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At Everyday Zen, we welcome new members at any time. There are many ways to get started, whether you’re experienced in study or new to Zen practice:

Announcements

March News & Events

The March edition of our monthly email newsletter is out. To view it in your browser, please click below. To receive it in the future by email, subscribe to the mailing list.

Practice Period 2024

Our 19th Annual Practice Period is underway and continues through April 13. All events are offered online through Zoom; many also include the opportunity to meet in person. Additional daily sittings, early morning and evening, are open to everyone.

Annual Bay Area Sesshin

The annual Bay Area Sesshin for 2024 will take place Monday, April 1 – Sunday, April 7 at Santa Sabina Center in San Rafael and online on Zoom.

Registration to attend online is now open. Follow links on the main sesshin page, linked to below. Registration to attend in person has closed.

Class: What Is Zen?

A new class will begin in April, led by Everyday Zen priests, teachers, and Jukai ordinees. The class, “What Is Zen?,” will meet on alternate Mondays through August. Based on the book by Norman and Sue Moon, What is Zen? Plain Talk for a Beginner’s Mind, this introductory course is designed for new and seasoned practitioners alike. To learn more and to register, please see the class web page.

When You Greet Me I Bow

Norman’s most recent dharma book is a collection of essays, When You Greet Me I Bow: Notes and Reflections from a Life in Zen. Edited by Cynthia Schrager, the essays span a life of inquiry into Zen practice, relationship, cultural encounter, and spiritual creativity.

Everyday Zen Events

Everyday Zen Daily Sitting

7:30-8:00 AM (PT)
Link: Join on Zoom
Meeting ID: 818 1405 8944
Passcode: Zazen (note the upper case “Z”)

Weekly Metta Sitting

Mondays 8:00 – 8:30 AM (PT)
Link: Join on Zoom
Meeting ID: 818 1405 8944
Passcode: Zazen (note the upper case “Z”)

Our mission is to share the Zen attitude, spirit, and practice with the world. Guided by spiritual director and poet Norman Fischer, we are dedicated to listening to the world, to changing it and being changed by it. Together and each on our own unique paths, we endeavor to bring our spiritual practice into all aspects of our everyday lives.

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Support the Everyday Zen Foundation

Dana, in Sanskrit and Pali, means generosity, or the practice of giving. In this spirit, Norman makes his talks available for download through this website for no charge other than a suggested donation, and all Everyday Zen workshops and retreats are offered at the lowest possible cost.

Please help if you can. We welcome financial donations of any size, at any time. We also encourage Norman’s students to consider making recurring monthly donations, which help generate a regular and reliable income to support Norman’s work and livelihood.