EVENTS CALENDAR
We invite and encourage everyone to take advantage of the opportunity to practice Zen meditation. Zen does not conflict in any way with any religious creed.
Special Events- includes O-Higan, Hana Matsuri, Obon, Bodhidharma Day, Rohatsu.
- Nehan- Buddha's Paranirvana (483 BCE) February 15th
- O-Higan March 20th, and Sept. 23rd.
- Hana Matsuri- Buddha's birth (563 BCE) April 8th
- Obon- Zen festival honoring our departed ancestors July 13th to 16th
- Bodhidharma day- First Zen Patriarch (470-543 BCE) October 15th
- Rohatsu- Buddha's Enlightenment Dec. 8th
Zen Wedding Ceremony-Please contact Reverend Thompson for your Zen wedding plans. Customarily $100 donation.
Formal Zen Membership levels- For those students who are sincere in their commitment to Zen training and wish to formalize it, he or she may request lay initiation Tokudo, and Zen Disciple ceremony. Please click on the Membership link to learn more about each of the following ceremonies.
ONGOING PRACTICE
Private instruction (Dokusan)- In the event someone cannot make it to our Sunday service or wishes individual instruction (Dokusan), private meditation can be arranged by calling Reverend Thompson at his residency telephone number 941-726-6228. Customarily donation of ten dollars per instruction is requested.
Gassho.