Head Teacher Ejo McMullen
11/19
6:30pm
(Available in-person and online)

One period of zazen followed by Teisho (Formal Teaching) offered by the Abbott. Teisho is a classic style of Zen “Dharma Presentation,” as opposed to a more informal Dharma Talk, which is offered during Sunday morning assemblies. The evening ends with closing chants.

Join us in tending the temple gardens and grounds!

Thursdays, 5:30pm - 7:30 pm

Friday 10/30
6:30pm
(Available in-person and online)

Fusatsu is a monthly ceremony of atonement and vow renewal, coinciding with the Full Moon.

Thursday 10/15
6:30pm

Question & Response is a lively way to come together as a community. The teacher will offer a short invitation, often related to a teaching we are unfolding together from previous talks or classes. Community members will bring their questions forward as a way to explore the depths of the teaching as it is unfolding in their lives.

Lead by Head Teacher Ejo McMullen
Tuesdays: 9/29, 10/27, 11/24
7:30pm
(Available in-person and online)

Listen to Part 1, Part 2

This three part lecture series is an introduction to Buddhist teachings on the structure of consciousness, and proposes how such teachings can help connect the indispensable work of overturning white supremacy with Buddhist practice.

Thursdays: 10/1
6:30pm
(Attend in-person or online)

Fusatsu is a monthly ceremony of atonement and vow renewal, coinciding with the Full Moon.

Sunday September 27th, 10:00 AM

For the last year, our brother Joichi has been unfolding the Way in our temple community as a Postulant, one who has set out an intention and deep commitment to consider living the life of a Soto Zen Priest. Now, we are all invited to see him through another important gate: committing to on-going practice, study, training, and service as a Novice Priest. Joichi will publicly align himself to our teacher, lineage, and Sangha in an ancient and precious ritual, integral to the tradition of our school but also alive and embodied in the heart he has laid bare.

Thursdays: 10/8
6:30pm
(Attend in-person or online)

Teisho is a classic style of Zen “Dharma Presentation,” as opposed to a more informal Dharma Talk, which is offered during Sunday morning assemblies. The evening ends with closing chants.

When we encounter conversations around race, justice, and inequity, we also meet our own suffering, karma, and the vow for liberation for all beings, ourselves included. As so many of our communities are gripped by often challenging discussions around race, we offer these Community Circles as spaces for group reflection, skill building, and mutual support around the unfolding of race, racism, and this important moment of reckoning in which we now find ourselves. These groups are meant to meet different individuals at different stages of their path in unfolding these topics.

We are so happy to announce our Fall & Winter 2020 Programming schedule! In this complete guide to our programs, you will find a variety of classes, community groups, special ceremonies, and opportunities for Zen practice!

Click Here For Link To Fall & Winter 2020 Programming Guide

Fall 2020 Practice Term Student Resources

Practice Term students can find helpful links, documents, and other resources here.

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, we have adjusted our programs to be in accordance with CDC, State, and local guidelines for Faith Based communities.

Head Teacher Ejo McMullen
Sunday March 8th, 10:00 AM

Please join us for the Novice Priest ordination of Jakuen de la Paz. For the last year, Jakuen has been unfolding the Way in our temple community as a Postulant, one who has set out an intention to consider living the life of a Priest. This Sunday, he will pass through another gate, committing to on-going practice, study, training, and service as a Novice Priest. This ceremony is not only a great encouragement for the ordainee, but for the entire Sangha.

Head Teacher Ejo McMullen
Tuesdays: February 11th – April 7th 
7:00p - 8:30

How shall I live?  This is the most fundamental of spiritual questions.  One aspect of our response to this question is ethics.  What should and should not be done?  The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts represent our aspiration to live an ethical life and our commitment to the continual inquiry that such a life demands. 

2020 Winter/Spring Program Schedule and Information

Lead by Sokai Dylan Lamar
Tuesdays: January 21st, 24st & February 4th
7:00p - 8:30

A thorough introduction to the basics of Zen practice and form. Classes will focus on seated meditation (Zazen), Chanting, Temple Forms, and Studying Zen. Class begins with a short period of Zazen. Registration required

Orientation: Sunday, February 2nd 
12:00p - 1:00. 

Term Meetings: Sundays, 2/16, 3/22, 4/19
12:30p - 2:30p 

The foremost aim of the Term Student Program is to cultivate and guide our sincere heart through inquiry into the Buddha way.  We do that through committing to regular practice, study and mutual support.  Please see the Term Student Explanation sheet for further information.

Starting January 22nd 
2nd and 4th Wednesdays
7:00pm - 8:30pm

"Brothers in the Dharma" is a group where men in the community can come together to talk about a variety of subjects, especially the unique issues facing men and especially Buddhist men today.

Four Part Series
Tuesdays, 7:00pm - 8:30pm 
Nov 19, 26 & Dec 10,17
Lead by Head Teacher Ejo McMullen

Meditation is not the goal, it is a path that continually unfolds the depths of being. 

December 1st - December 8th, 2019

Rohatsu Sesshin, a 7 day silent meditation intensive, is our most rigorous of the year. “Rohatsu” means the eighth day of the twelfth month, when Shakyamuni Buddha was said to awaken to the Way upon seeing the morning star. Registration is required for meals and overnight stay. Please fill out this registration form and send it to office@buddhaeye.org, or drop it off in person at the temple.