Programs
The Hidden Lamp Study Group
With Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith and Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert
Open Dates
Zoom
An ongoing study group examining the lives of Buddhist women from throughout the ages.
Aspects of Zen Practice: The Structure of ZCLA
With Teachers and Preceptors
August 16, 2026
Zen Center of Los Angeles
A monthly series looking at how Zen is practiced at ZCLA and within the mandala that is each of our lives.
Investigating Your Life: Working with the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts
With Dharma-Holder Bill Earth-Mirror Corcoran and Preceptor Peggy Faith-Moon Gallaher
September 19 - November 7, 2026
These classes are offered as an introduction to the Sixteen Zen Bodhisattva precepts – what they are, and how they function in your life, and how your life is an expression of these precepts (kai). Each class includes a mix of lecture and discussion, with reading assignments for each week, as well as writing assignments […]
2026 Fall Practice Period
September 20 - December 20, 2026
Ango—an intensified time of practice—has its roots in the Buddha's own time. In the monsoon season, traveling on foot for alms or to share the teachings became more difficult so the monks would settle into one area and focus more devotedly on their practice. Although our modern lives are very different, we continue this tradition […]
Tea Ceremony
September 26, 2026
Zen Center of Los Angeles
An introduction to tea ceremony with representatives of the Urasenke school.
Zen Practice II: Meeting a Teacher and the Bodhisattva Precepts
With ZCLA Sangha
July 30, 2050
Zen Center of Los Angeles
An introduction to precepts practice at the Zen Center, and meeting with a teacher.
Zen Practice I: Zen Meditation
With ZCLA Sangha
July 31, 2050
Zen Center of Los Angeles
An introduction to zazen and practicing at the Zen Center.
Zen Practice III: Gate of Sweet Nectar and Zazen
With ZCLA Sangha
August 14, 2050
Zen Center of Los Angeles
An introduction to precepts practice at the Zen Center, and meeting with a teacher.