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Honoring Indigenous Peoples Day Ceremony

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The Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day Ceremony is based on the Metta Prayer by Maylie Scott. It is being offered by Jaune Evans and R Inez,...

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What is Zen? Retreat with Norman & Sue Moon

Green Gulch Farm Zen Center 1601 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach, CA, United States

Norman Fischer and Sue Moon lead a three-day retreat at Green Gulch Farm, based on their book What Is Zen? Whether you’ve been practicing Zen...

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Annual Philip Whalen Birthday Ceremony

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Ceremony for Philip Whalen's birthday Oct 20, 2022 5:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) This will be a simple ceremony for the late poet...

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Election Retreat: Letter-Writing

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A call for Ballot Bodhisattvas! The Buddhist Election Retreat Committee is sponsoring a series letter-writing retreats on Zoom, on the following Sundays: August 7 August...

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A Ceremony for Those Who Have Died

San Francisco Zen Center Online Muir Beach, CA, United States

Teachers: Hoka Chris Fortin & Jennifer Block Location: San Francisco Zen Center Online (on Zoom) Jizo Bodhisattva is the bodhisattva of fearlessly shepherding those who...

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Priest Ordination for Anlor Davin and Jane Flint

Community Congregational Church in Tiburon 145 Rock Hill Rd, Tiburon, CA, United States
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Please join us in person or on Zoom for this special ceremony. The Zen custom of priest ordination, called shukke tokudo (literally "leaving home, attaining...

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Annual Suzuki Roshi Memorial

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Please join us on Zoom for this special ceremony. Jeff Bickner will lead the sangha in this annual Memorial for Suzuki Roshi. You are invited...

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Annual Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony

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Please join us on Zoom for this special ceremony. Jeff Bickner will lead the sangha in this ceremony celebrating the Buddha's Enlightenment. You are invited...

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Annual Memorial for Sojun Mel Weitsman

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Please join us on Zoom for this special ceremony. Norman and Kathie will lead the sangha in this second annual Memorial for Sojun Mel Weitsman....

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Eihei Dogen’s Birthday Ceremony

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Please join us on Zoom for this special ceremony. Norman and Kathie will lead the sangha in this service to celebrate Dogen's birthday. You are...

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Full Moon Ceremony

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Please join us on Zoom for the Full Moon Bodhisattva Ceremony, an ancient ritual of purification and renewal, in which the entire attending sangha participates....

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Sky Island Sesshin with Chris Fortin

Aravaipa Canyon Ranch

February 14-19 Sky Island Zen 2023 Aravaipa Canyon Sesshin Led by Chris Fortin The ranch sits along a creek in a wilderness canyon near Tucson....

Men In Suits: Poetry Reading & Artist’s Talk

Gulf of Maine Books Brunswick, Maine
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Norman will read from his new book Men in Suits and the book's cover artist, Natasha Mayers will show and talk about her series of...

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Honoring Mahapajapati Ceremony

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Please join us on Zoom for the Honoring Mahapajapati Ceremony. Led by Chris Fortin and Jaune Evans, this ceremony honors the life and practice of Mahaprajapati,...

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Full Moon Ceremony

Community Congregational Church in Tiburon 145 Rock Hill Rd, Tiburon, CA, United States
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NOTE: The Full Moon Ceremony will start at about 6:30, following Dharma Seminar. Seminar will end early  Please join us at the Tiburon Community Congregational...

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Pravarana Ceremony

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Reserved for Practice Period participants. If you have been participating in our Practice Period, please join us online via Zoom for Pravarana, a ceremony of...

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Shuso Hossenshiki and Buddha’s Birthday Ceremonies

Community Congregational Church in Tiburon 145 Rock Hill Rd, Tiburon, CA, United States
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Please join us at the Community Congregational Church in Tiburon or online via Zoom for these special ceremonies.   The Everyday Zen Bay Area Practice...

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Tassajara Sangha Week 2023

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center 39171 Tassajara Road, Carmel Valley, CA, United States

Tassajara is looking forward to hosting Everyday Zen in 2023 for a 5-day Sangha Week Retreat. We envision a 2023 summer of Suzuki Roshi sanghas...

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SFZC: Jizo Ceremony for Those Who Have Died

Green Gulch Farm Zen Center 1601 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach, CA, United States

With Hoka Chris Fortin and Jennifer Block Jizo Bodhisattva is the bodhisattva of fearlessly shepherding those who are crossing realms: from life into death, from...

