Puget Sound Zen Center

05/01/2026

04/30/2026

Sunday Speakers in May
May 3: No speaker (see below)
May 10: No service (sesshin retreat)
May 17: Abbot Koshin Cain - Compassion and the Will to Dominate
May 24: Natalie Padilla - My Zen Life
May 31: Seizan Stephen Black - The Extraordinary Ordinary

Note the changes to the regular schedule during sesshin (May 3 - May 10)
— Sunday, May 3: In person sit from 8:30 - 9:30AM (No zoom). 9:30 AM coffee then pack up for move to Camp Sealth. Regular 10AM service is CANCELLED. No potluck.
— Sunday, May 10 - No service.

04/29/2026

"The Buddha simply held up a flower without saying a word."

04/28/2026

So many people interested in learning how to use our new emergency defibrillator! 🙏☸️

04/28/2026

As part of our month-long intensive practice period, we have a weekly study focused on The Record of Linji…

03/03/2026

Saturday Samu, March 14, 10AM, at the Zendo on Vashon Island

"Samu" is work practice, meditation-in-the-doing. Spring clearing and cleaning is calling! We will also be adding up Thriftway receipts. Many hands make light work!

03/03/2026

Daily Meditation
- Mornings (M-F 6:30 to 7:30 AM) in-person and on Zoom
- Evenings (M-Sat 7:00 to 8:00 PM) Zoom only. No Sunday evening

Weekly Meditation
- Sunday Morning Sit & Dharma Talk (10 AM to Noon) in person and on Zoom
- Saturday Morning Qi-gong (8:30 to 9:30 AM) on Zoom only
- Sunday Early Morning Sit (8:30 to 9:30 AM) in person and on Zoom
- Monday Evening at Fauntleroy Church, West Seattle (7 to 8:30 PM) in-person

More information at pszc.org.

02/27/2026

Sunday Speakers in March

3/1: Abbot Koshin Cain, Zen, Ozempic, and the Alchemy of Desire
3/8: Abbot Koshin Cain, Boundless and Boundaried: Why We Need Both Vastness and Limits
3/15: Eko Jeff Kelley, Surrender?
3/22: Shuko Sissel Johannessen, Buddha the Human
3/29: Anshin David Steel, TBD

For more information, visit our website at pszc.org.

02/14/2026

Friends,

On Thursday evening the Rinzai Zen Senter held its annual Årsmøte—its Sangha Meeting.

They now have north of 50 members and several active committees. Last year they reshaped the meeting to share some characteristics with ours at PSZC: committee reports, small gifts for new members, and food together. Participation has tripled, and Thursday night’s atmosphere was definitively kos—warm, relaxed, happy

The sangha here is made up of a wonderful group of people, much like ours—caring, hardworking people from all walks of life.

In my remarks, I told them that I feel the Zen Center has a great deal to offer Oslo. It is a practice well suited to the times we find ourselves in: a way to develop wisdom in a confusing world, adaptability in a time of rapid change, and community in a time of increasing isolation.

I believe Zen has much to contribute to whatever culture it meets. Watching this community take root in a new space and in its own way gives me confidence that the dharma continues to find fresh expression wherever people are willing to practice it sincerely.

I fly to Seatac Tuesday. Looking forward to seeing you soon,

Koshin