Ongoing Schedule
Weekly
EARLY MORNING ZAZEN
( ZOOM ONLY )
Wednesday:
Zazen 6:00 - 6:40 AM ET
Kinhin 6:40 - 6:50 AM ET
Zazen 6:50 - 7:30 AM ET
TONGLEN PRACTICE- CALMING THE BODY & MIND
( ZOOM ONLY )
Thursday 9:30 - 10:00 AM ET
EVENING ZAZEN
( IN-PERSON OR ZOOM )
Thursday 6:00 - 7:30 PM
SATURDAY MORNING ZAZEN & LECTURES
( IN-PERSON OR ZOOM )
9:30 AM ET Zazen
10:00 - 11:00 Discussion
If coming in-person RSVP to info@greattreetemple.org
Affiliates
Charlotte Zen Meditation Society
Sundays at 6:45 PM ET
Join online on Zoom
Zen Center of Asheville
For ongoing schedule, please visit website:
Monthly
FULL MOON CEREMONY 2023
SETTING ASIDE & BEGINNING ANEW
( IN-PERSON OR ZOOM )
7:00 - 8:00 PM ET
INTRO TO ZEN PRACTICE
( ZOOM ONLY )
3rd Sunday of the month 10:30 - 12 PM ET
Family Meditation
( IN-PERSON OR ZOOM )
Last Sunday of each month 10:30 - 11:30 AM ET
11:30 AM Food sharing & crafts
Practice Periods 2025
( IN-PERSON OR ZOOM )
February 2-23 Mini Practice Period "How We Live is How We Die"
March 28 - July 10 Keisei Ango/Spring/Summer Practice Period; subject: “Mountains & Rivers Sutra”
September 28 - December 13 Fall Practice Period
Three month commitment to meditation, study with sangha members. Contact teijo@greattreetemple.org
For more about Practice Periods click here.Sesshins 2025
( IN-PERSON OR ZOOM )
Feb 14-17 Nehan “Buddha’s Death & Nirvana”
April 4-9 "Mountains & Rivers"
May 2-7
May 30 - June 4
October 3-8
November 7-10
December 5-10 Rohatsu “Buddha’s Enlightenment”
Please register early whether attending in-person or online.
Sesshin Details
Great Tree sesshins last from 2 to 5 days.
Returning attendees can sign up for any amount of days. However, all participants are required to attend the Friday evening sesshin meeting.
New participants are required to stay for at least the first three days of sesshin.
You may opt to participate online or in-person at registration. In-person spaces are limited so please register early.
Please view the short video on our meal practice (oryoki) on YouTube before you come.
You will be asked to make a payment via PayPal, or you can complete booking in "Offline Payment" and pay by check or cash. Please do not let money keep you from participating. Simply pay what you can.
Sesshin (Japanese for “collecting the heart-mind”) is a meditation retreat. Sesshins at Great Tree are either weekend or five days in length and include meditation, study, and work practice.
Great Tree Zen Women's Temple is dedicated to supporting women's spiritual growth and development within the context of Zen practice. Women seeking to deepen their spiritual practice are invited to apply for residency at Great Tree.
Great Tree Zen Women's Temple offers 3-month Practice Periods in spring and fall. Practice Period offers an opportunity to renew one's commitment to spiritual practice. Participants are asked to commit to regular meditation and study group, as well as making a personal intention & commitment to engage in as many scheduled Great Tree activities as possible. All are encouraged (but not required) to attend one or more sesshins during Practice Period.