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Lay Entrustment Ceremony

Community Congregational Church in Tiburon 145 Rock Hill Rd, Tiburon, CA, United States
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Wed, May 31, 5:00 pm PT Led by Norman On May 31, we will hold a Lay Entrustment Ceremony for senior Everyday Zen practitioners Christopher...

Banyen Books: David Hinton & Norman Fischer ~ The Way of Ch’an

Banyen Books 3608 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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David Hinton, one of the world's foremost translators of ancient Chinese poetry and philosophy, presents The Way of Ch'an: Essential Texts of the Original Tradition....

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Honoring Indigenous Peoples Day Ceremony

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PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE & TIME An annual gathering and ceremony to honor Indigenous Peoples Day, led by Jaune Evans. The ceremony will take the...

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Jizo Ceremony for Those Who Have Died

Green Gulch Farm Zen Center 1601 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach, CA, United States

With Hoka Chris Fortin and Jennifer Block In this afternoon event, people of all walks of life and loss gather to acknowledge and mourn the...

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Annual Philip Whalen Birthday Ceremony

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This will be a simple ceremony on Zoom for the late poet Philip Whalen, streamed from Norman’s small zendo in Muir Beach. Bells will be rung...

SFZC: Leaning Toward Light – A Poetic Embrace of Nature

San Francisco Zen Center Online Muir Beach, CA, United States
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Hosted by Norman Fischer at SFZC on Zoom The San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC) invites you to an evocative evening, interweaving poetry and nature's embrace....

Honoring Philip Whalen: Bowed Some, Chanted a Little

San Francisco Zen Center Online Muir Beach, CA, United States
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A Celebration of Philip Whalen's Zen Journals and the San Francisco Renaissance Step into a world where the spiritual meets the literary, where Zen and...

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Annual Suzuki Roshi Memorial

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Please join us on Zoom for a simple ceremony, led by Everyday Zen priest Jaune Evans, to remember and appreciate Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, who established...

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Talk by EDZ Priest Ruth Ozeki

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Ruth will give a way-seeking mind talk about her path to practice and what the Dharma means to her as a writer, teacher, and newly...

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Annual Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony

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Please join us on Zoom for a simple ceremony, led by Everyday Zen priest Jeff Bickner, to celebrate the Buddha’s Enlightenment. For Zoom Access Please...

Community Sit & Gathering with Full Moon Ceremony

Community Congregational Church in Tiburon 145 Rock Hill Rd, Tiburon, CA, United States
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Please join us online or in Tiburon for this special day of sitting, sharing, and renewing our Bodhisattva vows. The day begins at 10:00 am...

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Annual Memorial for Sojun Mel Weitsman

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Please join us online via Zoom for this special ceremony. Norman and Kathie will lead the sangha in this third annual Memorial for Sojun Mel...

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Annual Remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King

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Please join us online via Zoom for this special ceremony. Jaune Evans, Chris Fortin, and Sue Moon will lead the sangha in this annual Remembrance...

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Eihei Dogen’s Birthday

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Please join us online via Zoom for this special ceremony. Norman and Kathie will lead the sangha in this service to celebrate Eihei Dogen’s birthday....

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Sky Island Sesshin with Chris Fortin

Aravaipa Canyon Ranch

February 13-18 Sky Island Zen 2024 Aravaipa Canyon Sesshin Led by Chris Fortin NOTE: There are now two openings for this sesshin due to cancellations....

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Buddha’s Parinirvana Ceremony

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Please join us online via Zoom for this beautiful ceremony, led by Norman, commemorating the Buddha’s parinirvana or passing on. This ceremony takes place after...

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Honoring Mahapajapati and All of Our Buddhist Mothers Ceremony

Community Congregational Church in Tiburon 145 Rock Hill Rd, Tiburon, CA, United States
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Please join us in person at the Community Congregational Church in Tiburon or online via Zoom for the Honoring Mahapajapati and All of Our Buddhist...

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Pravarana Ceremony

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Reserved for Practice Period participants. If you have been participating in our Practice Period, please join us online via Zoom for Pravarana, a ceremony of...

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SZBA: The Body as a Doorway to Practice

Soto Zen Buddhist Association
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The Soto Zen Buddhist Association's monthly year-long speaker series continues on April 13 with "The Body as a Doorway to Practice." Four panelists, all dedicated...

