Friday January 24th, 2025  – Dharma Movie Night. 5 members of the Sangha enjoyed watching the Buddhist Classic “Groundhog Day” in the Urban Zendo. We shared popcorn, chocolates and had a fun and informative discussion following the viewing.

Photo from RG Steinman

On Saturday the we scheduled a visit to the NMAI National Museum of the American Indian
in Washington DC to experience and practice with “Sublime Light” tapestries of Diné artist DY Begay. Seido and Inryū enjoyed revisiting this retrospective of the amazing life and work of DY Begay and sitting zazen in the midst of the art. The exhibit is indeed sublime and beautifully curated by Cécile R. Ganteaume. On display until July 13, 2025. Go see it? Museum entry is free. Photos from our time there.

Here is the Zoom link to join in the cloud zendo, password if needed: 522050

Tonight we will have a short service followed by two periods of Zazen with an interval of Kinhin (5 minutes of slow walking in between). We will have our monthly pass the feather sharing and conclude by chanting the refuges in Pali. Please feel welcome to stay on zoom if you are able to share greetings with the sangha.

Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

Order of Service (text available at highlighted links)

Greeting by the Kokyo

Enmei Jukko Kannon Gyo

The Heart Sutra in Chinese

25 Minute Zazen Period

5 minutes of Kinhin (slow walking)

25 Minute Zazen Period

Four Great Vows

Refuges in Pali

All Beings Zen Sangha Zen Meditation Retreat Schedule    10am-4pm. In person and online. To join via zoom use this link. If asked for a password use 204879

10:00 Welcome and explanation of the Jundo and then people will begin the first period of Zazen

10:10am Robe Chant (lead by Kokyo) 40 minute peirod of Zazen

10:50am End of Zazen – beginning of Work Practice

Work Practice leader will assign tasks

12:00pm End of Work Practice/return to Zendo for Lunch

12:15am Oryoki instruction

12:30pm Lunch –Formal Oryoki

1:30pm Lunch clean up/break

1:40pm Outdoor walk (weather permiting) or Dharma study

2:15 Tea and Cookies/Dharma Discussion

3:10pm Kinhin (slow walking meditation)

3:20pm 30 minute period of Zazen

3:50pm Closing Chant 

4:00 End of Zazenkai

Here is the Zoom link to join in the cloud zendo, password if needed: 522050

Tonight we will have a short service followed by one period of Zazen with an interval of Kinhin (5 minutes of slow walking in between) and then our monthly Wellbeing Ceremony. We will conclude by chanting the refuges in Pali.

Please feel welcome to stay on zoom if you are able to share greetings with the sangha.

Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

Order of Service

Greeting by the Kokyo

Evening Bell Chant

Harmony of Difference and Equality

25 Minute Zazen Period

5 minutes of Kinhin (slow walking)

Our monthly Wellbeing Ceremony

Enmei Jukko Kannon Gyo

Loving Kindness Meditation (call and response)

Refuges in Pali

Monday January 13th, 2025  6-7pm – ABZS Book Club – Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche,
“In Love with the World: A Monk’s Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying” online only Use this link to join If asked for a passcode use 374250

Here is the Zoom link to join in the cloud zendo, password if needed: 522050

Tonight we will have a short service followed by two periods of Zazen with an interval of Kinhin (5 minutes of slow walking in between). We will have our monthly pass the feather sharing and conclude by chanting the refuges in Pali. Please feel welcome to stay on zoom if you are able to share greetings with the sangha.

Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

Order of Service (text available at highlighted links)

Greeting by the Kokyo

Enmei Jukko Kannon Gyo

The Heart Sutra in English

25 Minute Zazen Period

5 minutes of Kinhin (slow walking)

25 Minute Zazen Period

Four Great Vows

Refuges in Pali

Here is the Zoom link to join in the cloud zendo, password if needed: 522050

Tonight we will have a short service followed by two periods of Zazen with an interval of Kinhin (5 minutes of slow walking in between). And conclude by chanting the refuges in Pali. Please feel welcome to stay on zoom if you are able to share greetings with the sangha.

Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

Order of Service (text available at highlighted links)

Greeting by the Kokyo

Enmei Jukko Kannon Gyo

Heart Sutra in English

25 Minute Zazen Period

5 minutes of Kinhin (slow walking)

25 Minute Zazen Period

Four Great Vows

Refuges in Pali

Saturday December 21 Winter Solstice Event 7pm Eastern. To join use this link. If asked for a password use 124425.

Photo by Zen’etsu

Join the members of the All Beings Zen Sangha to greet the Solstice and the New Year with chanting 108 times the Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo. Each recitation will include the big bell and some members offering full prostrations. All are welcome.

Happy Solstice to planet Earth and all its residents. For the next half year, daylight gets longer north of the Equator and shorter south of the Equator. Confirming that yes, contrary to what many people think, days get **longer** in the Winter and **shorter** in the Summer.

To join us via zoom use this link to join. If asked for a password use 463913

Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

Order of Morning Practice

Robe Chant

40 minute period of Zazen

Four Great Vows

Short Morning Service

Morning greetings