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Events

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Discount
Tue, Mar 19, 2013 - 12:00pm - Sat, Jun 8, 2013 - 12:00pm
The Zen Center of Syracuse will be a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) host this year.
Mortgage Burning Celebration, Potluck, and Annual Sangha Meeting
Sun, Jun 23, 2013 - 9:00am - 3:30pm
Please join us after regular (dokusan) Sunday morning service for a vegetarian potluck and celebration. The ceremony will include a telling of the history of the Hoen-ji sangha. From 2:00-2:30pm, we will have the Zen Center annual meeting; cake and socializing will follow.
Anniversary Sesshin at Dai Bosatsu Zendo
Sat, Jun 29, 2013 - 4:00pm - Sat, Jul 6, 2013 - 11:00am
DBZ Family Weekend
Fri, Jul 12, 2013 - 4:00pm - Sun, Jul 14, 2013 - 11:00am
Summer Sesshin at Zen Center of Syracuse
Thu, Jul 25, 2013 - 7:00pm - Sun, Jul 28, 2013 - 5:00pm

Ongoing programs

Meditation
Dai Bosatsu Mandala Day Monthly on the 21st
Yoga Friday 5:30 pm and Sunday 1:00 pm
Dharma Kids Various Sundays, 9:45am to 11am. Click to see schedule.
Dharma Study One Sunday a month, 7 - 9 pm.
Dokusan During Zazen, 2nd and 4th weeks of every month
Tibetan Service Saturdays, 10am - 11am
Tibetan Dharma Study Monthly, periodic Saturdays at 11:00am

Sesshin

Sesshin, the traditional intensive meditation retreat, is offered four times a year at Hoen-ji and nine times a year at Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji. During sesshin, frequent dokusan and daily teisho are offered, in addition to a rigorous schedule of sitting, chanting, work practice, and formal meals.

2013

Anniversary Sesshin (7 days) Dai Bosatsu Zendo
Summer Sesshin (3 days) Zen Center of Syracuse
Golden Wind Sesshin (7 days) Dai Bosatsu Zendo
Hoen-ji Fall Sesshin (3 days) Zen Center of Syracuse
Harvest Sesshin (5 days) Dai Bosatsu Zendo
Rohatsu Sesshin (7 days) Dai Bosatsu Zendo