Apologies

Technical difficulties prevented the Zoom broadcast of our regularly Sunday Zazenkai on June 6th. These were then followed by a power outage preventing any sort of investigation and delaying this post. While these circumstances were beyond our control, we do try to get out updates when we can. Hopefully everything will be back to normal next week.

May 15th Samu Day

Final Spring Samu Day at Tahoma

This will be our final scheduled Samu day for Spring 2021 and it is looking to be a beautiful, warm, sunny day.. We really could use your help particularly in the columbarium. We will be able to offer safe Physically Distanced samu throughout Tahoma Campus (don’t want to work outside? we can accommodate!)  We can have people wildly separated in the multiple regions that need work and we can all safely work out of doors.  We will provide refreshments on the Kitchen deck to fuel our labor and strive to keep everyone safe and happy. We will conclude with a casual (but safely distanced) meetup on the deck where we will serve a simple lunch.  We hope to see you here!

May 15th 9:00am, to 12:30 (PDT).
Please do not arrive overly early. Meet at the Kitchen.
Directions to Tahoma Zen Monastery: Getting Here.

Please contact us if you have any questions: contact information.

* Note as per new CDC guidelines masks are not required for the vaccinated. If unvaccinated please wear your mask.

Virtual Zazenkai, Sunday, May 3rd, 2020

Every Sunday from 8am to around 9:30am we hold virtual community zazen, or Zazenkai. It is a simple service with chanting, zazen, a short talk and chance at the end for casual conversation. Please join us online when you are able.

Zoom Meeting Link: [event has passed]

Download the Zoom Client for your computer or device. You can click on the Join Meeting Link above and it will walk you through installing the software. Do get yourself setup before the meeting. You can join the meeting early; you will simply wait until the host (Tahoma) starts the meeting. 

For more details on the Virtual Zazenkai please see this post: Virtual Zazenkai

Please note that we have setup a mailing list that will send out the Zoom link every week. This is recommended as for security reasons we may have to only mail out the link.

Click to Join the Tahoma Virtual Events Mailing List

Virtual Water Moon Dojo Visit

The second Monday of most months the head monk from Tahoma Zen Monastery visits Watermoon Dojo in Seattle, for an evening and morning service. As we are all in lockdown during this time we will observe these events virtually using Zoom. While we of course will miss our time at WMD, this does allow anyone to take part in this virtual visit. If interested in taking part, please read through our Virtual Practice Guidelines before joining the events.

Monday April 13th, from 7pm to 8:30pm
7:00pm: Chant Service (Heart Sutra, Song of Zazen, Dai Segaki)
7:15pm: Two periods of zazen
7:55pm: Han / Kinhin (or break)
8:00pm: Short talk and Q&A
8:25 Concluding zazen and chanting of the Four Great Vows

Download a PDF with all the chants here: Chant booklet

Tuesday April 14th, from 6:30am to 8:30am
6:30am Choka (chant service)
7:00am Zazen
7:20am Han / Kinhin (or break)
7:30am: Dharma talk
8:00am Zazen
8:30am Conclude with a few minutes for chatting

Note
We will follow the Tahoma Choka, except for the Enmei Jukko Kannon Gyo and after the Four Great Vows we will chant Dai Segaki for the dead and dying and conclude with Sampai.

Download sutra book here: Tahoma Sutra book
Dai Segaki can be found here: Chant booklet

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Virtual Zazenkai, April 12th, 2020

Every Sunday from 8am to around 9:30am we will hold a virtual community zazen, or Zazenkai service. It is a simply service with chanting, zazen, a short talk and chance at the end for casual discussion. Please join us online when you are able.

Zoom Meeting Link (event now past)

Download the Zoom Client for your computer or device. You can click on the Join Meeting Link below and it will walk you through installing the software. Do get yourself setup before the meeting. You can join the meeting early; you will simply wait until the host (Tahoma) starts the meeting.

For more details on the Virtual Zazenkai please see this post: Virtual Zazenkai

Virtual Zazenkai April 5th, 2020

Every Sunday from 8am to around 9:30am we will hold a virtual community zazen, or Zazenkai service. It is a simply service with chanting, zazen, a short talk and chance at the end for casual discussion. Please join us online when you are able.

Zoom Meeting Link:
https://zoom.us/j/268558905

Download the Zoom Client for your computer or device. You can click on the Join Meeting Link below and it will walk you through installing the software. Do get yourself setup before the meeting. You can join the meeting early; you will simply wait until the host (Tahoma) starts the meeting.

For more details on the Virtual Zazenkai please see this post: Virtual Zazenkai

Public Teisho During February OSesshin

Each day during the February OSesshin (February 6th – 12th) there will be a daily Teisho (dharma talk) from Shodo Harada Roshi. Talks are in Japanese with translations by Daichi Zenni. The talks begin at 1pm and it is requested that attendees arrive 10-15 minutes early to allow time to walk to the zendo and get settled. There will be staff to assist with parking and making your way to zendo. There will be chairs and cushions available for seating and staff on hand to facilitate finding your seat.

Roshi will be speaking on koans from the Blue Cliff Record, please do come for this unique opportunity to hear a living Zen Master speak on the words of our Zen ancestors. 

Directions to the Monastery can be found here:
Visiting Tahoma Zen Monastery

Mumon Roshi Day

Mumon Roshi Memorial Alter
Yamada Mumon Roshi, July 16, 1900 – December 24, 1988

“Those of us who came into contact with Mumon Roshi felt him to be an exemplar of the truly developed person, one who lives each gesture and every moment beyond ego. In his every movement, he showed us that what we had read about was actually possible, that awakening was alive in an accessible human being. Mumon Roshi was clear of all attachment to any desires. In truly forgetting himself, he was beyond the need to make any further conscious efforts to let fo of ego. He was constantly, energetically, and unselfconsciously using his life to be the Way for others.”
– Daichi Zenni, writing in the forward to Yamada Mumon’s Lectures on the Ten Oxherding Pictures