Special Events
Haiku Study Group
Saturday, Aug. 29 | 9 - 10 AM | Via Zoom
Practice Period at Hokyoji Zen Practice Community
Monday, Aug. 31 - Monday, Sep. 7
Fall Open House
Saturday, Sep. 12
Flower-Arranging Workshop
Saturday, Oct. 3 | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Fall Calendar
Meditation
Morning Meditation
7:00–8:00 a.m. \ Monday–Friday
Sunday morning meditation & Dharma talks will resume Sunday, September 13th.
Classes
Introduction to Zen Practice
Sep. 14 – Sep. 21
Nov. 16 – Nov. 23
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Sep. 22 – Nov. 10
Buddhist Studies
Sep. 23 – Nov. 11
Retreats
Practice Period at Hokyoji Zen Practice Community
Monday, Aug. 31 – Monday, Sep. 7
Weekend Sesshin at the Center
Friday, Oct. 23 – Sunday, Oct. 25
Rohatsu Sesshin at the Center
Tuesday, Dec. 1 – Tuesday, Dec. 8
Compassionate Ocean Zen Center is dedicated to the central practice of awakening for the benefit of all. The activities of the Center cultivate awareness of the essential beauty and dignity of life coming from full engagement with life-as-it-is.
Compassionate Ocean Zen Center is named after Jikai Dainin Katagiri Roshi, the root teacher of Joen and Michael Genpo O’Neal. Jikai (Compassionate Ocean) refers to reality itself, which always holds us and bathes us with compassion. Even in times of great suffering, we are held in the great ocean of Buddha’s compassion.
The Center offers programs in Zen practice and study. We also offer the nationally-acclaimed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program quarterly.
