2025 Upcoming Regular Scheduled Zazen, Special Events & Affinity Group Meetings

Weekly Zazen ScheduleAll events in Eastern Standard Time

Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 6:30am Morning Zazen – 40 minute period of zazen followed by a short service. In person and online see www.allbeingszen.org home page to sign in

Monthly Full Moon Ceremony during Thursday evening practice on November 6, 2025. 7:00pm in person and online. – visit www.allbeingszen.org home page to sign in.

Thursday November 6th , 2025 7- 8:15pm Evening Zazen – One period of zazen with an interval of kinhin (slow walking) following by our Monthly Full Moon service and pass the feather sharing. . We will conclude with the refuges in Pali . In person and online – visit www.allbeingszen.org home page to sign in.

This week and beyond

Zen Sewing Classes Most Sundays – Next class is on November 9th, 2025 10am – noon. Rev. Inryū Sensei will be leading the zen sewing class.

September 15-18, 2025Suzuki Roshi Branching Streams Conference, Loyola University’s Retreat and Ecology Center, Woodstock, IL. Inryū Sensei and 3 Sangha members are signed up to attend.

September 20, 2025Zen in Public Social Action and Community Care

October 23-26, 2025 Annual U.S. Soto Zen Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii. Inryū Sensei and 2 Sangha members are signed up to attend

 ***ABZS Affinity Groups ***

Sundays 5-6pm Healing Circle – every Sunday . Contact Shinren  markstone1924@gmail.com  to be sent the zoom link. Online only

Tuesdays – 1st and 3rd monthly 6-7pm Baikaryu Eisanka – Next session is October 21stJapanese Plum Blossom Style Hymns with bells. in person only – Contact Zen’etsu @ zenjoyclay@gmail.com for more information. In person only

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Monthly Dharma Film Night – contact  Seido @ dakusaso@gmail.com In person only.

Our Next Film

Friday, November 7: 7pm Dharma Movie Night: “Amongst the White Clouds” Urban Zendo. This documentary by writer/director Edward Burger is a beautiful, contemplative journey exploring the practices of Chinese hermits living in the Zhongnan Mountains.

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Monthly Dharma Book Club – contact Shoku @ cristinamariabenavides@gmail.com   Online only

Our Next Book = TBA

May All Beings Be Happy!

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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All Beings Zen Sangha
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All Beings Zen Sangha
C/O  Rev. Inryū Ponce-Barger,
2801 Adams Mill Road NW 402
Washington DC 20009