Tag: zazenkai

  • Fall Events

    Fall Events

    We are having a busy fall at One Heart Sangha.

    On October 3, we will be bearing witness to the WWII Holocaust by visiting the National Holocaust Memorial Museum in downtown Washington DC. Bearing witness is an important step in the Zen Peacemakers Three Tenets of Engaged Buddhism. By not knowing, setting aside our fixed notions and ideas about the Holocaust, we can bear witness to what arises in our hearts and minds as we tour the museum. The event is free, but you must register in advance. Visit the event page to learn more.

    On October 10, we will be holding a Jukai ceremony after a shortened morning Zazenkai. We are delighted to have our biggest Jukai class yet this year. Our students who are taking vows have been studying, sewing rakusus, and working on their lineage charts all year. Please join us for the morning Zazenkai, Jukai ceremony, or both. Register here.

    Finally, on Sunday, November 10 Sensei Bob will be offering a Zen Brush Art workshop. Brush art is a Japanese art form typically featuring natural subjects, Japanese characters, or traditional shapes like the circular enso. Zen brush art emphasizes spontaneity and minimalism, contrasting black ink and white paper. Learn more and sign up on the event page.

  • January Zazenkai at Wellspring

    January Zazenkai at Wellspring

    January 9, 2027 @ 7:45 am 5:00 pm

    Join us for a “day of Zen” at Wellspring. We have space for a very limited number of people to join the Winter Sesshin for a day of silent practice. Your day will start with an orientation followed by silent breakfast with the sesshin participants to give you a chance to feel the stillness and oneness of the sesshin. The rest of the day will include zazen, kinhin, teisho (talks by Zen teachers), chant practice, and an opportunity for dokusan, a one-on-one meeting with a teacher.

    Participants must arrive promptly at 7:45 for orientation. Breakfast and lunch will be provided and are included in the registration cost. The zazenkai will follow the sesshin schedule and end at 5:00 PM.

    The standard registration price is $65, and the discounted rate is $40. We offer the discounted rate, which covers only your superficial costs, to make the event more affordable. General registration for the zazenkai will open on November 1.

    Wellspring Conference Center

    11411 Neelsville Church Road
    Gaithersburg, MD 20876
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  • Upcoming Local Sesshins

    Upcoming Local Sesshins

    Two Zen sesshins are coming up this fall and winter at the beautiful Wellspring Conference Center in Gaithersburg. Sesshin is an opportunity

    Joyful Mind Zen Community will be holding their fall sesshin on October 29 to November 1. Bruce Shiho Lindsay, Sensei from One Heart Sangha is co-organizing and teaching. The sesshin is 3 nights, with an option to attend 2 nights. There are a limited number of private rooms onsite, opportunities to commute daily, and an option to attend remotely on Saturday. General registration is currently open through JMZC. Lean More here.

    One Heart Sangha will be holding our winter sesshin on January 7-10, 2027. The sesshin is 3 nights, starting Thursday evening and ending the middle of the day Sunday. We have a few spaces for sitters to join us on Saturday at Wellspring for a zazenkai. We will have a preregistration for regular sitters at One Heart Sangha starting October 15. General registration will open November 1 and links will be posted to the event pages.

  • June Zazenkai

    June Zazenkai

    June 6 @ 8:40 am 3:00 pm

    Join us for a “day of Zen” We have tea and light snacks, zazen, teisho (talks by Zen teachers), dokusan, chanting, and instruction. Arrive in time to be settled into the zendo by 8:55 AM for first bell at 9 AM. There is a requested donation of $50 full price / $25 discounted.

    Wellspring Conference Center

    11411 Neelsville Church Road
    Gaithersburg, MD 20876
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  • May Zazenkai

    May Zazenkai

    May 16 @ 8:40 am 3:00 pm

    Join us for a “day of Zen” We have tea and light snacks, zazen, teisho (talks by Zen teachers), dokusan, chanting, and instruction. Arrive in time to be settled into the zendo by 8:55 AM for first bell at 9 AM. There is a requested donation of $50 full price / $25 discounted.

    Wellspring Conference Center

    11411 Neelsville Church Road
    Gaithersburg, MD 20876
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  • March Zazenkai

    March Zazenkai

    March 14 @ 8:40 am 3:00 pm

    Join us for a “day of Zen” We have tea and light snacks, zazen, teisho (talks by Zen teachers), dokusan, chanting, and instruction. Arrive in time to be settled into the zendo by 8:55 AM for first bell at 9 AM. There is a requested donation of $50 full price / $25 discounted.

    Wellspring Conference Center

    11411 Neelsville Church Road
    Gaithersburg, MD 20876
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    View Venue Website