Zen Buddhist Meditation Center
Everyone welcome
***ANNOUNCING***
Our weekly schedule in a nutshell:
SUNRISE MEDITATION: Every morning 6:00-7:05 am. Join us any time.
MON 7:30 - 9:00 PM: Book Discussion Group
TUE 7:30 - 9:00 PM: Skype conference
WED 7:30 - 9:00 PM: Introduction to Zen Meditation
THU 7:30 - 9:30 PM: Zazen Meditation - 50 min Zazen - 10 min Kinhin - 50 min Zazen
SUN 9:00 AM - NOON: Soto Zen Service
Please find more details following the link
Fall 2016 ASZC Retreat @ Watershed Retreat Center
October 6-9, 2016
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Arrival and check in: Thursday (10/6) Evening after 4 pm.
Departure & check out: Sunday (10/9) Noon
Note: Retreat is limited to 20 attendees.
2016 Silent Thunder Order Annual Conference and Jukai Ceremony
We had another capacity retreat at ASZC for our annual conference and Jukai ceremony. A deep bow to everyone who attended, especially to those who participated in Jukai ceremony. Click to view pictures.
Book Discussion Group: "Returning to Silence" by Dainin Katagiri
Every Monday, starting from April 18th 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Please join us for a 25 minute period of meditation followed by an informal discussion until 9:00 pm. Starting April 18th we are beginning to discuss the book "Returning to Silence" by Dainin Katagiri. We are going to read and discuss roughly about one or two chapters per week, but there is no need to read the book to join us. However, if you’d like the book, and want to read along, please bring a copy. The only prerequisite for this discussion group is that you have attended at least one of our 'Introduction to Zen' classes on Wednesday evenings or have some basic understanding of Zen.
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| COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
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| • Newcomers | — Instruction/Orientation/Workshop Wed 7:30 pm |
| • Atlanta Region | — Dialog with interfaith groups, schools, public |
| • Training Center | — Formal training of Priests and Disciples of STO |
REGULAR PRACTICE PROGRAM |
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| • Buddha Practice | — Daily sitting meditation sessions (zazen) |
| • Dharma Study | — Regular dialogs & discussion forums |
| • Sangha Service | — Weekly sutra services & social events |
CALENDAR RETREATS |
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| • Zazenkai | — Monthly Friday—Saturday retreat |
| • Sesshin | — Annual; Precepts; Buddha’s Elightenment Day |
| • Hossen | — 5th Sunday Dharma Combat (4/year) |
| • Ango | — 30- & 90-day practice period (student residency) |
SPECIAL EVENTS |
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| • 4th Friday Forum | — Sangha dinner & discussion; guest speakers |
| • Guest Teachers | — Visiting Zen teachers, authors & educators |
| • Holidays | — Buddhist Holidays; Founder’s Day; New Year |
| • Practice Path | — Initiation (Jukai); Discipleship (Zaike Tokudo) |
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 all-day sittings (zazenkai) and occasional week-long retreats (sesshin).
Please come join us in our beautiful location on Zonolite Place and look for opportunities to begin or deepen your Zen practice.
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 the Silent Thunder Order affiliates page.
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).
Silence/Thunder calligraphy by Rev. Dr. Soyu Matsuoka-roshi