Upcoming events

O-Higan (Fall) & Jukai Initiation Ceremony
Sunday, September 22, 2024
10:00 am

We are celebrating O-Higan and holding a jukai initiation ceremony on September 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

O-Higan

For an explanation of O-Higan, please see our Buddhist Holidays page.

Jukai

For an explanation of jukai (officially becoming a Zen Buddhist), please see our Ceremonies page.

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Dharma Discussion
Thursday, September 26, 2024
6:30 pm

Please read chapter 14, "Throwing Your Life into the Abode of the Buddha" (pp. 92–97) in either of these two editions:

  • How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment, Eihei Dogen and Kosho Uchiyama (2005)
  • From The Zen Kitchen To Enlightenment: Refining Your Life, Eihei Dogen and Kosho Uchiyama (1983)
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