Upcoming Events

Special Services

Throughout the year we celebrate various Zen Buddhist Holidays. Our next regularly scheduled celebration will be on December 11, 2011 when we will observe Bodhi Day- a commemoration of the Buddha’s Enlightenment. Please join us for the 10AM service on that day which will include a special dharma talk. After the service we would invite everyone to join us at a local area restaurant for lunch.

Regular Services

Our services at the Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago are open to all. Newcomers are welcomed, and instruction in Zen meditation is offered at each service. Please join us for one of our regular Meditation Services.

We offer Zen meditation (zazen) services in the Soto Zen tradition three times weekly:

• 10:00am Sunday
• 2:00pm Sunday
• 7:00pm Wednesday

Services last for approximately two hours and include chanting, seated meditation (zazen<), and walking meditation (kinhin). Tea is usually served afterwards. Please feel free to stop by and visit. Newcomers are always welcome and instructions are provided at every service.

Introduction to Zazen Meditation

While we invite newcomers to all of our services, once a month on the third Sunday at 2:00 PM we offer an introductory service for those who prefer a more general introduction to Zen practice . This introductory service provides explanatory talks and shorter meditation periods.

Meditation Retreats

For more intensive practice, please join us for our next one day Sesshin (meditation retreat) which will be held on Saturday February 4, 2012. Sesshin is an important part of regular practice, enabling us to reinforce our daily practice with more extended periods to further settle the mind.