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Come join Mid City Zen on December 31st New Year's Eve meditation and ringing of 108 Bells.
Doors at 7:15pm, Zazen (meditation) at 7:30pm, Bells at 8:45pm, Fire pit after! 🔥
All our welcome 🙏🏽
Feel free to come and go as you please. Each ringing of the bell is accompanied by a full prostration. However, standing bows or seated bows are a great alternative. As well as just sitting or lying down!
Current Schedule
Sunday Morning Program (every week but first Sunday)
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Sunday service and zazen
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8:45-9:25am: Introduction and Zazen Instruction (offered only second and fourth Sunday of the month.)
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9:30am Robe Chant immediately followed by the bells for zazen
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9:30-10:00am Zazen
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10:00-10:10am Kinhin (walking meditation)
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10:10-10:40am Zazen
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10:45am Chanting Service
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11am - 11:30am Dharma talks, Way Seeking Mind talks, Board Meeting, Study Group or Community Gathering
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11:45am - 11:55am Soji (mindful cleaning)
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First Sundays of the month are half day sittings, schedule is below (see more info and links at the Virtual Zendo):
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7:50am start han, call to sitting
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8:00-8:40 zazen.
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10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation).
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8:50-9:20 zazen.
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10 minutes kinhin.
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9:30-10 zazen.
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10 minutes kinhin.
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10:10-10:40 zazen
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10 minutes of kinhin.
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10:50-11:20 zazen.
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10 minutes kinhin.
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11:30-45 zazen.
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11:45 close with refuge prayer
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Regular Weekday Meditation Schedule:
Tuesday and Thursday Evenings:
6:30 - 7pm Zazen
Please be in your seat before 6:28pm. You can attend in person, or via Zoom. If joining online, click the link a few minutes early and sit together (the han wooden bell starts at 6:20pm). The doan will ring 3 bells to begin and 1 to end. We will close with the refuge prayer (see the weekday chant card)
Wednesday Mornings:
8am - 8:35am Zazen
Please be in your seat before 7:58am. You can attend in person, or via Zoom. If joining online, click the link a few minutes early and sit together (the han wooden bell starts at 7:50am). The doan will ring 3 bells to begin and 1 to end. We will close with the refuge prayer (see the weekday chant card)
Ceasefire Sits, Friday Mornings:
8am - 8:30 Zazen
8:30 - 8:35 Loving Kindness Chant
Support and join us in our commitment to non-violence in ourselves and the world. We will sit zazen (meditation) and practice loving kindness, dedicated to a lasting ceasefire in Palestine/Israel. All are welcome.
Sober Zen:
First and Third Thursday of the Month 7:15 - 8:15pm
Sober Zen is a discussion group about sobriety, meditation, and mindfulness and how they can support each other. All are welcome. No meditation experience is necessary.
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