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Santa Cruz Zen Center | Membership
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Lecture, Classes and Study. Zen and the Arts. Jewels in the World. SCZC Sutra Book PDF. Forty Years of Continual Practice Supported by Donations. Our Soto Zen practice has been maintained at 113-115 School Street for over 40 years. The Center has thrived due to the commitment, dedication, and financial donations of Zen students and priests. Having a reliable source of income ensures that the practice of Buddha dharma can be sustained for future generations. Download our Membership Form PDF.
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Santa Cruz Zen Center | Bodhisattva Precepts
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Lecture, Classes and Study. Zen and the Arts. Jewels in the World. SCZC Sutra Book PDF.
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Santa Cruz Zen Center | Dharma Study
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Lecture, Classes and Study. Zen and the Arts. Jewels in the World. SCZC Sutra Book PDF. These documents, available for download, are offered as a resource to study. Aspects of Zen and Buddhist teachings. New documents may be periodically added. Introduction to Buddhism and Zen: Reading List. Soto Zen Texts: Study Guide. Personal Identitilessness: Study Guide. Madhyamaka and Emptiness: Study Guide. Yogachara and Mind-Only: Study Guide. Turning the Light Around and Shining Back: Study Guide.
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Santa Cruz Zen Center | Alternative Postures
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Lecture, Classes and Study. Zen and the Arts. Jewels in the World. SCZC Sutra Book PDF. Santa Cruz Zen Center: Postures for People with Chronic Pain. Kinhin (Walking Meditation) Postures. At Santa Cruz Zen Center, we want everyone who wishes to participate in this ancient practice of still sitting to feel free to come and be part of our Sangha. Presenting alternative postures for people who don’t think they can sit because of pain is our invitation and opening. Zazen Instruction In Person. Everyone who p...
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Santa Cruz Zen Center | Current Leaders
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Lecture, Classes and Study. Zen and the Arts. Jewels in the World. SCZC Sutra Book PDF. He was ordained as a priest in 1994 by Tenshin Anderson Roshi and received Dharma Transmission from him in 2010. Kokyo is interested in exploring how the original teachings of Buddha-Dharma from ancient India, China, and Japan are still very much alive and useful in present-day America to bring peace and harmony to this troubled world. Kokyo Henkel, Head Teacher,. Onryu Patrick Teverbaugh, Practice Leader,. He also te...
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Santa Cruz Zen Center | Global Sangha
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Lecture, Classes and Study. Zen and the Arts. Jewels in the World. SCZC Sutra Book PDF. Widening Our Community Engagement. In the Global Sangha we practice with environmental and social concerns of our community. Staying close to the body and breath, we take on projects outside the zendo that reflect the interconnectedness of all things. A group of Zen Center students marches each year in the local LGBT Parade to help celebrate diversity in our community. Zen Center participates in the annual Japanes...
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Santa Cruz Zen Center | Service
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Lecture, Classes and Study. Zen and the Arts. Jewels in the World. SCZC Sutra Book PDF. Morning and evening zazen are followed by service (sutra chanting). You are welcome to exit the zendo after zazen if you don’t wish to participate in service. Wholeheartedly chanting the teachings of the Buddha and Zen ancestors is an ancient practice in all Buddhist traditions. It is a way to not only.
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Santa Cruz Zen Center | Support Net
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Lecture, Classes and Study. Zen and the Arts. Jewels in the World. SCZC Sutra Book PDF. Supporting Our Community During Times of Challenge and Times of Transition. Support Net is for SCZC members, Sangha members' families, and for the extended Santa Cruz community during times of challenge or times of transition. This support is based on the individual's needs and the liturgy and forms of Soto Zen Buddhism. Please let us know how we can serve you in times of transition: 457-0206 or at sczc.org. I will gu...
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Santa Cruz Zen Center | Adminstration
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Lecture, Classes and Study. Zen and the Arts. Jewels in the World. SCZC Sutra Book PDF. Left to Right - Edie Brown (Pres.),Liz Milazzo (Sec.),Laurie McCann, Dana Takagi, Michael Bashista (Treas.). Back Row - Mary Knudtson, Neti Parekh, Chuck Overley (V.P.) and Sally Aguirre. (Absent-Chris Davidison). The Board, currently consisting of ten representatives elected by the Zen Center membership, meets monthly to establish long-term strategies and organizational goals, assures fiscal responsibility, conducts ...
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Santa Cruz Zen Center | Lineage
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Lecture, Classes and Study. Zen and the Arts. Jewels in the World. SCZC Sutra Book PDF. The Soto Zen practice lineage at Warm Jewel Temple comes from Shakyamuni Buddha who lived in India in the fifth century B.C., through 28 Indian ancestors including the great sage of the subtle middle way, Nagarjuna; revealer of all as only mind, Vasubandhu; and the mysterious Great Teacher Bodhidharma, pointing directly to the human heart, who brought the lineage from India to China in the fifth century.
