Six All Beings Zen Sangha members took part in a morning Peace Walk. In the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, Mahatma Gandhi and American Civil Rights Leaders. We silently walked through the parks and streets. We stopped in Malcolm X Park and each person offered the merit of the walking to others.
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This morning we will have one 40 period of Zazen followed by a Short Service
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This evening we will a short service (Enmei and Heart Sutra in Chinese) followed by one 25-minute period of Zazen, a Dharma Talk by our Guiding Teacher Inryū Sensei and the Ango Opening Ceremony. .
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Seven members of All Beings Sangha enjoyed a week of practice at the Beginners Mind Temple which is located near Tassajara Creek in the Los Padres National Forest.
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August 25th, 2026 Tuesday Tea at Two pm. (,2-2:45pm ) . Jorge Viscal will offer an examination of the teaching of no-thought (wu-nian) in the Platform Sutra (Red Pine’s translation and commentary) and a part of the introduction of “Zen Mind, Beginners Mind” for this Tuesday Tea.
Please join us tonight for an online only discussing of the Dharma Book Selection for August. “I am a cat”.
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This evening we will a short service (Enmei and Heart Sutra in English) followed by one 25-minute period of Zazen, a five minute interval of Kinhin, and a 15-minute period of Zazen, followed by the Ryaku Fusatsu, or Full Moon ceremony.
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The All Beings Zen Sangha welcomes and affirms all who come here to seek the Way, and who will work toward respectful acceptance of others across our many differences, harmonizing the one and the many.
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