Hazy Moon Zen Meditation Center of Los Angeles

This Month

Winter Ango, Fusatsu, Gay Men's Zazenkai, Meditation Classes

View a gallery of our recent New Year's Eve celebration; make the most of extended sitting hours during our month-long Winter Ango; join us for Fusatsu on Friday, January 13 at 7pm; the Gay Men's Meditation Group Zazenkai will be held on Sunday, January 15, 9am to 5pm; sign up for a Saturday morning meditation class; to register for programs or for more information about other events, contact us.

VOICES OF ZEN

Listen to Hazy Moon Student Talks and hear the refreshing clarity, confidence and transformativeness of a living Zen practice:

Russell Ryozen Martin
What Is Belief? (6:47)
"If we truly believe, it's almost like everything else just falls into place. We don't have to worry about any of that."

Kujaku
Recovering Hippie Catholic Zen (12:16)
"I do have a real appreciation of Christ as a teacher, so I guess that would make me a Catholic Buddhist... In my view Christ was not unlike Buddha, and was not perhaps the savior in the way we think of him, but an enlightened teacher."

Recommended Reading

There are many helpful books on Buddhism and Zen, so we asked Nyogen Roshi to suggest a few titles from his own shelves. This month we focus on:

Zen Letters: the Teachings of Yuanwu – Some know the Chinese master Yuanwu (Jap: Engo) as the compiler of the Blue Cliff Record koan collection. Here are his personal teachings expressed in correspondence with students and other teachers, but you can read them as letters sent directly to you. Clarifying and encouraging, a must-read.

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Articles

Visit our Articles page to learn about the lives of students at the Hazy Moon. Some of the topics you'll find:

Paradigm Shifter: An Interview with Robert Lanza

An interview with the author of Biocentrism, a book that Nyogen Roshi describes as mirroring his experiences in the practice of zazen as closely as anything he has encountered in a modern writer.

Where Am I? What Time Is It?
Michael Isshin Spiller shares his appreciation for the book Biocentrism by the noted stem cell researcher Dr. Robert Lanza.

Leaving Home
Julie Honmei Snider
"In the Buddhist tradition, when you accept this path as your way, you seal it with 16 vows... Buddhism calls it leaving home. It is to leave your old ways forever."

An Experience of Oneness
Eternity Joraku Wauls
"I had no idea what I was stepping into when I walked through the front door of the Hazy Moon, a very welcoming and gracious community..."

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ZEN MEDITATION INSTRUCTION

Learn the basics of Zen meditation in about five minutes. Clear, step-by-step meditation instruction, as practiced at the Hazy Moon Zen Center of Los Angeles.

DHARMA TALKS

"The Fundamentals of Zazen" (13:26)

Nyogen Roshi talks us through the basics of allowing body, mind and breath to settle--the heart of our Zen practice. Excerpt from a Dharma Talk given at the Hazy Moon Zen Center.

JOIN US THIS WEEK

Anyone can join us for meditation, services or dharma talks. There’s no charge to attend, you don’t need a reservation, and you don’t have to be a member to participate. Just show up! We’ll be happy to see you.

Please note our extended sitting meditation hours during Winter Ango, January 4 -- 27.

Dawn Zazen – Three half-hour meditation periods followed by service. Monday through Friday starting at 6am.

Morning Zazen – Three half-hour meditation periods followed by service. Monday through Friday starting at 11am.

Afternoon Zazen – Three half-hour meditation periods followed by service. Monday through Friday starting at 3:30pm.

Evening Zazen - Three half-hour meditation periods. Monday through Friday starting at 7pm.

Dharma Talks – Thursday evenings at 7pm.

Saturday Morning Program -- Service and Zazen starting at 8:30am, followed by a Dharma Talk at 10:30am.

Check our calendar to confirm times. If you’re new to sitting meditation, we encourage you to start with our introductory class. For more information, contact us.

Classes

Our Zen Meditation Instruction (ZMI) class is held most Saturdays at 8:30am and introduces beginners to meditation and the form of practice at the Hazy Moon.

For those who are already familiar with sitting meditation, 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.

Affiliates

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.