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  • ABZS Book Club Meeting July 20, 2026 to discuss “Train Dreams” 6-7pm

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    Train Dreams traces the life of Robert Grainier, a laborer in the early 20th-century American West. After a wildfire takes his family, Grainier retreats into the landscape, living out his days in quiet isolation amidst the shifting wilderness. Grainier’s journey is marked by a witnessing of change, grief, and the slow retreat of the world he was born into.

  • Morning Practice for July 20, 2026 6:30am Eastern

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    This morning we will have one 40 period of Zazen followed by a service comprised of the Hymn to the Perfection of Wisdom, the Heart Sutra, and the Shosaimiyo Kichijo Dharani.

    Please put your Zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service. Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

  • Evening Practice for July 16, 2026 7pm Eastern

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    This evening we will a short service (The Harmony of Difference and Sameness in English) followed by one period of Zazen, a five minute interval of Kinhin and our monthly Wellbeing Ceremony (Enmei 9 times, Lovingkindness Sutra and a dedication of merit).

    Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting Zazen with you.

  • Evening Practice for July 9, 2026 7pm Eastern

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    This evening we will a short service in Spanish followed by two periods of Zazen with a five minute interval of Kinhin in between. We will conclude with singing the refuges in Pali. If you can stay on the call we can do introductions before closing.

    Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting Zazen with you.

  • Morning Practice for July 8, 2026 6:30am Eastern

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    This morning we will have one 40 period of Zazen followed by a service comprised of the Hymn to the Perfection of Wisdom, the Heart Sutra, and the Shosaimiyo Kichijo Dharani.

    Please put your Zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service. Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

  • Evening Practice for July 2nd, 2026 7pm Eastern

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    This evening, we will have a short service, followed by two periods of Zazen with a five-minute Kinhin interval in between. Since it is the first Thursday in July, we will have our “pass the feather” sharing. We will conclude by chanting the refuges in Pali.

    Above: Kanzeon, in our Zendo

    Please put your Zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service. Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting in Zazen with you.

  • Evening Practice for June 25, 2026 7pm Eastern

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    This evening we will a short service (Enmei and Heart Sutra in Chinese and Dogen’s instructions for Zazen) followed by one period of Zazen, a five minute interval of Kinhin and a Talk by Inryū Sensei

    Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting Zazen with you.

  • Evening Practice for June 18, 2026 7pm Eastern

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    This evening we will a short service (Enmei and Heart Sutra in English) followed by one period of Zazen, a five minute interval of Kinhin and a Talk by Rev. Seidō David Sarpal.

    Rev. Seidō David Sarpal offering sweet water to ceremonially bathe the baby buddha on the observance of Hanamatsuri . “Hana Matsuri” translates to “Flower Festival,” commemorating the birth of Buddha in a garden of blooming trees.

    Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting Zazen with you.

  • Evening Practice for Thursday, June 4, 2026, 7:00 pm Eastern

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    This evening, we will have a short service, followed by two periods of Zazen with a five-minute Kinhin interval in between. Since it is the first Thursday in June, we will “pass the feather.” We will conclude by chanting the refuges in Pali.

    Above: Kanzeon, in our Zendo

    Please put your Zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service. Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting in Zazen with you.

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