Beginner's Mind Retreat, Fusatsu, and sesshin at the Black Scorpion Zen Center

From the end of Winter Training until the start of Summer Ango in May we'll be sitting our lighter weekly schedule. Be sure to check out our schedule page for all the details. Join us for our one-day Beginner's Mind Retreat from 9am to 5pm on Sunday, March 21. And for Fusatsu at 7:30pm on Thursday, March 25. Members of our Mexican and American sanghas will meet at the Hazy Moon's sister temple, the Black Scorpion, for a week-long sesshin at the end of the month. Please contact us to register for Beginner's Mind or for more information about future retreats at the Black Scorpion.

We offer two classes on Buddhism, Zen meditation and the form of pratice at the Hazy Moon. Our Zen Meditation Instruction (ZMI) class is held most Saturdays at 8:30am and includes an overview of our teaching lineage and an introduction to the essentials of zazen. Our Zen and Practice (ZAP) class meets once a month on a Saturday and comprises further meditation instruction and a primer on sesshins, ceremonies and sangha life at the Hazy Moon. Visit our Classes and Programs page for more information, including class schedules. 

We're pleased to offer a collection of video and audio recordings of talks by our teacher, Nyogen Roshi. Visit our page on YouTube or click here for a complete archive of Roshi's words on the essentials of Buddhism and Zen practice.

Black Scorpion Zen Center
Find out more about our beautiful sister temple near Tepoztlan, Mexico. Please be in touch if you would like updates on retreats at the Black Scorpion, and click here to learn about other groups that are part of the Hazy Moon mandala.

Visit our Features page to hear the voices and learn about the lives of students at the Hazy Moon. Some of the topics you'll find: the connection between Zen practice and recovery; meditation and obsessive-compulsive disorder; what it's like to be a newbie in our Sangha; and the relationship between cultivating awareness and ending suffering.