WELCOME!
The Zen Center is open to members and trial members.
We have Zoom sittings for people who live too far away to attend sittings at the Center. We encourage people to attend via Zoom if they are ill or have recently been exposed to Covid. 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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19
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7-day Sesshin
Read moreThe Zen Center and its grounds are closed during a seven-day intensive training period.
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3
may
Introductory Workshop
Read moreRoshi Graef conducts a half-day workshop on the principles and practices of Zen Buddhism.
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4
may
Roshi Kapleau Memorial Sitting
Read moreAn all-day sitting and memorial service honoring Roshi Philip Kapleau. One of Roshi Kapleau's taped teishos will be played at the end of the sitting.
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10
may
Haiku Workshop
Read moreAn old pond;
A frog jumps in—
the sound of water.
Joan White leads the second of four popular seasonal workshops on the art of haiku. -
17
may
Indian Cooking: Lunch
Read moreThis is the second course of Manju Selinger's wonderful series on vegetarian Indian cooking.
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25
may
Vesak: The Buddha's Birthday
Read moreCome join us for the celebration of the Buddha's birth. All are welcome—especially children!
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29
may
Spring Sangha Garden Weekend
Read moreSangha members are invited to help prepare the garden for the growing season. Children are welcome!
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5
jun
Famine Relief Ceremony
Read moreA concrete way to express compassion for those who are suffering from hunger.
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7
jun
Flower Arranging Course
Read moreThe first of two courses lead by Marcela Pino on the gentle art of flower arranging. Limited enrollment. This course fills quickly!
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8
jun
Lay Ordination Ceremony
Read moreAfter a short morning sitting, long-time house resident Polly Whitcomb will be ordained as a lay priest. All are invited.
From our Ancestors
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The Way is essentially perfect and exists everywhere.
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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