Evening Service (Online)

Two meditation periods with time for stretching or walking between them. Join us on Zoom. To request our current password, please email [email protected].

Zoom, WA, United States

Morning Service (Zendo & Online)

Join us in person or join us on Zoom. Please email [email protected] for our current password. Two sitting periods of 25 minutes, one walking meditation between them.

Puget Sound Zen Center, 18005 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA, 98070, United States

Meeting the Mahayana through Myth and Symbol — The Lotus Sutra (Fall Dharma Study 2026) (Session 2 of 5)

Our Zen practice moves us toward encountering the world in a way that goes beyond intellectual understanding, beyond concepts and discursive thought. We do this in a number of ways: zazen, embodied ritual, koan study, etc. Another mode for encountering the world in this......More

Our Zen practice moves us toward encountering the world in a way that goes beyond intellectual understanding, beyond concepts and discursive thought. We do this in a number of ways: zazen, embodied ritual, koan study, etc. Another mode for encountering the world in this way, one that human beings have made use of for millennia, lies in myth and symbol. Stories and/or images can present something that is real and alive but impossible to reduce to words and ideas. The Mahayana sutras invite us to encounter the mind of Buddha through myth and symbol. They require us to go beyond our doubt and skepticism related to the imaginal world. No Mahayana text is richer in this way or more widely revered than the Lotus Sutra. Whole schools of Buddhist practice center on it. Dogen says the Lotus Sutra “may be said to be the great king and the great master of all the various sutras that the Buddha Sakyamuni taught. Compared with this sutra, all the other sutras are merely its servants, its relatives, for it alone expounds the Truth.” In this class, we will work with selected passages from the Lotus Sutra, deepening our experience of the Mahayana, exploring such themes as: the path to Buddhahood open to all, the interpenetration of the historical and ultimate dimensions, our lives that lack nothing, the impossibility of expressing the truth in words, and skillful means. Classes held in person at Vashon Zendo and on Zoom. In person size limit is 25. The class will utilize the book The Threefold Lotus Sutra – a Modern Translation for Contemporary Readers by Shinozaki, Ziporyn and Earhart (2019). Be sure to get the most recent edition The book is available in both kindle and paperback format.  If you prefer not to purchase, two copies will be available in the zen center library for short-term use. Session 2 of 5 in this series. Full schedule: Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19, Dec 3.

Puget Sound Zen Center, 18005 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA, 98070, United States

Evening Service (Online)

Two meditation periods with time for stretching or walking between them. Join us on Zoom. To request our current password, please email [email protected].

Zoom, WA, United States

Morning Service (Zendo & Online)

Join us in person or join us on Zoom. Please email [email protected] for our current password. Two sitting periods of 25 minutes, one walking meditation between them.

Puget Sound Zen Center, 18005 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA, 98070, United States

Evening Service (Online)

Two meditation periods with time for stretching or walking between them. Join us on Zoom. To request our current password, please email [email protected].

Zoom, WA, United States

Meditation and Qigong Saturday with Anshin (Online)

Join us for Zazen from 8-8:30, followed by Qigong from 8:30 to 9. Relax. Breathe. Move.Join us in the ancient practice of harmonizing body and mind using simple, easy to follow meditation in motion. You will learn breathing techniques that generate free- flowing energy ......More

Join us for Zazen from 8-8:30, followed by Qigong from 8:30 to 9. Relax. Breathe. Move.Join us in the ancient practice of harmonizing body and mind using simple, easy to follow meditation in motion. You will learn breathing techniques that generate free- flowing energy in the spirit of non achieving. and removing hindrances for health benefits. The Qigong forms may include:Shibashi (19 movements, also considered the Tai Chi of Qigong.}Eight Brocades (Bau Duan Chin, a very old form)Zhan Zhuang (Standing Like a Tree, 5 movements)Duong Singh (Vietnamese, practiced by Thich Nhat Hahn monks and nuns using bamboo sticks)All are welcome. No experience necessary. This event is now on Zoom only.A Poem About Qigongby student Elizabeth Fitterer You remember vaguely,the circling. How simple it is,yet how intricate. Like, if you were a bird,this is how you might move. Like a creature who,when she has someplace to go,picks herself up then goes there. And when she landsshe folds herself into herselfin just a few well-rehearsed motions. And when she sleepsthe rain beads right off of her featherslike tears she doesn’t need anymore.

Zoom, WA, United States

Intro to Zen (Zendo)

New to Zen?   Please join us at our  informal monthly one-hour Introduction to Zen get-together. First Saturday of each month, 10-11am,  at the Zen Center. A brief introduction to Zen Buddhism as it is practiced at the Puget Sound Zen Center (PSZC).  We will go over  a ......More

New to Zen?   Please join us at our  informal monthly one-hour Introduction to Zen get-together. First Saturday of each month, 10-11am,  at the Zen Center. A brief introduction to Zen Buddhism as it is practiced at the Puget Sound Zen Center (PSZC).  We will go over  a few key points- what brings us to Zen, how to sit in zazen (Zen meditation), what to expect at a PSZC service. Plenty of time for questions!  All are welcome.

