1167 C/D Zonolite Place
Atlanta, Georgia 30306
404-532-0040
PO Box 133241
Atlanta GA 30333-3241
The Atlanta Soto Zen Center, founded in 1977, is one of the larger non-residential Zen centers in the country, offering a full schedule of morning and evening zazen, zen meditation and protocol instructions for beginners, monthly sesshins and occasional week-long retreats. Please come join us in our beautiful location on Zonolite Place and look for opportunities to begin or deepen your Zen practice.
We also have a network of affiliated centers and
sitting groups throughout the country and Atlanta suburbs. For
locations, please see our affiliates
page.
August Weekend Zazenkai - 8/6/10-8/8/10
Please join Eijun Carola Butler and Hogyo Richard Skoonberg for our August zazenkai (zazen retreat). During this retreat Eijun and Hogyo will lead discussions on the theme "Great Doubt - Great Faith". The retreat begins at 7pm on Friday with orientation and continues until lunch on Sunday. You are welcome to attend any or all of this retreat. Registration required for meals or accommodations.
Second Weekend Paramitas with Sensei
Over the course of the last six months of 2010, Elliston-roshi will conduct weekend mini-retreats at ASZC on the second weekend of each month, culminating in the weeklong sesshin for our annual Rohatsu, December 6 - 12, 2010. Podcasts are available for each lecture
Friday night - Lecture on Paramitas
Saturday morning - Dokusan and discussion
Sunday morning - Holiday celebration and pot luck lunch
Information for Visitors:
Services at the Atlanta Soto Zen Center primarily involve silent zen meditation (zazen). We welcome experienced visitors to attend any of our services. Please arrive 5-10 minutes before the start of the service and introduce yourself to the attendant. Our programs begin promptly at the time specified and we ask that visitors not interrupt services in progress.
We offer the following options for newcomers to zen at the center:
- Newcomers zen meditation instruction each Wednesday at 7pm and Sunday at 9am;
- Frequent public talks the first Sunday of the month.
Appropriate attire is modest comfortable clothing. We remove shoes
inside the center. Please do not wear
fragrances.
If you have a large group or would like special accommodations
(either on-site at the ASZC or a presentation off-site), please contact
us in advance (click
here for email).
Mailing List:
Click here
to receive announcements from our mailing list.
"The Kyosaku" and "Moku-Rai" by Soyu Matsuoka-roshi
We are pleased to announce the publication of the first and
second volumes of
teaching archives of our lineage founder, Rev. Soyu Matsuoka-roshi (click here
to purchase).
Upcoming Events at ASZC:
June
|
|
| 6/4/10- 6/6/10 |
Jukai
Weekend
Zazenkai
(Friday 7:00
pm
to
Sunday
noon) with Mettai Cherry Zimmer |
| 6/6/10 |
Jukai
(initiation) Ceremony, Sunday 10:30 am with Taiun Michael Elliston and Mettai Cherry Zimmer |
| 6/13/10 | Covered
Dish
Lunch, Sunday, 12:00 noon |
| 6/25/10 | Fourth
Friday
Forum, 6:30 pm |
| 6/22/10 | New
Reading
Group Book: Dreaming Me: Black, Baptist and
Buddhist |
| 6/27/10 | Guest Teacher Jan Willis, Sunday 11:00
am |
July
|
|
| 7/2/10- 7/4/10 |
July
Weekend Zazenkai (Friday 7:00
pm
-
Sunday
noon) with Taiun Michael Elliston and Zengo Tim Goodson |
| 7/8, 7/15, 7/22/10 |
Paramitas,
Thursdays,
10:am
at
Emory
with
Taiun
M.
Elliston |
| 7/9-10/10 | Second
Weekend
With
Sensei, Friday 7:30pm - Saturday noon |
| 7/11/10 | Obon Observance, Sunday, 10:30 am |
| 7/11/10 | Covered
Dish
Lunch, Sunday, 12:00 noon |
| 7/17/10 | Community
Service
Project, 7:30 am - noon |
| 7/23/10 | Fourth
Friday
Forum, 6:30 pm |
August
|
|
| 8/6/10- 8/8/10 |
August
Weekend
Zazenkai
(Friday 7:00
pm
to
Sunday
noon) with Eijun Carola Butler and Hogyo Richard Skoonberg |
| 8/8/10 | Covered Dish Lunch, Sunday, 12:00 noon |
| 8/15/10 | Board of Directors meeting, Sunday, 12:30 pm |
| 8/27/10 | Fourth Friday Forum, 6:30 pm |
| 8/29/10 | Hossen,
10:30 am |
Ongoing
Fourth Friday Forums, Fourth Fridays, 6:30 pm
Weekend Sesshin
(Zazenkai), First Saturday each month
Regular Zazen Schedule
Financial Information
The Atlanta Soto Zen Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization,
funded solely through donations.
Please Click here to make an on-line donation through
PayPal.
To study the way is to study the self
To study the self is to forget the self
To forget the self is to be enlightened
by all things of the universe.
To be enlightened by all things is to
transcend the distinction of self and other
and to go on in ceaseless enlightenment forever.
Dogen Kigen Zenji
Silence-Thunder calligraphy by Rev. Dr. Soyu Matsuoka-roshi.