CityZen is a western style Chan/Zen practice and koan center in the Pacific Zen School led by Rachel Mansfield-Howlett Roshi. Our form of Chan includes a mix of traditional and revitalized practices that open the way to discovering the joy and connection that resides underneath this life. We offer beginning instruction as well as programs that support you all along the way. Everyone is welcome – all faiths, genders, ethnicities, or sexual preference.
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Buddha's Birthday Luncheon & Sweet Tea Ceremony in the Vineyard
Sunday May 1 1:30-4:30pmLocation: Vikki's in SebastopolDirections provided upon RSVP (gbrandt@sonic.net)
Music: Kalei Kamanoha
Ceremony at 2:00pm
Music: Kalei Kamanoha
Ceremony at 2:00pm
Menu:
Local bread and cheese
Barbecued chicken
Mike's Really Fine Beans
Greens Salad
Mike's Home Cured Olives
Rachel's Carmelized Onions
Friends and Family welcome, just let us know how many
RSVP gbrandt@sonic.net
WHAT TO BRING:
Your own beverage
Sun protection
Optional: Flowers to place on the Baby Buddha Flower Bower
A YEAR AT A GLANCE
CityZen Monday Night Meditation
Monthly Themes
SPRING
March – ZEN 101 – What Zen Is and Isn’t
April – Awakening – It’s Always Happening
May – Developing a Personal Practice – The
Essentials
SUMMER
June – Investigating Koans
July – Ease – A Natural way of Practice
August – Dharma – It’s Everything We Meet
FALL
September – Taking Refuge – The Vows of Character
October – Remembrance – The Ancestors: Asian,
American and Women
November – Gratitude – Lucky Lucky Life
WINTER
December – Emptiness – The Big Zero
January – Contemplative Practices for the Winter
Season
Februrary – Working with Difficulty
Meditation Instruction is offered on the 2nd Monday of the month at 6:30pm or by appointment at gbrandt@sonic.net
Meditation Instruction is offered on the 2nd Monday of the month at 6:30pm or by appointment at gbrandt@sonic.net
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