Upcoming Events

Jukai is our annual taking of the precepts ceremony.  Please join us to help celebrate students as they commit to the precepts.  Those who have taken Jukai are welcome to renew their precepts at this time.

We will have 2 periods of seated meditation (zazen) followed by a "Ceremony of Gratitude" which will consist of food offerings, statements of gratitude, and chanting. Please bring a donation of canned or boxed food for a local food pantry and a monetary donation that will be donated to Oxfam America for hunger relief. Friends and family are welcome and may join at 11 a.m. after the sitting.

NOTE: Donation checks should be made payable to Oxfam America.

Please join us in maintaining our beautiful Center! There will be tasks for all kinds of people:

• housekeeping
• gardens and landscaping
• groundskeeping
• mechanical and repair work
• cleaning and organization

Please RSVP: December 5th Sangha Work Day

We will sit zazen from 8:00 to 8:45 for those able to join, followed by a work meeting at 8:50.

 Lunch and light refreshments are provided.

Traditionally known as Rohatsu, which means the eighth day of the twelfth month, this ceremony commemorates the great enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama—The Buddha. Participants are encouraged to bring a quote of the Buddha or a passage from one of the Sutras to read out loud. The story of the Buddha’s awakening is read and incense offerings are made.