THIS COMING WEEK at ABZS !
*all events in Eastern Standard Time*
*ABZS does keep an attendance of participation in sangha events* this is done for the welfare of its members and for guidance in future programing
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
Tuesday April 9, 16, 23 and 30 No Dharma Teas until May Join us in May when we resume our Dharma Teas at 2pm on Tuesdays. Inryū Sensei will be away most of the rest of April to visit significant temples in our Soto Zen Lineage. Join us at n May when she will share photographs and stories from the pilgrimage
to join use this link. If asked for a password use 386593. You can also go to www.allbeingszen.org home page to sign in.
For the All Beings Zen Sangha Tuesday Teas at Two, a topic is introduced and then a few questions are proposed for discussion by those present. The Teas are online only.
We start with 5 minutes of silent tea drinking.
The dharma tea concludes at 2:45pm Eastern. All are welcome.
Thursday, April 11, 2024 – 7pm Evening Practice. Short Service followed by two periods of zazen. We will then close with chanting the Refuges. In person and online. See the www.allbeingszen.org home page for sign in information on the day of the practice
Sunday, April 14 2024 5pm Recovery Discussion Poetry Group which meets each Sunday for an hour. Facilitated by a host and a guardian of the online space we create a safe place for attendees to speak and support on another through deep listening. Please contact Shinren Mark for the link to join. Online only.
Upcoming Events in 2024 with All Beings Zen Sangha – Check back regularly for updates
MAY 18-19, 2024 – Two day retreat (with overnight option) at our rural retreat practice place Woodburn Hill Farm in Mechanicsville, MD (50 miles SouthEast of Washington DC). Please RSVP with inryu@allbeingszen.org Requested donation for the event is $30 per day (no one is turned away). Oryoki meals included. We will a full zazen schedule including work practice and exercise each day. Come join us in this peaceful farm setting and enjoy deepening your practice with sangha members.
TBA – Late May – Start your week with a slow paced, immersive exploration within the forest. Zen’etsu Clay Crowell will be guiding a forest bathing walk (date TBA) from 10:00am–12:00pm in Washington D.C. Zen’etsu will offer “invitations” for participants to do in order to connect deeply to the forest, its beings, and ourselves. If you are interested in attending, please email zenjoyclay@gmail.com for location details.
TBA – Dharma Tea with Ben Adams who will offer reflections on his recent visit to Cambodia Temple sites – Rescheduled…..Date to be announced.
July 9-14 2024 All Beings Zen Sangha travel to Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
To register contact Tassajara Reservations office 415-865-1899 and let them know you are planning to join the All Beings Zen Sangha Week. Please let Inryū Sensei know that you plan to join the summer visit to Tassajara.
Fall 2024 course of interest at the Institute for Buddhist Studies – see below
Tuesdays from 2:10pm-5pm, beginning the first week of September and running through December 15, 2024. The full title is Topics in Buddhist Women: Zen (HRHS-4560). For more information use this link.