Yokoji Long Beach Zen Meditation Group (LBZMG) is led by Arthur WaYu Kennedy and is affiliated with Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center, an international Zen Center located in the Mountains East of the L.A. We have a fantastic Saturday morning program which includes two half hour periods of sitting meditation with approximately 10 minute walking meditation in between. Afterwards, coffee, tea, and snacks ar
e served, and then a Dharma talk by one of Tenshin Roshi's senior students. We also have a Thursday evening sit which consists of just 2 half hour sitting periods with walking meditation in between. For any questions, you can email [email protected] or leave a message at phone number (562) 206-0809. Saturday morning service consists of:
Heart Sutra and Meditation: 9:00 – 10:20am
9:00 - 9:05 Heart Sutra
9:05 - 9:35 Zazen (sitting meditation)
9:35 - 9:45 Kinhin (walking meditation)
9:45 - 10:20 Zazen & four vows/closing
Coffee, Tea, and Snacks: 10:20 - 10:30am
Zen Lecture and Discussion: 10:30 – 11:20am
You're welcome to join us for part or all of this Saturday Program. Thursday Night service consists of:
7:00 - 7:05 Heart Sutra
7:05 - 7:35 Zazen (sitting meditation)
7:35 - 7:45 Kinhin (walking meditation)
7:45 - 8:15 Zazen & four vows/closing
Please be 10 minutes early, in order to find your place and settle in. Services starts promptly. Meditation Instruction for those new to Zen practice will be provided. A Zen Meditation Instruction video is also available on Youtube.com uploaded by Yokoji Zen Mountain Center. Please visit ZMC.org for more information regarding the Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center. If there's anyone interested in finding people to carpool with to Yokoji Zen Mountain Center, an email can be sent to the group at [email protected] with the details and this will be posted on Facebook and on the group's Meetup.com website. Carpool requests can also be posted by anyone directly on Facebook.
