Welcome to our calendar, which we will updated as events are planned.

We hope these listings will help you to learn about and attend our various offerings, so you may nourish your practice and your life.

(Please find information and links to our Sesshin and Study Retreat under Retreats on the Menu Bar. The links for registration will be activated approximately two months prior to the start of the retreat. For any questions, please send an email through our Contact page.)

Upcoming Events:

Fusatsu – Full Moon Bodhisattva Precepts Ceremony

This ceremony is held at the Cedar Lane zendo in place of our usual Wednesday night zazen practice.  Please arrive by 7:05PM to be settled on your cushion when zazen begins at 7:15PM.

April 7, 2020

September 2, 2020

Half-day Sit’n’Study Retreat

This mini-retreat and group study is held at the Cedar Lane zendo.  Please arrive by 7:50AM to be settled on your cushion when zazen begins at 8:00AM.

January 26, 2020 led by Simon Rompre

March 29, 2020 led by Benjamin Baird

May 31, 2020 led by Joel Laforet

September 27, 2020 led by Bill Henderson

November 29, 2020 led by Chris Smart

Spring and Fall Sesshin

***NOTICE: SSZC’s 2020 Spring Sesshin at Stowel Lake Farm is canceled.***

Revealing the Dharma Through a Name

This series of student talks will be given after our usual Wednesday night zazen practice at the Cedar Lane Zendo on the dates indicated.  Please arrive by 7:05PM to be settled on your cushion when zazen begins at 7:15PM.  

February 19, 2020 Clare Mathias, Kōya Shōsei, Open Field Illuminating Vow

March 25, 2020 Lena Laforet, Kaimon Chiryū, Open Gate Earth Dragon

May 13, 2020 Marion Pape, Jigen Chōsen, Compassion Eye Enduring Source

June 10, 2020 Bill Henderson, Ryūshin Kokyō, Dragon Heart Ancient Harmony