Welcome
Compassionate Ocean Zen Center is dedicated to the central practice of awakening for the benefit of all. The activities of the Center cultivate awareness of the essential beauty and dignity of life coming from full engagement with life-as-it-is.
Compassionate Ocean Zen Center is named after Jikai Dainin Katagiri Roshi, the root teacher of Joen and Michael O’Neal. Jikai (Compassionate Ocean) refers to reality itself, which always holds us and bathes us with compassion. Even in times of great suffering, we are held in the great ocean of Buddha’s compassion.
The Center offers programs in Zen practice and study. We also offer the nationally-acclaimed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program quarterly.
Spring 2024 Newsletter
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Happenings
Mondays: Introduction to Zen Practice Mini-Course
Spring: May 6 ~ May 13
Summer: Jun.10 ~ Jun. 17
Tuesdays: Introduction to Mindfulness Course (MBSR)
Spring: Apr. 2 ~ May 21
Summer: Jun. 11 ~ Jul. 30
Wednesdays: Buddhist Studies Course
Spring: Apr. 3 ~ May 22
Summer: Jun. 12 ~ Jul. 31
Sunday Meditation & Dharma Talk
Sundays, 9:00–11:15 a.m.
Sunday Welcome Sessions for New People
May 5, 9:00–11:15 a.m.
Weekday Meditation
Mondays–Fridays, 7:00–8:00 a.m.
Friday, Jun. 7–Sunday, Jun. 9