WE ARE OPEN
Good news! The Zen Center is now open to members who who have been fully vaccinated and boosted. Masks are required.
We will continue to have a Zoom option for people unable to meet those requirements. Please send us an email through the contact page if you would like more information.
Schedule
The Zen Center has a schedule of daily sittings, intensive meditation periods, courses, ceremonies, public events, and much more.
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Retreats
A wonderful way to combine quiet time and spiritual inspiration. Enjoy your own natural rhythms in an extraordinary setting.
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Workshops
A practical and authentic introduction to Zen Buddhism. Talks, question periods, demonstrations and meditation.
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Costa Rica
The Casa Zen was founded in 1974 by Roshi Philip Kapleau. Since 1988, Roshi Sunyana Graef has been the spiritual leader of Casa Zen.
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Toronto
The Toronto Zen Centre was founded in 1967 by Roshi Philip Kapleau. Roshi Taigen Henderson, Roshi Graef's Dharma Heir, is the teacher.
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Vermont
The Vermont Zen Center was founded in 1988 by Roshi Sunyana Graef, a Dharma Heir of Roshi Philip Kapleau, author of The Three Pillars of Zen.
SPECIAL CEREMONIES
UPCOMING AT THE CENTER
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29
May
The Buddha's Birthday
Read moreJoin us for Vesak, the celebration of the Buddha's birth! Offerings, puppet play, elephant parade and more.
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6
jun
Finding Your Seat
Read moreA program to introduce new members and trial members to the Zen Center. Currently meeting online the first Monday of each month.
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11
Jun
Flower Arranging Course
Read moreLearn basic Ikebana and flower arranging elements to bring a sense of tranquility to your environment.
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18
June
Introductory Workshop on Zen
Read moreConducted by Roshi Sunyana Graef and her students. A half-day introduction to the practices of Zen Buddhism. Hybrid event.
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25
Jun
Five-day Retreat
Read moreA five-day meditation retreat for Zen practitioners with an open schedule. Limited in-person attendance for those who are fully vaccinated and boosted.
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9
Jul
Lunch: Indian Cooking Course
Read moreLearn how to prepare a delicious and authentic vegetarian Indian meal in the Zen Center's kitchen.
From our Ancestors
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The Way is essentially perfect and exists everywhere.
—Zen Ancestor Eihei Dogen -
Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.
—Zen Ancestor Hakuin Ekakau -
The Great Way is not difficult for those who do not pick and choose.
—Zen Ancestor Seng Ts'an -
From the beginning all beings are Buddha.
—Zen Ancestor Hakuin Ekakau -
Ordinary Mind is the Way.
—Zen Ancestor Nansen Fugan