Endowment Fund launched!
/Something to celebrate!
Read MoreSoto Zen Practice in Vancouver, BC
What good does Zen practice do in the face of threats such as extreme and frequent weather events generated by climate change?
Read MoreThis tree that graces the MRZC Endowment Fund support materials. What does it symbolize?
Read MoreFor the duration of Mountains and Waters sesshin, as the MRZC sangha practices together in silence - sitting, walking, eating, working - there is opportunity to get grounded and present to the Heart Sutra.
The Great Wisdom Beyond Wisdom sutra offers many jewels, and the dharma talks from the first few days of sesshin have done much to affirm our interdependence. We belong to each other, and this life is the gift we are given to fully awaken to the boundless nature of our true being.
MRZC's Soto Zen practice emphasizes being fully awake to our own moment-to-moment experience, from our meditation cushion to every aspect of our everyday life. Join us!
Mountain Rain Zen Community's Wall street Zendo and Koryuji temple are situated on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
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Banner: Blue Mountains Walking by Bruce Shotoku Nielsen (2013)