Important Information
The Zen Center of Fresno is now meeting weekly from 9:00-11:00 am on Zoom. Please contact ZCF by using the Contact Us button. You will receive a response within 24 hours. Thank you for your continued patience and understanding during this time.
Recorded Lectures
ZCF has recently started recording dharma talks. The talks will be posted every week with the latest one at the top.
Recordings
- June 17, 2023: Being Without Self, Passcode: L!Yr7@#h
- June 10, 2023: The Practice of Mindful Self-Massage, Passcode: 3p7+d7DI
- June 03, 2023: The Practice of Samadhi, Passcode: @FN07AL3
- May 27, 2023: The Four Seals of Dharma, Part 02, Passcode: Ga9^zM0h
- May 20, 2023: The Four Seals of Dharma, Part 01, Passcode: 2pkB?p*w
- March 25, 2023: The Agnostic Buddhist, Passcode: q61$3Jg2
- March 04, 2023: Appreciate Your Life (The Essence of Zen Practice), Passcode: biSx=8J3
- February 18, 2023: Riding the Ox Home, Passcode: @Nr@u%4t
Relevant Links from Lectures
- Zanmai-O-Zanmai: the Samadhi that Is Sovereign of Samadhis by Eihei Dogen from the White Wind Zen Community Website.
- Guess Speaker Dr. Greg Yuen Website
- Do-in: Mindful Self-Massage by Dr. Greg Yuen
Practice & Etiquette
ZCF is part of the Central Valley Zen Foundation directed by Myoan Grace Schireson our abbess.
ZCF meets every Saturday at 9:00am for two 25 minute sittings separated by a 10 minute walking meditation. At 10:00am there is a dharma talk. Closing vows are performed at 11:am. Arrive a little before 9:00am or during the ten minute walking meditation, kinhin, if you come for the 2nd period of meditation. A student may stay for any segment of the practice period but preferably not arrive or leave during a sitting meditation.
Our teacher, Soshin Bruce Jewell, is a transmitted teacher of that Soto tradition. He has also studied in the Japanese Rinzai tradition and the Tibetan Kagyu tradition. Private practice talks are available with Sensei Jewell upon request. Private practice talks should be made before Saturday sitting begins or by phone or email. See “Contact Us” for further information.
