The Puget Sound Zen Center is a community dedicated to practicing Zen, teaching and living Buddhist principles, supporting a vibrant sangha, and serving our wider community.
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We offer services every day.
Weekday mornings
Monday through Friday – 6:30 – 7:30am (in-person at zendo and on Zoom)
Friday mornings coffee and conversation after the sit.
Monday Evening
West Seattle, Fauntleroy Church. 7 to 8:30pm In-person.
Vashon – 7:00 to 8:00pm (Zoom only)
Tuesday Evening
7:00 to 8:00pm (Zoom only)
Wednesday Evening
7:00 to 8:30pm (Zoom only) Meditation and discussion. Preceptors lead discussion of selected short readings. After zazen, the group reads aloud. No need to prepare in advance.
Thursday Evening
No services during dharma study period which ends on November 16, 2023.
Friday Evening
7:00 to 8:00pm (Zoom only)
Saturday
Morning 8:00 – 8:30 am zazen. 8:30 – 9:00 Qi Gong with Anshin (Zoom only)
Evening – 7:00 to 8:00pm (Zoom only)
Sunday
Morning 8:30 to 9:30am, and 10:00am to noon, which includes a dharma talk (zendo and Zoom). The second Sunday of the month is a half-day sit starting at 7:00am and proceeding through the 8:30am and 10:00am sits until noon.
Evening No Service
Abbot Koshin Cain offers dokusan on Sundays when he’s in town. Eko Jeff Kelley offers dokusan on occasional Sundays as well.
You may join us online at https://zoom.us/j/5117064990. Request the password in an email to pr@pszc.org. Access our chant book here. First time? Find out what to expect here. All welcome.
Dokusan is a confidential meeting with a Zen teacher to discuss practice. It is open to all members of PSZC. Dokusan with Abbot Koshin Cain is offered every Wednesday, from 9 to 10am, and 5-6 pm. Sign up for a 15 minute slot with Koshin here. Please sign up at least a day in advance.
Both Eko Jeff Kelley and Koshin offer in-person dokusan on Sundays when they are available. Sign-ups on Sundays happen the day of, at the zendo.
The Zen Center holds two residential retreats throughout the year and two day-sits and monthly half-day sits. We also have informal, one hour, Intro to Zen sessions on the first Saturday of every month in the zendo at 10AM, and a dharma study series in the Fall. We also have many one-off events throughout the year. Find out more on our Events page.
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