Puget Sound Zen Center, 18005 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA, 98070, United States

Evening Service (Online)

Two meditation periods with time for stretching or walking between them. Join us on Zoom. To request our current password, please email [email protected].

Zoom, WA, United States

Early, Early Second Sunday Service

Please join us on the second Sunday of the month for an early, early service beginning at 7:00 AM. You may now attend in person or by Zoom. To join on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/5117064990 For our current password, email [email protected].

Puget Sound Zen Center, 18005 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA, 98070, United States

Sunday Service (Zendo & Online)

Our Sunday service consists of chanting, two periods of sitting meditation, and a dharma talk. You may join us in person or by Zoom.https://zoom.us/j/5117064990. You may request the password by emailing [email protected]

Puget Sound Zen Center, 18005 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA, 98070, United States

Morning Service (Zendo & Online)

Join us in person or join us on Zoom. Please email [email protected] for our current password. Two sitting periods of 25 minutes, one walking meditation between them.

Puget Sound Zen Center, 18005 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA, 98070, United States

Evening Service (Online)

Two meditation periods with time for stretching or walking between them. Join us on Zoom. To request our current password, please email [email protected].

Zoom, WA, United States

Evening Service (West Seattle)

On Monday evenings we have two sitting periods with a short walking meditation between them, followed by a discussion. This service is in-personFauntleroy United Church of Christ9140 California Avenue SW in West Seattle.Go to the 4th floor chapel, room 402.

Fauntleroy Church – 4th Floor Chapel, 9140 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA, 98136, United States

Morning Service (Zendo & Online)

Join us in person or join us on Zoom. Please email [email protected] for our current password. Two sitting periods of 25 minutes, one walking meditation between them.

Puget Sound Zen Center, 18005 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA, 98070, United States

Evening Service (Online)

Two meditation periods with time for stretching or walking between them. Join us on Zoom. To request our current password, please email [email protected].

Zoom, WA, United States

Morning Service (Zendo & Online)

Join us in person or join us on Zoom. Please email [email protected] for our current password. Two sitting periods of 25 minutes, one walking meditation between them.

Puget Sound Zen Center, 18005 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA, 98070, United States

Evening Service (Online)

Two meditation periods with time for stretching or walking between them. Join us on Zoom. To request our current password, please email [email protected].

Zoom, WA, United States

Morning Service (Zendo & Online)

Join us in person or join us on Zoom. Please email [email protected] for our current password. Two sitting periods of 25 minutes, one walking meditation between them.

Puget Sound Zen Center, 18005 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA, 98070, United States

Meeting the Mahayana through Myth and Symbol — The Lotus Sutra (Fall Dharma Study 2026) (Session 3 of 5)

Our Zen practice moves us toward encountering the world in a way that goes beyond intellectual understanding, beyond concepts and discursive thought. We do this in a number of ways: zazen, embodied ritual, koan study, etc. Another mode for encountering the world in this......More

Our Zen practice moves us toward encountering the world in a way that goes beyond intellectual understanding, beyond concepts and discursive thought. We do this in a number of ways: zazen, embodied ritual, koan study, etc. Another mode for encountering the world in this way, one that human beings have made use of for millennia, lies in myth and symbol. Stories and/or images can present something that is real and alive but impossible to reduce to words and ideas. The Mahayana sutras invite us to encounter the mind of Buddha through myth and symbol. They require us to go beyond our doubt and skepticism related to the imaginal world. No Mahayana text is richer in this way or more widely revered than the Lotus Sutra. Whole schools of Buddhist practice center on it. Dogen says the Lotus Sutra “may be said to be the great king and the great master of all the various sutras that the Buddha Sakyamuni taught. Compared with this sutra, all the other sutras are merely its servants, its relatives, for it alone expounds the Truth.” In this class, we will work with selected passages from the Lotus Sutra, deepening our experience of the Mahayana, exploring such themes as: the path to Buddhahood open to all, the interpenetration of the historical and ultimate dimensions, our lives that lack nothing, the impossibility of expressing the truth in words, and skillful means. Classes held in person at Vashon Zendo and on Zoom. In person size limit is 25. The class will utilize the book The Threefold Lotus Sutra – a Modern Translation for Contemporary Readers by Shinozaki, Ziporyn and Earhart (2019). Be sure to get the most recent edition The book is available in both kindle and paperback format.  If you prefer not to purchase, two copies will be available in the zen center library for short-term use. Session 3 of 5 in this series. Full schedule: Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19, Dec 3.

Puget Sound Zen Center, 18005 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA, 98070, United States

Evening Service (Online)

Two meditation periods with time for stretching or walking between them. Join us on Zoom. To request our current password, please email [email protected].

Zoom, WA, United States