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We meet on Saturday mornings in our quiet,beautiful space right in the very center of Long Beach at 240 Pine Avenue; click here for directions and for free ample parking (1st 2 hours) click here. Our schedule:
8:45 AM – setup meditation space
9:00 AM – recitation of Heart Sutra followed by 30 minutes of zazen
9:35 AM – kinhin (walking meditation)
9:45 AM – 2nd zazen sitting
10:15AM – refreshments and socializing
10:35AM – dharma talk
11:05AM – announcements, 4 vows, followed by takedown meditation space
11:30AM – end
You are welcome to come for the entire program. If you are short on time, you are welcome to come for any part. Some possibilities:
• 8:30-10:35 – 2 sittings + kinhin + social
• 9:45-11:05 – 1 sitting + social + dharma talk
Additionally you can join us on Zoom: click here.
We are an affiliate of Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center, a fully accredited Zen Buddhist Training Center located in the beautiful wilderness of the San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California.
8:45 AM – setup meditation space
9:00 AM – recitation of Heart Sutra followed by 30 minutes of zazen
9:35 AM – kinhin (walking meditation)
9:45 AM – 2nd zazen sitting
10:15AM – refreshments and socializing
10:35AM – dharma talk
11:05AM – announcements, 4 vows, followed by takedown meditation space
11:30AM – end
You are welcome to come for the entire program. If you are short on time, you are welcome to come for any part. Some possibilities:
• 8:30-10:35 – 2 sittings + kinhin + social
• 9:45-11:05 – 1 sitting + social + dharma talk
Additionally you can join us on Zoom: click here.
We are an affiliate of Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center, a fully accredited Zen Buddhist Training Center located in the beautiful wilderness of the San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California.
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Long Beach Zen Meditation Group
Recent Dharma Talk
WaYu 2026-08-29 dharma talk Book of Equanimity Case 41 Rakuho’s Last Moments
Our home in Long Beach
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