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Zazen groups. Costs, locations, and events.

Comprehensive list maintained by the International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism.

Offers Sunday services and dharma talks, and periodic sesshins in the Soto tradition.

Offers regular zazen and retreats.

A lay Zen Buddhist organization, was founded in 1959 by Anne Hopkins Aitken and Robert Aitken, Roshi, dharma heir of Yamada Roshi and author of Taking the Path of Zen, The Gateless Barrier: The Wu Men Kuan, and seven other Zen books.

Offers daily zazen and periodic sesshins. Harada-Yasutani lineage.

Offers mindfulness Practice in the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Provides several sittings each week, and periodic workshops.

Practice based on the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh.

Spiritual community combining the Christian contemplative tradition and the Zen Buddhist tradition of the Diamond Sangha. Offers regular meditation and group meditation retreats.

Cooperative group of Soto Zen students practicing together in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki-roshi. Offers regular zazen practice and frequent retreats.

Brief Dogen biography, references, and links.

A collection of Dogen resources including a biography, essays, and translations of Fukanzazengi, Genjo Koan, Bendowa, Uji, and Shoji.

The classic collection of koans usually used in introductory koan training.

Los Angeles Beach Cities Region calendar, message center, announcements and district information.

Features calendar of events, news, daily encouragement, and youth presentations.