ZAZENKAI

KANBUTSU-E ZAZENKAI

BUDDHA’S BIRTHDAY

SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2026

“If we are not obstructed by mountains or oceans, and are not obstructed by birth, all people in the entire earth and the entire universe are born together with Shakyamuni Buddha and say, ‘Above the heavens and below the heavens, I alone am the World-Honored One.’ After taking seven steps in the ten directions, this was the lion’s roar, and a baby’s crying. How do you express such a manifestation?” Great Teacher Dogen Zenji,“Unobstructed Good Fortune,” Dharma Hall Discourse 42, Eihei Koroku

SCHEDULE (All Times are Eastern Standard Time)

7:55 Zoom Zendo opens

8:00 Jundo followed by Zazen

8:30 Kinhin/Stretch

8:35 Verse of the Kesa followed by Zazen

9:05 Morning Service–Repentances, Refuges and Vows, Heart Sutra, Fukanzazenji, Dedications

9:35 Zazen

10:05 Kinhin/Stretch

10:10 Zazen

10:40 Kinhin/Stretch

10:45 Kanbutsu-e Ceremony followed by Zazen

11:25 Kinhin/Stretch

11:30 Zazen

12:00 Lunch and Rest Break

12:30 Zazen

1:00 Fast Kinhin

1:10 Dharma Talk and Discussion with Myoki Sensei

1:50 Zazen

2:20 Kinhin

2:25 Zazen

2:55 Council followed by Closing

UPCOMING

Sunday, July 19–Half-Day Zazenkai

Sunday, September 27–Half-Day Zazenkai

Sunday, December 6–Full-Day Zazenkai, Rohatsu, Buddha’s Awakening