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Ordinary Mind Strolling About Mountains and Waters
Ordinary Mind Strolling About Mountains and Waters
Sara McLellanOctober 7, 2026
Meeting Aliveness Everywhere: Animism and Zen
Meeting Aliveness Everywhere: Animism and Zen
Patrick TeverbaughSeptember 30, 2026
Finding balance and wholeness
Finding balance and wholeness
Michael KaplanSeptember 23, 2026
Tribute to Keido Les Kaye Daiosho
Tribute to Keido Les Kaye Daiosho
Patrick TeverbaughSeptember 9, 2026
Dotoku, Han Shan expresses the Dharma
Dotoku, Han Shan expresses the Dharma
Patrick TeverbaughSeptember 2, 2026
Day 2 Sesshin - Right Effort - Han Shan and Mary Oliver
Day 2 Sesshin - Right Effort - Han Shan and Mary Oliver
Patrick TeverbaughAugust 29, 2026
Day 1 Sesshin - Zazen - Han Shan and Mary Oliver
Day 1 Sesshin - Zazen - Han Shan and Mary Oliver
Patrick TeverbaughAugust 28, 2026
Buddhas and Ancestors
Buddhas and Ancestors
SCZC AdminAugust 26, 2026
Where to Put Attention: Meditation Objects and Zen Instruction
Where to Put Attention: Meditation Objects and Zen Instruction
SCZC AdminAugust 12, 2026
The Poetry of Han Shan
The Poetry of Han Shan
Patrick TeverbaughAugust 5, 2026
Kiss of Impermanence
Kiss of Impermanence
Patrick TeverbaughJuly 22, 2026
Finishing up the Heart of the Way.
Finishing up the Heart of the Way.
Patrick TeverbaughJuly 8, 2026
Dogen's Heart of the Way
Dogen's Heart of the Way
Patrick TeverbaughJuly 1, 2026
Pride Month talk: On coming to practice inspired by birth and death
Pride Month talk: On coming to practice inspired by birth and death
Patrick TeverbaughJune 24, 2026
Pride Month talk: Pride as a Healing Ceremony
Pride Month talk: Pride as a Healing Ceremony
Guest UserJune 10, 2026
Letting Go Gives Us Freedom
Letting Go Gives Us Freedom
Patrick TeverbaughJune 3, 2026
Avalokiteshvara's Hands and Eyes
Avalokiteshvara's Hands and Eyes
Guest UserMay 27, 2026
Don't Separate from this Skin-Bag
Don't Separate from this Skin-Bag
Patrick TeverbaughMay 20, 2026
Ocean Seal Samadhi
Ocean Seal Samadhi
Patrick TeverbaughMay 6, 2026
Life Is a Zendo Burning Down
Life Is a Zendo Burning Down
Sara McLellanApril 29, 2026
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Santa Cruz Zen Center
113 School Street,
Santa Cruz, CA 95060,
United States
(831) 457-0206 contact@sczc.org
Hours

You are invited to sit with us.

Masks are optional during zazen/seated meditation. Please do not attend if you are sick or know that you have been exposed to COVID in the last 10 days.

New to Zen?
You are invited to join us for an free Introduction to Zen class, usually the 3rd Saturday of the month. See the menu for Calendar to confirm dates.

Zazen Schedule - Santa Cruz Zen Center

Monday-Friday
6:00 am zazen (sitting meditation) in person/Zoom
6:40 am service
12:00 pm zazen in-person (MWF only)
6:00 pm zazen in person/Zoom
6:30 pm service

Wednesday Evening
6:00 pm zazen in person/Zoom
6:30 pm kinhin (walking meditation)
6:40 pm lecture/discussion in person/Zoom

Saturday
8:30 -9:10 am zazen in person/Zoom

Sunday
6:00 - 6:40 pm zazen in person/Zoom
no service

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