Schedule

We meet regularly on Saturdays in Blossom Valley, San Diego from 9:00-10:30am and we also host a Zen intro class at Dharma Bum Temple on Sunday evenings (online option available). We facilitate weekend retreats in San Diego each month and special programs in Southern California throughout the year.

No prior experience with Zen and/or meditation is required, and we welcome all questions. Please reach out for more information and driving directions.

Zen Intro Class

The content of each class varies week by week, but the format includes a talk on a core aspect of Zen practice, a Q&A session, as well as a period of seated meditation.

Please see our Foundations of Meditation Practice page for a guide to Zen practice and answers to frequently asked questions.

Class Facilitator: Ken Small

Throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s, Ken Shuho Small studied and practiced Zen with Joshu Sasaki Roshi, Genei Tashiro Roshi and into the present time with Sandy Gentei Stewart Osho. In 1971, Ken received lay vows and his Zen name, Shuho, from Joshu Sasaki Roshi.

Since the mid-1970s, he has been deeply involved in cooperative community development, ethnobotany, and herbal medicine. Ken has also engaged in and promoted the indigenous spiritual and healing traditions of Mexico and the Americas. Since the 1990s, he has hosted scores of teachers from all schools of Tibetan Vajrayana traditions, especially Dzogchen; viewing its common roots in practice with Zen within the Perennial Wisdom Traditions.

Ken is the donator and collaborator of Lomaland Community Theosophy Archive at San Diego State University’s Special Collections and University Archives.

With the help of others, Ken established The Enso Project in 2018. He now serves as The Enso Project’s ‘vision holder’ and guiding facilitator for Zen practice.

May
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Wednesday Zen Meditation: an Introduction to the View and Practice (Zoom)

Our intro class meets every Wednesday at 7pm PT over Zoom during this COVID time. The class provides newcomers with an overview of Zen practice and its integration with daily life. No prior experience with Zen and/or meditation is required and we welcome all questions.

The content of each class varies week by week, but the format includes a talk on a core aspect of Zen practice, a Q&A session, as well as a period of seated meditation.

Feel free to reach out with any questions beforehand or just drop in — no RSVP required. Our classes are free and open to the public.

Zoom Details:

Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm PT

https://zoom.us/j/8651453947

Zoom Room ID: 865 145 3947

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