Wednesday Evenings
with Kogen Glen Duval
- Join Assistant Teacher, Kogen Glen Duval in an evening of meditation, the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Everyone is welcome; it is especially for those who are new to meditation and have been tring to establish a regular practice, but advanced practitioners also welcome the additional practice time..
- 6:50 pm Arrival
- 7:10 pm Meditation/Zazen
- 7:30 pm Kinhin - walking
- 7:35 pm Discussion
Questions & Answers - 8:00 pm End of Program
- Suggested Donation $20
HZC Members $10
PRACTICE
We use the word practice to refer to meditation and meditative activity. To practice Zen is, first, to meditate – we practice sitting and walking meditation. The main practice times are in the morning and afternoon during the week. On Saturday, our main community day, we start with the practice of Morning Service. This is followed by meditation, then work practice, (also known as soji in Japanese), which involves mindful cleaning and straightening in the Meditation Hall (zendo) and the Center’s grounds. Then there is a dharma talk. The word dharma means in this case Zen teachings, or the teachings of Buddha. It could be translated as Zen sermon. You are welcome to attend some or all of the Saturday program. When you arrive, you may ask for the Ino, the head of the meditation hall, who will assist you, or you can explore on your own.
FEBRUARY
DHARMA TALKS
9:45 AM
GAELYN SETSUAN GODWIN, Sensei
HZC Abiding Teacher and Head Priest
Saturday, February 4
TERRY CONRAD
Director of Project
Clear Light, a Buddhist outreach program to Texas inmates,
and a meditation teacher with the Foundation for Active Compassion
Saturday, February 11
TOM JITSUDO BIDDLE
Senior Practitioner, HZC Board Member
Saturday, February 18
TENSHIN REB ANDERSON ROSHI
Senior Dharma Teacher from San Francisco Zen Center
Saturday, February 25
MARCH
DHARMA TALKS
9:45 AM
REV. RUSAN DALE KENT
Zen Priest, teacher of Qi Gong and Tai Chi,
Tenzo of HZC and former Tenzo of Tassajara Monastery
Saturday, March 3
GAELYN SETSUAN GODWIN, Sensei
HZC Abiding Teacher and Head Priest
Saturday, March 10
BETTY HOLMES
Senior Practitioner of Vajrayana and Zen,
and a Pschotherapist
Saturday, March 17
PARMITA BAIRI DERDEN
HZC Member, and Corporate Secretary of the Board
Saturday, March 24
GAELYN SETSUAN GODWIN, Sensei
HZC Abiding Teacher and Head Priest
Saturday, March 31
PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Morning Meditation
- MONDAY through THURSDAY
- Zazen means sitting meditation. Everyone is welcome.
- You may come for the first period of zazen, or the second, or both. You can leave when walking meditation begins or ends, depending on your own schedule.
- 5:50 am Zazen
- 6:30 am Kinhin - walking
- 6:40 am Zazen
- 7:10 am Chanting
- 7:15 am End of Program
Mid–Day Meditation
- EVERY WEDNESDAY
- Everyone is welcome.
- 11:50 am Doors open
- 12:00 noon Zazen
- 12:20 pm Walking
- 12:30 pm Zazen
Evening Meditation
- MONDAY–THURSDAY
- 5:30–6:10 pm Zazen
- Afternoon zazen is open for those who have attended the 5–week Introduction to Zen Meditation series (all or part), and to all members of HZC.
First* Wednesday Evening
- A brief and friendly introduction to meditation at Zen Center, taught by Assistant Teacher Cathy Crouch.
- 6:30–7:15 pm Introduction to Zen Sitting
- *In December, the Introduction takes place on the Second Wednesday.
Friday: no scheduled meditation
Saturday Sangha
- You may attend all or part of the Saturday program. This is the program that most members and friends of HZC attend. Everyone is welcome.
- 8:20 am Chanting and bows
- 8:45 am Newcomers' arrival
- 8:50 am Zazen – Meditation
- 9:20 am Soji - Temple Cleaning
- 9:45 am Dharma Talk
- Followed by tea & refreshments
Every Sunday
- Everyone is welcome.
- 8:20 am Zazen
- 9:00 am End of Zazen
- 6:00–7:00 pm Zazen