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meeting ID: 825 3357 2460
passcode: treetop.20

The Saturday features a talk by Ankeney Weitz on the many images of Buddhist deities at Treetop. Ankeney’s talk will take place between zazen periods immediately following service at 9:00 a.m. Ankeney is the Ziskind professor of East Asian studies and art at Colby College.

Our Saturday program begins with a 25-minute service followed by two 25-minute periods of zazen (seated meditation). The first period ends with five minutes of kinhin (walking meditation) and commonly a dharma talk or monthly recitation of the precepts (fusatsu). During the second sitting period, the teachers offer daisan (a private interview to discuss practice) to those attending in person.

We’re currently sitting in person in Oakland and remotely over Zoom.

Zen 1-2-3, the basics of Zen and sitting

Gathas, to follow along with our chants

Service book, to follow along with service chants

Fusatsu, chants for the renewal of vows