The Zen Center will be closed and there will be no online or in-person sittings on Monday, December 25, 2023 and Monday, January 1, 2024. Happy Holidays!
A much-loved custom is returning to Hoen-ji this year: New Year's Eve ceremony and celebration! For the past four years, New Year's Eve has been held at DBZ, but since the monastery is closed this winter, we will be able to enjoy our traditional gathering here. RSVPs are required by midnight on 12/30; please click here to RSVP. Read more »
Please join us for annual Christmas Eve "Chants by Request" from Zen, Theravada, and Tibetan traditions. Come with your favorite chants in mind. Family members welcome. Babette Teich-Visco (Tenzin Shila) will be bringing her electronic tanpura "sarang sparshini" as drone accompaniment for her selections in Pali. Afterward, we'll have snacks around the fireplace in the Forman House. Please bring vegetarian finger foods to share.
