Calendar
Great Vow Zen Monastery Zendo
Great Vow Zen Monastery Zendo
The following is an approximate schedule for Feb and March:
Tuesday – Saturday
5:30AM to 6:50AM – Meditation (No morning meditation on Tuesday)
6:50AM to 7:30AM – Chanting service
7:30PM to 9:20PM – Meditation (on non-retreat Wednesdays a priest leads a class on foundational Buddhist teachings: 7:45 pm)
Sunday Morning Program 10AM-12:15PM (Online – You can participate online via YouTube or Zoom – links below).
Meditation instruction is available at the Sunday Morning Program
YouTube link for all events
Zoom link for all events

Sunday Morning: 9:30AM to 11:00AMLed by Zen Teacher Larry Fuho Trussell
Meditation, Dharma talk, and chanting service. During sitting Fuho offers sanzen, private practice meetings for ZCO members.
Online only.
Zoom link for Sunday Morning
Sunday Evening: 7PM to 8:30PM
Led by Hogen Bays, Roshi
Meditation and teachings on Buddhist sutras and spiritual practice. Currently Hogen, Roshi’s theme is Shantideva’s Way of the Bodhisattva.
Online or In Person (bring your proof of vaccination and mask).
Zoom link for Sunday Evening
1st Monday each Month: 4:00 – 5:30 pm3rd Monday each Month: 7:00 – 8:30 pm
2nd and 4th Saturdays each Month: 4:00 – 5:30 pm
The Work of Byron Katie – facilitated by Linda Cho-on Frischmeyer
Whether you are new to The Work of Byron Katie and want to ‘try it on,’ or are familiar, even experienced, and want to do The Work in a small group setting, this opportunity is for you. We explore a belief common to many (all?!) of us each time we meet. Online only.
Zoom link for The Work
Tuesday Evening: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Led by Zen Teacher Nancy Kodo Conover
Meditation and group discussion, currently focused on the Lojong slogans.
Online and In Person (bring proof of vaccination and your mask.)
Zoom link for Tuesday Evening
Wednesday Evening: 6:00PM to 7:30PM
Led by Jogen Sensei
Guided and silent Meditation that may include calm-abiding, emptiness practice and/or loving-kindness followed by dharma talks drawing from Zen, Dzogchen, Jungian and Archetypal psychology and more. Talk begins at 7pm. Drop in whenever! Online only.
Zoom link for Wednesday Evening
Thursday Evening: 7:00PM to 8:30P
Led by Kisei Sensei
Guided Meditation that includes embodiment, compassion and awareness practices. For Black History Month, we are exploring Zenju Earthlyn Manuel’s books The Deepest Peace & The Shamanic Bones of Zen.
Online only.
Zoom link for Thursday Evening
Friday Morning: 11:00AM to 2:00PM
Led by Doug Onkatsu Kagel
Join us in person for meditation, conversation and brown bag lunch. Open zendo – drop in.
In person only.
Friday Evening: 7:00PM to 8:00PM
Led by Zen Teacher Patrick Bansho Green
Guided meditations on metta (loving-kindness) as well as compassion, gratitude, and other qualities of the heart.
Online only.
Zoom link for Friday Evening
Recovery Dharma; Monday Evening: 7:00PM
Meetings are peer-led with shared leadership.
Using Buddhist practices and principles to heal the suffering of addiction. Now meeting at Woodlawn Park on NE Dekum and 13th
May 2025 | |
5/12 - 5/18 | May Sesshin – The Light of our Ancestors |
June 2025 | |
6/9 - 6/15 | June Sesshin – Loving Kindness |
July 2025 | |
7/21 - 7/27 | July Sesshin – Summer Breeze |
August 2025 | |
8/11 - 8/17 | Grasses, Trees, and the Great Earth Sesshin |
September 2025 | |
9/9 - 9/14 | Jizo Sesshin |
October 2025 | |
10/9 - 10/19 | October Sesshin – The Ancient Way |
November 2025 | |
11/10 - 11/16 | November Sesshin – Gratitude |
December 2025 | |
12/7 - 12/14 | December Sesshin – Rohatsu |
May 2025 | |
5/1 - 5/4 | Love & Spaciousness: A Loving Kindness Weekend Retreat |
5/18 | Home Hermitage – A Day Long Retreat Online |
June 2025 | |
6/21 | Solstice Zazenkai: A One Day Meditation Retreat |
6/27 - 6/29 | Mindful Eating Weekend Retreat |
July 2025 | |
7/11 - 7/13 | Beginner’s Mind Weekend Meditation Retreat |
7/19 | Summer Zazenkai: A One Day Meditation Retreat |
September 2025 | |
9/18 - 9/21 | Oceans of Compassion: A Retreat In Service To The Earth |
July 2025 | |
7/8 - 8/17 | Summer Residency Program 2025 |
October 2025 | |
10/7 - 12/21 | Autumn Ango – Fall Residency 2025 |