Practice Opportunities

Please note that we meet in person for Zazen on Wednesdays at 7 PM in the upper hall at All Saints-by-the-Sea, 110 Park Dr. Salt Spring Island, BC. If you live on Saltspring, we encourage you to attend in person.

Practice offerings are also available through Zoom. If you would like to join us for regular Wednesday night zazen or weekly Sunday Sit’n’Study, please sign up on our Friends of the Sangha list or as an Active Sangha Member for links to Zoom meetings and our monthly newsletter.

1.   Morning Zazen – Mondays and Fridays 
7:05am – Zoom room open
7:10am – to be seated on cushions
7:15am – Robe Chant followed by the bell ringing 3 times
7:45am – End of sitting

2.   Wednesday evening zazen: Almost every week of the year we practice traditional Zen sitting and walking meditation, hold a brief session of chanting, and offer a dharma talk by our teacher or a dharma discussion led by a sangha member. We meet in person at All Saints by the Sea, 110 Park Dr. Salt Spring Island, BC. We ask that you arrive and be on your cushion by 7:00PM. The evening ends by 9 PM. Donations (Dana) for teachings are encouraged.

3.   Sunday study session: Each Sunday we meet at 8:55AM via Zoom to study a dharma text. Before the study session, we offer an optional meditation period from 7:15 to 8:45 AM. Our discussions are led by Sangha members and centre on traditional Zen texts, making for a rich and exciting discussion. Please check the calendar to view the week’s study selection. 

Note: Please sign up as a Sangha member or  Friend of Salt Spring Zen Circle to receive the monthly newsletter and notification of future sesshins.  You may unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time.

For further information about any of the above, please contact us. Thank you.