Long Beach Zen Meditation Group

Long Beach Zen Meditation Group LBZMG is a satellite sangha of Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center, an int'l Zen Training Center basin. All programs are offered on a donation basis.

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.

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C/o Seal Beach Center For Spiritual Living, 500 Marina Drive
Seal Beach, CA
90740

Opening Hours

Thursday 6:50pm - 8:30pm
Saturday 8:50am - 11:30am

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+15622060809

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Long Beach Zen Meditation Group (LBZMG) is a satellite sangha of Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center (YZMC), led by Arthur WaYu Kennedy. YZMC is a fully-accredited, international Zen Training Center, nestled in the wilderness of the San Jacinto mountains east of Los Angeles, and is headed by abbot and Zen Master, Tenshin Roshi.

On offer at LBZMG is a Saturday morning program, which begins with 2 half-hour sitting meditation (zazen) periods, with a 10-minute walking meditation (kinhin) in-between. Next comes a brief break, with refreshments (coffee, tea & snacks) on hand. A dharma talk with discussion follows, given by one of Tenshin Roshi’s senior students. The Four Vows and announcements conclude the gathering. We also meet to sit together Thursday evenings. Sessions begin promptly, and the schedule is as follows:

Saturday morning

9:00 - 9:05 Heart Sutra 9:05 - 9:35 Zazen 9:35 - 9:45 Kinhin 9:50 - 10:20 Zazen 10:20 - 10:30 Break 10:30 - 11:15 Dharma talk/discussion 11:15 - 11:20 Four Vows 11:20 Announcements