Calendar
and upcoming events
SLOZC · Upcoming Events
Sunday, May 19 • Dharma Talk by Russ Rinkai Rayburn
Friday evening, July 19 - Saturday, July 20 • Summer Zazenkai at Crows End
Saturday, September 21 • Three Steps to Mindfulness Workshop led by Roshi Kipp Ryodo Hawley
Saturday, May 18 · 8:30am-11:45am · Zoom & In-person
Led by Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert
Zoom LINK
Meeting ID 592 934 8543
Passcode Dragon 24
8:30-9:00 · Saturday Service
9-9:35 · Precept Reading & Zazen
9:35-9:45 · Outside Walking Zen
9:45-10:15 · Zazen
10:15-10:30 · Maezumi Rosh Teisho Recording
10:30-10:45 · Break
10:45-11:45 · Council
A 4-day meditation retreat
Wednesday evening, May 22 thru Sunday, May 26
Led by Sensei Darla Myoho Fjeld
This Sesshin is a four daylong retreat devoted to samadhi practice, offered both in-person at ZCLA and via Zoom. With Great Silence observed throughout, it is an opportunity to intensify and deepen your practice through the experience of periods of uninterrupted meditation (zazen), walking meditation (kinhin), a dharma talk, service, face-to-face meetings with Sensei Darla Myoho Fjeld, as well as time for mindful work practice (samu) and meals. Zoom participants will have time to eat, walk and do their own samu at home, then link back into the sesshin schedule. Open to everyone, newcomers are especially welcome to attend.
For complete Sesshin information on the ZCLA website, click/tap here.
Sensei Darla Myoho Fjeld is a Zen Buddhist priest and Temple Development Steward at the Zen Center of Los Angeles. She began her practice at the Zen Studies Society in New York in 1996 and in 1997 began practicing at the Fire Lotus Zendo in New York. While in New York she was a political organizer and then spent 9 years as a Research Associate for the Auburn Seminary Center for the Study of Theological Education. She began her practice at ZCLA in 2001. She was the Development Director and then the Executive Director of Coalition LA, a poor people’s organization for 8 years. She earned a M.Div and STM from Union Theological Seminary in New York from 1981-1985. She has a Ph.D. in the Philosophy of Religion from Drew University, Madison, NJ and taught at El Camino College in Torrance, CA for 20 years.
Wednesdays • 7-8pm • On Zoom
Besides being a perfect follow-up for those who have already taken Intro to Zen Meditation, Wednesday evening’s Exploring Your Zen Practice is open to everyone: members of ZCLA, friends, and anyone with an interest in Zen practice.
Exploring Your Zen Practice takes place on Zoom and will be guided by a ZCLA Dharma Holder, who will answer questions you may have about your sitting practice, with special attention given to any problems you are encountering. In addition, discussions of other practice topics may arise when there is interest from participants.
The class takes place on Wednesdays, but there are some weeks throughout the year when ZCLA is closed or we are in a retreat, so check our full calendar to make sure the class is happening on your chosen Wednesday!
For any questions, please email Kaigen at jljonathan@gmail.com.
Join Zoom Meeting here
Meeting ID 815 7103 6299
Passcode Wed22