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Weekly early morning meditation and morning service followed by informal breakfast, chosan (tea and reading from the Shobogenzo), and work practice.  You may attend all or any part of the morning. 

Evening meditation.

Sewing Okesa (Buddha’s robe) is a Soto tradition.   We are currently sewing a 25-jo (row) kesa for Rev. Munnich to be worn for her Shinsanshiki (Mountain Seat Ceremony) in the Fall of 2019.  This is a long-term project and needs many hands to insure that the robe is completed in time for the ceremony.  If you are interested in leaning about the kesa sewing tradition or just like hand sewing join us on most Saturday afternoons anytime after lunch.   The Okesa sewing group will not meet during sesshin or when there are other events scheduled so please be sure to check the calendar. Also, if you are sewing a rakusu in preparation for taking the precepts (you don’t have to be taking them at Great Tree) and need some bring your rakusu and your questions to one of these session and we are happy…

Weekly meditation and Dharma lectures with Rev. Teijo Munnich or members of the sangha.  Check the ZCA website for the schedule of speakers.

Weekly early morning meditation and morning service followed by informal breakfast, chosan (tea and reading from the Shobogenzo), and work practice.  You may attend all or any part of the morning. 

Evening meditation.

Please note that Saturda practice days will not be held on weekends during sesshins or other special retreats.  

 

 

Sewing Okesa (Buddha’s robe) is a Soto tradition.   We are currently sewing a 25-jo (row) kesa for Rev. Munnich to be worn for her Shinsanshiki (Mountain Seat Ceremony) in the Fall of 2019.  This is a long-term project and needs many hands to insure that the robe is completed in time for the ceremony.  If you are interested in leaning about the kesa sewing tradition or just like hand sewing join us on most Saturday afternoons anytime after lunch.   The Okesa sewing group will not meet during sesshin or when there are other events scheduled so please be sure to check the calendar. Also, if you are sewing a rakusu in preparation for taking the precepts (you don’t have to be taking them at Great Tree) and need some bring your rakusu and your questions to one of these session and we are happy…

We will be continuing with the study of Dogen’s discussion of Avalokiteśvara on three Sundays this spring: April 14, May 12 and May 26.  Time is 3:30 – 5 p.m. beginning with 30 minutes of meditation. Everyone welcome, If you sign up you must commit to all three sessions.  Sign up at info@greattreetemple.org

Morning zazen and service. 6:00 am     Zazen 6:40          Kinhin 6:50           Zazen 7:30           Morning service.

Ed Espe Brown, author of The Most Important Point, and former head cook at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center will be speaking at Zen Center of Asheville.  Ed Brown is also the author of several bestselling cookbooks including the Tassajara Bread Book and is the subject of the documentary film How to Cook Your Life.  He leads the Peaceful Sea Sangha in California. Ed Brown will also make an appearance at Malaprops bookstore on May 15 signing his new book The Most Important Point.   (There will be no Tuesday Evening Zazen at Great Tree this evening.  Meet us at Zen Center of Asheville for zazen and Ed’s lecture).  

Weekly meditation and Dharma lectures with Rev. Teijo Munnich or members of the sangha.  Check the ZCA website for the schedule of speakers.

 

Weekly early morning meditation and morning service followed by informal breakfast, chosan (tea and reading from the Shobogenzo), and work practice.  You may attend all or any part of the morning. 

Evening meditation.

Please note that Saturda practice days will not be held on weekends during sesshins or other special retreats.  

 

 

Morning zazen and service. 6:00 am     Zazen 6:40          Kinhin 6:50           Zazen 7:30           Morning service.

Weekly Tuesday evening zazen.

Weekly meditation and Dharma lectures with Rev. Teijo Munnich or members of the sangha.  Check the ZCA website for the schedule of speakers.

Weekly early morning meditation and morning service followed by informal breakfast, chosan (tea and reading from the Shobogenzo), and work practice.  You may attend all or any part of the morning. 

Evening meditation.

Please note that Saturda practice days will not be held on weekends during sesshins or other special retreats.  

 

 

We will be continuing with the study of Dogen’s discussion of Avalokiteśvara on three Sundays this spring: April 14, May 12 and May 26.  Time is 3:30 – 5 p.m. beginning with 30 minutes of meditation. Everyone welcome, If you sign up you must commit to all three sessions.  Sign up at info@greattreetemple.org

Morning zazen and service. 6:00 am     Zazen 6:40          Kinhin 6:50           Zazen 7:30           Morning service.

Weekly Tuesday evening zazen.

Weekly meditation and Dharma lectures with Rev. Teijo Munnich or members of the sangha.  Check the ZCA website for the schedule of speakers.

Weekly early morning meditation and morning service followed by informal breakfast, chosan (tea and reading from the Shobogenzo), and work practice.  You may attend all or any part of the morning. 

Evening meditation.