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Chung Tai Zen Center Of Sunnyvale

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Yamel Alfaro
Peaceful beautiful place to be. You can hike, you can have good food, you can visit the Great Stupa to relax and meditate, there is a little gift shop full of cute stuff. You can always be a volunteer, come live the experience of being in the heart of the mountains. So grateful that this place seems to be the Fort Collins backyard.
Jack Yu
Love the tranquility! I drove for a couple of hours for three hours of quietness. It is wonderful to have the opportunity to be with nature and be with myself.
Leah Biersack
The love of my life and I came to volunteer for a few weeks over the summer and now we have moved to the land to raise our growing family! You could say we just couldn't get enough of this amazing place and will now share the love and teachings of SMC with our son
Rita C. Huet
It’s a sacred place to stay in touch with our basic goodness . There are different programs to take . The food is great . The Nature is awesome and people are so kind . There’s a beautiful Stupa , where we can visit and meditate. Also there are lots of places to hike . Hope to come back soon
Abbey Fox
Shambhala Mountain Center is a very special place. Not only is the land itself beautiful, but the healing energy of this space is fierce and full of life. I volunteered for summer setup last year and look fondly on my experience to be able to help in this magical community prepare for the busy summer season. I meditated 3 times a day and made friends that will last for a life time. I cannot wait to return!
Tracy Cook Webster
A beautiful, wild refuge to go within, find peace and tranquility. The silence is broken by birdsong and breeze through the pines. The landscape brings out true gratitude. I can’t wait to go back.
Domonik Boehmer
it a well worth the drive. very peaceful. though I was half expecting to see monks walking around, slightly disappointed in that light. but there was a staff member chanting in the stupa, so that made it pretty real. i had a moving experience in the short bit of meditation i did. i plan to go back for a longer session sometime....on a side note it would have been nice to know from the visitor center on-site that areas of the property are closed, instead if hiking up a hill to find out.
Gin Cave
Such a magical place that houses an abundance of healing energy. I'm not certain that a single visit is fulfilling enough, it must be in the stars for me to set foot on this sacred land again. I would love to volunteer and spend a good portion of time there.
Mikaoj Friberg
Very peaceful and relaxed place and they have a excellent library in both English and Chinese...and free food if you bring your own plates. And you can donate things and if someone lilkes it they can buy it cheap. I got my prayer beeds for $5 .Highly recommend this place for deep Serenity.
Minal Rakesh Orke
I am grateful that I got the opportunity to study meditation and Buddhism here. The temple is very clean beautiful and a great learning place. Volunteers and coordinators are very warm and polite here. Teachers - Shifu master teaches very well.. vegan food served here is really good..I was longing to study Buddhism and this is the best ever place I found and feel very lucky to be a student of this organization. Amitofu????
Van Nguyen
Center offers Buddhist Classes at different levels. These classes provide you practical ways to apply what you have learned in class to your daily activities, helped reducing stress, enhancing your compassion, mindfulness...
Charleen Rodriguez Ragsac
i have been going to Zen Center for over a year now taking classes in Buddhism. the classes are free, Shifu is great, dedicated and very patient to his students. the people are very nice, accommodating, non judgmental and warm. i have learned a lot about the Philosophy of Buddhism , compassion, non attachment, IMPERMANENCE, emptiness, etc...and the greatest thing is i can apply it in my life. so if you want to have a peace of mind, or curious about Zen Buddhism , come and experience Zen at Chung Tai Zen Center of Sunnyvale.
Christina Huynh
It's the only place I found so far that brings to the public a full currilum of the teachings of Buddhism and Meditation. The teachings can really transform your life to a whole new level of awareness. There are classes offered to any level from Beginner to Advanced, even for kids from age 6 - 14, and for teens & college students. All classes are FREE and they even offer FREE VEGGETARIAN LUNCH & DINNER to give people the convenience of not having to go home and cook when they attend the class. You are welcomed to make donations at will or help out as a volunteer. What a wonderful place to cultivate personal development!
Drew Clark
I knew about their free vegetarian dinners, and as I was hungry and needed food, I came here. The place where you eat (dinner is from 6:45-7:15) is kind of like a study hall, is quiet, and the screen projects points about how we can improve mindfulness, even while eating. I finished eating just around 7:30, and they rang the bell for meditation, so I decided to stay. It is good to meditate, because in meditating one puts away the distractions that take us away from observing, and from living in the present. It stretched me (mentally, not physically), but made me feel gratitude for that which I understand about Buddhism, and that contribution that its truths make to the circle of light and knowledge.
Hui Lou
Have been to this place a few times. It is like magic. Every time I learn something. Every time I become my better self. Every time I feel closer to my soul. The food has always been so delicious. An amazing place to do meditation and to take Zen classes. Everything is free, but donations are always welcomed to keep this place running.
Meghan Dake-Morrell
Taking a 10 week Zen meditation class here. This place is amazing with some wonderful teachers and friendly fellow Seekers. A wonderful way to spend time enhancing my experience of life. If you're at all even a tiny bit curious I highly recommend you stop by and see if there isn't something there for you.
Dongjing He
Zen meditation classes are offered regularly in each semester. Master jianhu was very kind, intelligent and mind opening. All the volunteers are really nice too. They offer daily free vegetarian lunch and dinner.
David
If you're a serious Mahayana Buddhist practitioner that meditates daily like we do. Then you will be very comfortable here. It's primarily a Chinese Sangha but there are many English speaking events and teachers here. As well as English speaking Sangha. They have some great teachers for the various sutras and meditation courses for the novice to experienced. You'll notice the great energy here as soon as you step foot on the grounds and inside the Temple.
Hernan Lavin
This place is a unique place for practicing Classical Chinese Chan Buddhism in a modern environment. The meditation classes are guided by monks who are expert meditators and deeply knowledgeable of the Buddhist teaching. Classes are offered in English. The vegetarian food is great!
Edwin Chan
Zen temple volunteers are so friendly when I walk in I feel so welcome. One on the lady know that I am there the first time she offer me to give a tour even she was eating her lunch. The vegetarian foods taste so good.
Ethan Clansky
This is an excellent resource for the public to learn the practice of meditation and learn the fundamentals of Buddhism. I took the first two levels of the Buddhism class here. The class has 2 parts, the first is meditation for about 45 min, the second is the teaching session. You need both parts to get the most out of the class. The environment is non-pushy, the staff is very helpful, welcoming and patient. The shifu (main teacher) is excellent, and you can talk with him directly after classes.
Krishna Prasad Manchikalapati
This center is a great place to practice meditation & learn yoga. All the services they offer are free. I found the learning over hear quite impactful in real life. The teachings are religion-neutral, and are applicable for people from all backgrounds, age groups. I am glad I visited this place, and will continue to do so.
Helden Kline
This temple is a refuge of kindness and tolerance in uncaring society. All visitors are greeted with a smile! I have enjoyed meditating and taking classes here for the past two years and now do various voluntary activities as well. Classes are offered in Mandarin and English, and participants reflect the diversity of the Bay area.
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