkai night
- February 1st — Half day
- February 19th — Zazenkai night
- March 7th — Half day
- March 18th — Zazenkai night
- April 4th — Saturday Program in lieu of Half Day 7:50am-10am
- April 8th — Buddha’s Birthday ceremony
- April 15th — Zazenkai night
- May 2nd — Half day
- May 20th — Zazenkai night
- June 1-4—Sangha Week at Tassajara
- June 13th — Half day
- June 17 th — Zazenkai night
- July 11th — Half day
- July 15th — Zazenkai night
- August 1st — Half day
- August 19th — Zazenkai night
- September 12th — Half day
- September 16th — Zazenkai night
- October 3rd — Full day
- October 21st — Zazenkai night
- October 28th — Sejiki ceremony
- November 7th — Half day
- November 18th — Zazenkai night
- November 25th — Zendo holiday
- December 5th — Half day
- December 9th — Buddha’s Enlightenment ceremony
- December 16th — Zazenkai night
- December 30th – New Year’s ceremony
Zendo Holidays: June 3, November 25
6:00 pm Practice discussion in Room 9 (sign up ahead of time)
6:30 pm Zendo care (zazen instruction in Room 9)
7:00 pm Zazen
7:30 pm Reading / Discussion or Talk
8:30 pm End
Please note that the third Wednesday of each month has a different schedule.
Dates are listed above with “Zazenkai night.”
6:45 pm Set up in silence
7:00 pm Zazen
7:25pm Kinhin (walking meditation)
7:30pm Zazen
7:55pm Kinhin
8:00pm Zazen
8:25 pm Depart in silence
