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| ==General Description== | |||
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| ⚫ | '''Tassajara Zen Mountain Center''', or '''Zenshinji''', was established in 1966 by ] in the ] area of California's ], east of ]. It was the first ] Buddhist monastery in the United States. | ||
| ⚫ | Tassajara is part of the ], which also includes Beginner's Mind Temple (City Center) in San Francisco, California, and ] (Green Dragon Temple) in ], ], northwest of the city. | ||
| :''This article is about the monastery. For the geological structure, see ''']'''. | |||
| ==Reputation== | |||
| ⚫ | '''Tassajara Zen Mountain Center''', or '''Zenshinji''' was established in 1966 by ] in the ] area of |
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| Tassjara is renowned as a Soto Zen training center. It attracts serious practitioners and each member of its senior teaching staff has decades of practice experience. Within the American Zen community, as well as internationally (especially Japan), Tassajara is admired for the rigor of its practice. Many alumni have started centers of their own, mainly in the U.S. and abroad. For this reason Tassajara is known for its mission of teaching teachers. | |||
| ⚫ | Tassajara is part of the ], which also includes Beginner's Mind Temple (City Center) in |
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| ==Practice Period== | |||
| ⚫ | The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is open to the public each year from April to September. | ||
| During the fall practice period (September-December) and the spring practice period (January-April), Tassajara is closed to the public. A practice period (ango, in Japanese) denotes a period of intensive monastic practice. | |||
| '''The Schedule''' | |||
| The schedule is a defining feature of this period. Activity revolves around meditation, scholarship, and work. | |||
| Typical Practice Period Schedule: | |||
| 3:50 am Wake-up bell | |||
| 4:20 Zazen/kinhin/zazen | |||
| 6:10 Morning Service, followed by breakfast in zendo | |||
| 7:55 Study | |||
| 9:00 Zazen or Dharma Talk | |||
| 11:20 Noon service, followed by lunch in zendo | |||
| 1:15 pm Work | |||
| 4:15 Bathing and exercise | |||
| 5:50 Evening Service, followed by dinner in zendo | |||
| 7:30-9:00 Zazen/kinhin/zazen/Refuges | |||
| ==Guest Season== | |||
| After the practice periods, Tassajara re-opens to the public in mid-April. The guest program is the cornerstone of Tassajara's economic well-being. It is also allows students the ability to earn credits toward the following fall and spring practice periods. Students report that this period is just as difficult as the fall and spring, but for differnet reasons. | |||
| TYPICAL SUMMER SCHEDULE OF ZEN TRAINING | |||
| 5:00 a.m. Informal zazen (optional) | |||
| 5:30 Wake-up bell | |||
| 5:50 Zazen | |||
| 6:50 Morning Service | |||
| 7:15 Soji (temple cleaning) | |||
| 7:30 Breakfast | |||
| 8:30 Work Meeting | |||
| 12:00 p.m. Lunch | |||
| 1:00 Work Meeting | |||
| 3:30 Dharma class (as announced) | |||
| 4:30 Resident & student bathing (silent) | |||
| 5:00 Informal zazen (optional) | |||
| 5:50 Evening Service | |||
| 6:00 Supper | |||
| 7:45 Informal zazen (optional) | |||
| 8:40 Zazen/Dharma Talk/Small Groups | |||
| 10:30 Firewatch (lights out) | |||
| ⚫ | The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is open to the public each year from April to September. | ||
| ==References== | |||
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Revision as of 01:01, 20 July 2007
General Description
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, or Zenshinji, was established in 1966 by Shunryu Suzuki in the Ventana Wilderness area of California's Los Padres National Forest, east of Big Sur. It was the first Soto Zen Buddhist monastery in the United States.
Tassajara is part of the San Francisco Zen Center, which also includes Beginner's Mind Temple (City Center) in San Francisco, California, and Green Gulch Farm (Green Dragon Temple) in Muir Beach, Marin County, northwest of the city.
Reputation
Tassjara is renowned as a Soto Zen training center. It attracts serious practitioners and each member of its senior teaching staff has decades of practice experience. Within the American Zen community, as well as internationally (especially Japan), Tassajara is admired for the rigor of its practice. Many alumni have started centers of their own, mainly in the U.S. and abroad. For this reason Tassajara is known for its mission of teaching teachers.
Practice Period
During the fall practice period (September-December) and the spring practice period (January-April), Tassajara is closed to the public. A practice period (ango, in Japanese) denotes a period of intensive monastic practice.
The Schedule
The schedule is a defining feature of this period. Activity revolves around meditation, scholarship, and work.
Typical Practice Period Schedule:
3:50 am Wake-up bell 4:20 Zazen/kinhin/zazen 6:10 Morning Service, followed by breakfast in zendo 7:55 Study 9:00 Zazen or Dharma Talk 11:20 Noon service, followed by lunch in zendo 1:15 pm Work 4:15 Bathing and exercise 5:50 Evening Service, followed by dinner in zendo 7:30-9:00 Zazen/kinhin/zazen/Refuges
Guest Season
After the practice periods, Tassajara re-opens to the public in mid-April. The guest program is the cornerstone of Tassajara's economic well-being. It is also allows students the ability to earn credits toward the following fall and spring practice periods. Students report that this period is just as difficult as the fall and spring, but for differnet reasons.
TYPICAL SUMMER SCHEDULE OF ZEN TRAINING 5:00 a.m. Informal zazen (optional) 5:30 Wake-up bell 5:50 Zazen 6:50 Morning Service 7:15 Soji (temple cleaning) 7:30 Breakfast 8:30 Work Meeting 12:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 Work Meeting 3:30 Dharma class (as announced) 4:30 Resident & student bathing (silent) 5:00 Informal zazen (optional) 5:50 Evening Service 6:00 Supper 7:45 Informal zazen (optional) 8:40 Zazen/Dharma Talk/Small Groups 10:30 Firewatch (lights out)
The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is open to the public each year from April to September.
See also
External links
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