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Great Mountain Zen Center

Traditional Zen Buddhist and Great Heart Zen practice and training in Colorado in the White Plum Zen Lineage.

Founded in 1996 and led by teachers Shishin Wick Roshi and Shinko Perez Roshi. https://linktr.ee/greatmountainzencenter

Great Mountain Zen Center offers online and in-person meditation practice, dharma talks, meditation retreats, and classes on Buddhism and related topics.

05/28/2026

Deepen your practice at one of our upcoming retreats! We expect fall and winter retreats will be held at a new location in Northern Colorado. For more info and to register: GMZC.org/retreats

05/21/2026

This Saturday's program features a dharma talk by Sensei Sean Tetsudo Murphy:
📅 Saturday, May 23
🕙 8am - 11am MDT
📍 In person or online
Our full Saturday program includes:
8:00am Chanting Service
8:30am-9:50am Zazen & two periods of kinhin. Dokusan with Tetsudo Sensei.
10:00am Dharma talk & discussion
Optional early samu (work practice) begins at 7:10am - please RSVP to [email protected]. All are welcome to join us for a morning of practice and community.
Link to join virtually: gmzc.org/weekly-programs

05/17/2026

Join our sangha and teachers for our May Sesshin - a meditation retreat open to all levels! We expect this to be the last sesshin at our current location, while retreats in the fall will be at a nearby site.
📅 May 27-31
🕰️ Wed-Sat 8am-5pm | Sun 8am-12pm
📍 In-person (Berthoud, CO) + Online

Deepen your practice with seated & walking meditation, chanting, and teachings. Participate full-time, part-time, in-person, or virtually. Vegan lunch provided for in-person participants, except Sunday.
Register: GMZC.org/retreats

05/13/2026

This Saturday's program features a dharma talk by Roshi Gerry Shishin Wick:
📅 Saturday, May 16
🕙 8am - 11am MDT
📍 In person or online
Our full Saturday program includes:
8:00am Chanting Service
8:30am-9:50am Zazen & two periods of kinhin. Dokusan.
10:00am Dharma talk & discussion
Optional early samu (work practice) begins at 7:10am - please RSVP to [email protected]. All are welcome to join us for a morning of practice and community.
Link to join virtually: gmzc.org/weekly-programs

05/07/2026

This Saturday's program features a dharma talk by Sensei Sean Tetsudo Murphy:
📅 Saturday, May 9
🕙 8am - 11am MDT
📍 In person or online
Our full Saturday program includes:
8:00am Chanting Service
8:30am-9:50am Zazen & two periods of kinhin. Dokusan with Tetsudo Sensei.
10:00am Dharma talk & discussion
Optional early samu (work practice) begins at 7:10am - please RSVP to [email protected]. All are welcome to join us for a morning of practice and community.
Link to join virtually: gmzc.org/weekly-programs

04/29/2026

This Saturday: Morning Zazen & Precept Study
Join us for our weekly practice:

8:00am: Chanting Service
Zazen & Kinhin meditation, Dokusan
10:00am: Precept Study Group (instead of our usual Dharma Talk)

A student will lead discussion on the Buddhist precepts - a wonderful opportunity to explore these foundational teachings together.
In-person and online. New practitioners welcome.
Link to join: gmzc.org/weekly-programs

04/22/2026

It's not too late to register for this weekend's retreat (gmzc.org/retreats). But even if you can't make the sesshin, we invite you to join the dharma talk on Saturday at 1:30pm MDT. Link to join: gmzc.org/weekly-programs

04/14/2026

Join our sangha this Saturday for our 8am chanting service, followed by zazen, kinhin and dokusan with Yugen Sensei. At 10am Yugen Sensei will share a dharma talk, to be followed by a brief discussion, wrapping up at 11am. Join via Zoom at gmzc.org/weekly-programs

04/12/2026

Join our sangha and teachers for our April Weekend Sesshin - a meditation retreat open to all levels!
📅 April 25-26
🕰️ Sat 8am-5pm | Sun 8am-12pm
📍 In-person (Berthoud, CO) + Online

Deepen your practice with seated & walking meditation, chanting, and teachings. Participate full-time, part-time, in-person, or virtually. Vegan lunch provided Saturday for in-person participants.
Register: GMZC.org/retreats

04/09/2026

This Saturday's program features a dharma talk by Sensei Sean Tetsudo Murphy:
📅 Saturday, April 11
🕙 8am - 11am MDT
📍 In person or online
Our full Saturday program includes:
8:00am Chanting Service
8:30am-9:50am Zazen & two periods of kinhin. Dokusan.
10:00am Dharma talk & discussion
Optional early samu (work practice) begins at 7:10am - please RSVP to [email protected]. All are welcome to join us for a morning of practice and community.
Link to join virtually: gmzc.org/weekly-programs

Address

2532 S County Road 15
Berthoud, CO
80513

Telephone

+17209717553

Website

http://www.gmzc.org/, https://linktr.ee/greatmountainzencenter

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