WELCOME!
The Zen Center is open to all members and trial members who are not ill and have not recently been exposed to anyone with Covid. Masks are optional.
We will continue to have a Zoom option for people unable to meet those requirements. Please send us an email through the contact page if you would like more information.
Schedule
The Zen Center has a schedule of daily sittings, intensive meditation periods, courses, ceremonies, public events, and much more.
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Retreats
A wonderful way to combine quiet time and spiritual inspiration. Enjoy your own natural rhythms in an extraordinary setting.
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Workshops
A practical and authentic introduction to Zen Buddhism. Talks, question periods, demonstrations and meditation.
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Costa Rica
The Casa Zen was founded in 1974 by Roshi Philip Kapleau. Since 1988, Roshi Sunyana Graef has been the spiritual leader of Casa Zen.
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Toronto
The Toronto Zen Centre was founded in 1967 by Roshi Philip Kapleau. Roshi Taigen Henderson, Roshi Graef's Dharma Heir, is the teacher.
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Vermont
The Vermont Zen Center was founded in 1988 by Roshi Sunyana Graef, a Dharma Heir of Roshi Philip Kapleau, author of The Three Pillars of Zen.
SPECIAL CEREMONIES
UPCOMING AT THE CENTER
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Sangha Garden Weekend
Read moreAn opportunity to work together on the grounds, enjoying the beauty of our land with Sangha members.
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17
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Haiku Workshop
Read moreLearn the essential traits of traditional haiku and gain an understanding of the interaction between spiritual practice and poetry.
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18
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Jorge Quiros Memorial
Read moreThe seventh and final yearly memorial service will be held during the morning sitting.
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24
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Flower Course
Read moreLearn basic Ikebana and flower arranging elements—triangulation, depth, placement, color, container size and materials—practiced at the Zen Center.
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15
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Indian Cooking Course—Weekend
Read moreLearn how to prepare a delicious and authentic vegetarian Indian meal in the Vermont Zen Center’s spacious kitchen with Manju Selinger.
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16
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Sangha Picnic
Read moreA day of swimming, bocce, volleyball, basketball, kayaking, good food and lots of fun.
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23
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Lay Ordination
Read moreJoin us for the auspicious occasion of the Lay Priest Ordination of Ramiro Barrantes and Rose Martin, which will take place after a one-hour sitting.
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Training Program
Read moreTraining Programs help anyone—no matter their age, occupation, or previous exposure to spiritual disciplines—learn more about Zen practice.
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7-Day Sesshin
Read moreThe Zen Center is closed for a week during a 7-day intensive training period ending on August 5.
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Introduction to Zen Workshop
Read moreIntroductory Workshop on Zen led by Roshi Graef and senior students.
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Water Baby Ceremony
Read moreA Buddhist service for adults who have lost an infant or young child through still birth or early death, have lost a fetus through miscarriage or abortion, or have lost a child of any age, in any way.
From our Ancestors
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The Way is essentially perfect and exists everywhere.
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Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.
—Zen Ancestor Hakuin Ekakau -
The Great Way is not difficult for those who do not pick and choose.
—Zen Ancestor Seng Ts'an -
From the beginning all beings are Buddha.
—Zen Ancestor Hakuin Ekakau -
Ordinary Mind is the Way.
—Zen Ancestor Nansen Fugan