Weekly Zazen Schedule – All events in Eastern Standard Time
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 6:30am Morning Zazen – 40 minute period of zazen followed by a short service. In person and online see www.allbeingszen.org home page to sign in
Thursday evening practice 7 pm Eastern 7:00pm in person and online. see www.allbeingszen.org home page to sign in
Full Moon Service on Monday July 29th following morning zazen.
Photo by Inryū Sensei
Zen Sewing – Classes Most Sundays. The next zen sewing class is on July 12th, 2026. 10am – noon. This is for people who have begun sewing their Rakusu for lay ordination. Curious? Consider volunteering to help out with set up and other tasks. Inryū Sensei provides the instruction for this class.
Photo by Zen’etsu
***ABZS Affinity Groups ***
Sundays 5-6pm Healing Circle – Meets weekly – every Sunday . Contact Shinren markstone1924@gmail.com to be sent the zoom link. Online only
Baikaryu Eisanka 6-7pm – Meets monthly on the 3rd Tuesday. Plum Blossom Style Hymns with bells and clackers. Contact Zen’etsu @ zenjoyclay@gmail.com for more information. In person only
Dharma Film Night – Meets monthly. contact Seido @ dakusaso@gmail.com In person only.
Friday, July 10, 7PM Princess Mononoke, 1997, animated film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Set in Muromachi-period Japan (1336 to 1573)—a historical era deeply shaped by the rise of Soto Zen—Hayao Miyazaki’s epic follows Ashitaka, a young prince seeking a cure for a fatal curse, who finds himself caught in a violent conflict between an industrial iron-mining town and the ancient gods of the forest. Visually grounded in lush, hand-drawn wilderness, the film captures the interconnectedness of nature through iconic spirits like the kodama, inviting viewers into a deep contemplative awareness of the living world. Ultimately, rather than presenting a simple battle of good versus evil, the narrative emphasizes finding a path of non-attachment, compassion, and harmonious coexistence amidst suffering and destruction.
Dharma Book Club – Meets monthly. contact Shoku @ cristinamariabenavides@gmail.com Online only
Monday July 20, 6PM – 7PM Train Dreams by Denis Johnson.
Train Dreams traces the life of Robert Grainier, a laborer in the early 20th-century American West. After a wildfire takes his family, Grainier retreats into the landscape, living out his days in quiet isolation amidst the shifting wilderness. Grainier’s journey is marked by a witnessing of change, grief, and the slow retreat of the world he was born into.
July 25, 2026 Half Day Retreat at Woodburn Hill Farm, Mechanicsville, MD 10am-2pm. Pot luck vegan lunch. In person only Contact inryu@allbeingszen.org
ABZS members at our 2025 Half Day at Woodburn Hill Farm
August 4-9, 2026. Tassajara Zen Mountain Center All Beings Zen Sangha Week Registration is now open using this link Please notify Inryū Sensei when you register. Register directly with the office at Tassajara and be sure to tell them you are with our group. Below is the new pricing for the rooms (includes all meals) for the 2026 guest season. You are responsible for your airfare to the Bay area. You can find the schedule for the week here.
| Double Occupancy | Single Occupancy | Shared/per person |
| $260 | $190 | $130 |
2024 All Beings Zen Sangha Week at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center with Members of the Enso Village Sangha week group.
Tuesday Tea at Two pm. “The Bell Gatha” let by Zen’etsu online only. visit www.allbeingzen.org on the day of the event for the sign-in.Tuesday July 28,2-2:45pm
August Zen Film night – viewers choice
Friday, August 21, 7PM: Dharma Movie Night Viewer’s Choice: Either Double Indemnity, 1944, directed by Billy Wilder, OR Baraka, 1992, directed by Ron Fricke.
Choice 1: In Billy Wilder’s film noir classic, Double Indemnity, the oppressive, sweltering heat of a Los Angeles summer serves as a visceral manifestation of the characters’ fevered delusions and moral decay, illustrating how the fires of greed and attachment inevitably consume those who lose sight of the Dharma.
Choice 2: An epic, non-verbal cinematic meditation shot across 24 countries, Ron Fricke’s Baraka uses sweeping, transcendent visuals and a powerful global soundtrack to weave together the sacred rituals of humanity and the raw rhythms of nature, ultimately revealing the profound dharma truth of dependent origination—the fundamental, unbreakable interconnectedness of all existence.
September 23-26, 2026 Soto Zen Buddhist Association Conference at Pendle Hill Retreat Center in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Seido and Inryū Sensei will be representing ABZS at this conference.