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Shuso Hossenshiki and Buddha’s Birthday Ceremonies

Community Congregational Church in Tiburon 145 Rock Hill Rd, Tiburon, CA, United States
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Please join us at the Community Congregational Church in Tiburon or online via Zoom for these special ceremonies. The Everyday Zen Bay Area Practice Period...

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Climate Repentance with Bodhisattva (Full Moon) Ceremony

Community Congregational Church in Tiburon 145 Rock Hill Rd, Tiburon, CA, United States
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Please join us in person at the Community Congregational Church in Tiburon or online on Zoom for our annual Climate Repentance Ceremony, which includes the...

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Everyday Zen Tassajara Sangha Week Retreat

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center 39171 Tassajara Road, Carmel Valley, CA, United States

A Week of Practice, Reflection, Stories and Fun May 14 – 19. 2024 With Jaune Evans and Susan Moon “Just as the dawn is forerunner...

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Jizo Ceremony for Those Who Have Died

Green Gulch Farm Zen Center 1601 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach, CA, United States

With Hoka Chris Fortin and Jennifer Block In this afternoon event, people of all walks of life and loss gather to acknowledge and mourn the...

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Juneteenth Ceremony

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Juneteenth is a day of celebration of freedom, honoring African American culture and achievements. It is America's second independence day, June 19, 1865, when the...

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SZBA: A Trace of Mahapajapati

Soto Zen Buddhist Association
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The Soto Zen Buddhist Association's monthly year-long speaker series continues on June 30 with a presentation by Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, "A Trace of Mahapajapati:...

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Spirit Rock: How to be a Bodhisattva

Spirit Rock Online , United States
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A One-Day Hybrid Retreat at Spirit Rock Online & On-Land In this daylong retreat, we’ll explore teachings about the Bodhisattva path — the way of...

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Honoring Indigenous Peoples Day Ceremony

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Join us for our annual gathering to honor Indigenous Peoples Day, led by Jaune Evans. The ceremony will take the place immediately following our morning...

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SZBA: Hearing Younger Women’s Voices

Soto Zen Buddhist Association
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The Soto Zen Buddhist Association's monthly year-long speaker series continues with a presentation on "Hearing Younger Women’s Voices" moderated by Rev. Jisan Tova Green with...

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Annual Philip Whalen Birthday Ceremony

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This will be a simple ceremony on Zoom for the late poet Philip Whalen, streamed from Norman’s small zendo in Muir Beach. Bells will be...

Poetry Reading: Norman Fischer at the Poetic Research Bureau

Poetic Research Bureau 2220 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Norman will be reading from his new book of poetry, Through a Window (Roof Books), at the Poetic Research Bureau in Los Angeles. Poet Deborah...

Poetry Reading: Norman at Lone Glen

Lone Glen 1409 Derby Street, Berkeley, CA

Norman will be reading from his new book of poetry, Through a Window, in the East Bay at Lone Glen, in An evening with Roof...

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SZBA: Receiving the Marrow by Bowing Raihai Tokuzui

Soto Zen Buddhist Association
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The Soto Zen Buddhist Association's monthly year-long speaker series continues with a presentation on "Receiving the Marrow by Bowing Raihai Tokuzui" by Eijun Linda Ruth...

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Jizo Ceremony for Those Who Have Died

Green Gulch Farm Zen Center 1601 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach, CA, United States

With Hoka Chris Fortin and Jennifer Block In this afternoon event, people of all walks of life and loss gather to acknowledge and mourn the...

Brooklyn Zen Center: Grandmotherly Mind: A Reading

Brooklyn Zen Center 326 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, New York
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Celebrate the launch of new poetry books by Brooklyn Zen Center friends and acclaimed poets: Granny Cloud by Farnoosh Fathi and Through a Window by...

Segue Foundation: Norman Fischer & The New York Neo-Futurists

Segue Foundation at Artists Space 1 Cortlandt Alley, New York, NY, United States
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Norman Fischer & The New York Neo-Futurists Norman Fischer is a poet, essayist, and Soto Zen Buddhist priest. Poetry titles are Nature, There Was a...

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Upaya Zen Center: AWAKENED ACTION

Upaya Zen Center Online 1404 Cerro Gordo Road, Santa Fe, NM, United States
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In this very special program from Upaya Zen Center, we join together with beloved writer and environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams, social justice activist Valerie Brown,...