6:00 pm
Everyone is invited to participate in this ritual of affirming our practice of the bodhisattva precepts. The ceremony is as appropriate for those of you who have not received the precepts, as it is deeply relevant for those renewing their commitment.
The Sunday after Zen Fest, we will not be having our regular 8 am zazen, service, and breakfast. We will have 10 am zazen followed by a talk at 10:30.
Now on a SATURDAY, November 23 from 9-3
Come and enjoy the 16th annual Zen Fest holiday sale in Sebastopol!
An abundance of locally sourced and crafted gifts, delectable treats, and our signature jams. Huge book sale, estate and rummage sale, and spiritual practice supplies. Great deals to be had in our Silent Auction: fine art, getaways, bodywork, local services and more!
Warm lunch from 11:30-1:30; live music performances following lunch.
At the Masonic Center 373 North Main St, Sebastopol (across form the Safeway). Admission is FREE!
For more information, see our website: www.stonecreekzencenter.org
For more information: 707.829.1129 or stonecreek@sonic.net
A benefit for Stone Creek Zen Center
Our monthly introduction to Zen practice. Instruction in zazen and a chance to get to know the center. No pre-registration, no fee. Just come. 11 am – noon. Please note the time change as this used to be offered on Saturdays at 9 am.
We also are happy to now be able to offer this class by appointment, if this time does not work for your schedule. Please contact us if you are interested in scheduling a different time.
Zazen is wholehearted sitting, dropping off thoughts and views and returning to life here and now, over and over.
Note: We have rescheduled the remembrance ceremony from November 3 to November 10.
A day to appreciate the people dear to us who have died, celebrate their lives and mourn our loss. Bring a photo or memento to put on the altar. Please arrive by 10 am for zazen, with the ceremony at 10:30 am.
10 am
Daitsū Tom Wright lived in Japan for over forty years. He practiced with Uchiyama Rōshi starting in 1968 and was ordained as a priest in 1974. He was a teacher for the Kyoto Sōtō Zen Center until 1995, and then conducted zazen gatherings with Rev. Dōyu Takamine in Kyoto and Tamba. He has worked on the translation and editing of several works on Zen, including “Opening the Hand of Thought.” He now lives with his wife in Hilo, Hawaii, where he continues to work on translations and teach at Alaneo Zendo (Abbot Myoshin Kaniumoe) in Hilo.
6:30-8:30
Witnessing and Engaging with What Divides Us
The Racial Literacy and Dharma Inquiry Group and West County Rapid Response Network are co-sponsoring a presentation on border issues by Joyce Cox and Jane Huneke, based on their first hand witnessing with Borderlinks. Do we have opportunities to reach across ‘borders’ within our own community? How can we engage both nationally and locally? Please join the discussion. Snacks and tea to follow.
For further details contact Dojin Sarah Emerson: www.stonecreekzencenter.com, or Liz Finn, finn@sonic.net, 707-478-2558, West County Rapid Response Network.
Our annual residential sesshin at the Vedanta Center in Olema. Five days of silence, zazen, oryoki meals, teisho, and dokusan. Pre-registration required and signing up by August 25 will be helpful. Fee $325 members/$480 non-members. Led by Jisho and Dojin.
Seven Sangha members will receive the precepts at a ceremony led by Jisho, Dojin and Korin. Everyone is invited. A reception follows the ceremony.