A new moon is the start of a lunar cycle, and this Zazenkai is within the first week of the first new moon of a new year, a new era of healing and balance. This is a time to acknowledge new beginnings and reflect upon old intentions that are ready to be discarded or refined.
Connect
Join at: https://zoom.us/j/2951668406
Zoom meeting ID 295 166 8406, password 753
To connect by phone, call 1 (669) 900-6833 and enter the meeting ID and password.
Donations
The suggested donation is $20 for online day sits. Santa Cruz Zen Center relies on fees and donations to continue its mission. If you can pay more, please consider doing so as a donation. If you cannot pay the fee listed, please pay what you can. Talk with the teacher if you have questions about fees. You are welcome to offer dana separately to the teacher.
How to Donate
Schedule
7:45 Zazen
8:20 Kinhin
8:30 Zazen
9:10 service (full Ancestors service includes Heart Sutra and Merging of Difference and Unity as well as recitation of the Daiosho and Acharya ancestors)
9:30 Kinhin
9:40 Zazen
10:00 work period at home
10:20 check in with group
10:30 Zazen
11:00 Kinhin
11:10 Dharma talk
11:50 Service, Song of the Trusting Mind
12:00 closure
