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 following Monday morning practice on October 6, 2025. 6:30am Zazen 7:10am Full Moon Service. in person and online. In person and online – visit www.allbeingszen.org home page to sign in.

Thursday October 2 , 2025 7- 8:15pm Evening Zazen – Short service followed by two periods of zazen with an interval of kinhin (slow walking). We will have our monthly “Pass the feather” sharing and 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 with Inryū Sensei this week- Thursday October 2nd and Sunday October 5th 10am – noon. Please RSVP with inryu@allbeingszen.org

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 – Japanese 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, October 17: Dharma Movie Night 7pm: “Wendy” Urban Zendo


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
27290 Woodburn Hill Road
Mechanicsville, MD 20659

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