Hybrid Event
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Announcements
May News & Events
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Practice Period & Sesshin
Registration for Online Sesshin Open
Our annual hybrid Sesshin takes place May 18–24 at Villa Maria del Mar and online via Zoom. Registration to join online remains open through Thu May 14. We’re pleased to have three volunteer Zoom hosts this year and to be offering online participants practice discussion with senior teachers, along with an orientation on the evening of arrival day.
Bay Area Practice Period is underway through May 31.
Norman‘s Newsletter on Substack
Norman has an occasional newsletter on Substack, an online platform that allows writers to publish essays and other writing. You can read it online or subscribe via email.
When You Greet Me I Bow
Norman’s most recent dharma book is a collection of essays, When You Greet Me I Bow: Notes and Reflections from a Life in Zen. Edited by Cynthia Schrager, the essays span a life of inquiry into Zen practice, relationship, cultural encounter, and spiritual creativity.
Everyday Zen Events
Everyday Zen Daily Sitting
7:30-8:00 AM (PT)
Link: Join on Zoom
Meeting ID: 818 1405 8944
Passcode: Zazen (note the upper case “Z”)
Weekly Metta Sitting
Mondays 8:00 – 8:30 AM (PT)
Link: Join on Zoom
Meeting ID: 818 1405 8944
Passcode: Zazen (note the upper case “Z”)
Our mission is to share the Zen attitude, spirit, and practice with the world. Guided by spiritual director and poet Norman Fischer, we are dedicated to listening to the world, to changing it and being changed by it. Together and each on our own unique paths, we endeavor to bring our spiritual practice into all aspects of our everyday lives.
Latest Teachings
May 14, 2026
Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana – Talk 8
Support the Everyday Zen Foundation
Dana, in Sanskrit and Pali, means generosity, or the practice of giving. In this spirit, Norman makes his talks available for download through this website for no charge other than a suggested donation, and all Everyday Zen workshops and retreats are offered at the lowest possible cost.
Please help if you can. We welcome financial donations of any size, at any time. We also encourage Norman’s students to consider making recurring monthly donations, which help generate a regular and reliable income to support Norman’s work and livelihood.
