Mark your calendars!
On Sunday, October 4 2026, we will have our Fall Zazenkai, a full day of practice.
Soshin Sensei will join the sit in person!!
Looking forward to practicing with you! Stay posted for further details and registration information!
Aug 16 2026 – Study: The Six Perfections – Chapter 6: Wisdom & Conclusion
We’re studying “The Six Perfections: Buddhism and the Cultivation of Character” by Dale Wright. Study will continue on the third Sunday of each month. Note that each chapter, at about 40 pages, is a more substantial amount of reading than prior study texts.
Schedule: August 16 2026: Last chapter, Chapter 6: The Perfection of Wisdom (Prajña paramita), as well as the Conclusion. (rescheduled from June 21) Seigaku will facilitate.
Zendo now *downstairs* at First Churches
An intrepid crew of Oxbow friends spent a few hours this afternoon moving a good part of the Zendo from the upstairs “Nest” into our First Churches basement Zendo (Room 06).
Many thanks to Hongo, Linda, Meikame, and Kyokushin, and Kenko!
As of Sunday, August 9, we are sitting downstairs in Room 06 at First Churches.
Enter through the same door as before. Use the usual doorbell, as needed. We’ll have a greeter at the door, as before. They will point you in the right direction 😉
In addition, there is also an accessible path for a wheelchair, using the ramp from Center Street and the elevator into the basement! Let us know if this path would be helpful to you!
Looking forward to practicing with all of you!
Zendo moving downstairs (First Churches, Room 06)
The stairs to the upstairs Zendo in the “Nest” at First Churches are increasingly developing into an accessibility barrier for folks, so we are looking at alternatives, both short-term and medium-term. Soshin and Meikame facilitated a process to help us clarify what’s important for us individually and what would serve the Sangha.
As our next step, we will be staying at First Churches, but moving downstairs to Room 06, probably starting some time in August. Once we start sitting downstairs, you can go downstairs at the usual outside entry door and follow the hallway to the end. Room 06 will be on your left. As usual, we will have a greeter by the door, who can point you in the right direction.
We expect the transition downstairs will take a little time before we’re fully settled in, so thank you for working with us during this transition.
Looking forward to practicing with you!