Olympia Zen Center

One Day Sesshin & Jukai Feb 18, 2012

Novice Priest Ordination Feb 25, 2012

One Day Sesshin March 17, 2012

Please keep the famine-struck people of Somalia in prayer. 

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OZC Liturgy pdf download

Download SHOBOGENZO

Print a copy of the book, ORYOKI, the Soto Zen meal practice using Buddha's eating bowls.

Recent Dharma Talks:

Appetite

Death and Soul

Procrastination

Situation

Kinds of Happiness

On the benefits of Kesa, a talk during Rohatsu Sesshin

The Four Kings

Right Posture

FULL MOON SESSHIN #1

FULL MOON SESSHIN #2

FULL MOON SESSHIN #3

The Triple Treasure

What Does My Effort Give Rise To?

The Genuine In Us

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Olympia Zen Center is a Soto Zen Buddhist temple and lay community practicing in Olympia since 1995.  We offer meditation, services, retreats, study, training and experience is all forms of traditional Soto Zen practice open to everyone.  Our temple is just 5 miles from the center of downtown Olympia on a peaceful, quiet site on the edge of a lake along the Chehalis Western Trail.

We are completely supported by donations which come from the heart of Generosity of our many benefactors.

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Affiliate: Port Angeles Zen Community

Led by Jikyo C.J. Wolfer

Meditation Tuesday evenings  7 to 8:30 p.m.

Newcomer instruction at 6:15 p.m. Please telephone for appointment.     360-477-5954

PortAngelesZen@gmail.com

Please visit the website of our Affiliate Wind & Wolken Sangha in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Wind and Wolken Website