Events Schedule

Chicago Area
Genmyo will lead a “Day of Mindfulness Practice” from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday, February 27th. The event will be at the Insight Awareness Center, 18112 Martin Avenue in Homewood, Illinois and will include instructions in sitting meditation and walking meditation with personal interviews available. There is a $30 fee with advance registration recommend as seating is limited. To register, call the Insight Awareness Center at 708-957-1284. For information regarding this event, call Steve at 708-748-6914.

Thursday Night Class
The texts for the course are Appreciate Your Life: Zen Teachings of Taizan Maezumi Roshi by Taizan Maezumi and Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time by Dainin Katagiri. We alternately read chapters from each book to explore and clarify our practice together. A donation is requested for the course - and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. The course will run to May 2010, with winter and spring breaks and holidays. It begins at 8:00 pm and lasts approximately 1 hour.

All Day Sitting

 On the second Saturday of each month in which there is no sesshin, there will be an all day sitting. Sitting begins at 9AM and continues until 5PM.  There will be a break at noon for lunch (please bring your own).  Individuals may attend the entire day or any portion of it.  No advance registration is required.  Those from out of town are invited to stay at the Center that night and to attend Sunday sitting.  
  June 12th
  October 9th

Special Services

  May 9th - Mothers Day

  June 20th - Fathers Day

  December 6th - Bodhi Day
 

Board Meetings - 4 p.m.
 June 12th
 October 9th