http://bayviewzendo.net/
Bay View Zendo
located in a private home in San Rafael
email: troutblack@sonic.net
Several open practice mornings throughout the week, as well as full moon gatherings. See website for availability and location info.
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Santa Rosa Shambhala Meditation Center
Santa Rosa Shambhala Meditation Center
http://santarosa.shambhala.org
855 7th Street (Corner of Beaver & 7th Street)
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
707 545-4907
santa.rosa.shambhala@gmail.com
http://santarosa.shambhala.org
855 7th Street (Corner of Beaver & 7th Street)
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
707 545-4907
santa.rosa.shambhala@gmail.com
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Tel: (415) 488-0164
Fax: (415) 488-1025
Email: SRMC@spiritrock.org
http://spiritrock.org/
from their web site:
Spirit Rock Meditation Center is dedicated to the teachings of the Buddha as presented in the vipassana tradition. The practice of mindful awareness, called Insight or Vipassana Meditation, is at the heart of all the activities at Spirit Rock. The Center hosts a full program of ongoing classes, daylong programs, and residential retreats.
Tel: (415) 488-0164
Fax: (415) 488-1025
Email: SRMC@spiritrock.org
http://spiritrock.org/
from their web site:
Spirit Rock Meditation Center is dedicated to the teachings of the Buddha as presented in the vipassana tradition. The practice of mindful awareness, called Insight or Vipassana Meditation, is at the heart of all the activities at Spirit Rock. The Center hosts a full program of ongoing classes, daylong programs, and residential retreats.
Stone Creek Zen Center
http://www.stonecreekzencenter.org/
Stone Creek Zen Center
at the American Wine Building
6450 First Street, Forestville, CA
707.887.1514
info@stonecreekzencenter.org
All programs are open to the public.
We offer many gates to Zen practice, and we invite you to join us in ways that work for your life and schedule. Our members practice at the center and at home during the ordinary activities of daily life. We are easy to get to know.
Some of our offerings: Zazen, Study Groups, Family Practice, Community Days, Personal Interviews with Jisho Roshi, Dharma Talks, Retreats, and Weddings and Funerals.
Instruction in zazen (Zen sitting meditation) and an introduction to practicing Zen are offered on the first Saturday of each month from 9:00 to 10:00 am. There is no fee, and it is not necessary to pre-register. Just come, try it, and feel free to ask questions. Sitting cushions and chairs are provided.
Stone Creek Zen Center
at the American Wine Building
6450 First Street, Forestville, CA
707.887.1514
info@stonecreekzencenter.org
All programs are open to the public.
We offer many gates to Zen practice, and we invite you to join us in ways that work for your life and schedule. Our members practice at the center and at home during the ordinary activities of daily life. We are easy to get to know.
Some of our offerings: Zazen, Study Groups, Family Practice, Community Days, Personal Interviews with Jisho Roshi, Dharma Talks, Retreats, and Weddings and Funerals.
Instruction in zazen (Zen sitting meditation) and an introduction to practicing Zen are offered on the first Saturday of each month from 9:00 to 10:00 am. There is no fee, and it is not necessary to pre-register. Just come, try it, and feel free to ask questions. Sitting cushions and chairs are provided.
Rocks & Clouds Zendo
Rocks & Clouds Zendo
http://www.rocksandclouds.org/
618 South Main Street
Sebastopol, CA
(the zendo is in back of the house next to the big oak tree)
(707) 824-5647, daniel@rocksandclouds.org
Rocks and Clouds Zendo is a small Zen Buddhist community located in Sebastopol, California. The community (sangha) meets for meditation, tea and a talk (teisho) by the teacher, Daniel Terragno Roshi, weekly on Wednesdays. On many Fridays, Terragno Roshi offers dokusan, an opportunity to meet privately for discussion of meditation practice. Terragno Roshi works with and guides students in their practice, which may include study of the ancient Zen koans as a way of waking up to one's true nature and developing the awareness, compassion, insight, and presence to live courageously and responsibly.
The sangha holds regular sesshin (meditation retreats)
http://www.rocksandclouds.org/
618 South Main Street
Sebastopol, CA
(the zendo is in back of the house next to the big oak tree)
(707) 824-5647, daniel@rocksandclouds.org
Rocks and Clouds Zendo is a small Zen Buddhist community located in Sebastopol, California. The community (sangha) meets for meditation, tea and a talk (teisho) by the teacher, Daniel Terragno Roshi, weekly on Wednesdays. On many Fridays, Terragno Roshi offers dokusan, an opportunity to meet privately for discussion of meditation practice. Terragno Roshi works with and guides students in their practice, which may include study of the ancient Zen koans as a way of waking up to one's true nature and developing the awareness, compassion, insight, and presence to live courageously and responsibly.
The sangha holds regular sesshin (meditation retreats)
Ati Ling - Chagdud Gonpa Bay Area
Ati Ling
Chagdud Gonpa Bay Area
P.O. Box 2972
Petaluma CA 94953
atiling@hotmail.com
(707) 824-0291
http://www.atiling.org
Ati Ling was established in Oakville, California in 1987 by His Eminence Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche as the Bay Area branch of Chagdud Gonpa Foundation to provide instruction in the traditions of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. Chagdud Rinpoche's son Jigme Tromge Rinpoche has been resident lama of Ati Ling since 1992.
We offer daily group practice... retreats with Jigme Rinpoche and visiting lamas... meditation instruction... facilities for personal retreats... Buddhist reading materials... arranging of butterlamp offerings... dedicated shrine-room for practice or study... introduction to Tibetan sacred arts... support and prayer for those going through bereavement...
When he is not travelling, Jigme Rinpoche is available for interviews and can offer guidance for those wishing to pursue a spiritual practice.
We are located at the Padmasambhava Peace Institute, a non-profit educational center established by Jigme Rinpoche and dedicated to actively teaching peace, harmony, preservation of the environment, and respect for all beings. The Institute is on a beautiful 485-acre site known as the Black Mountain Preserve about two-and-a-half hours north of San Francisco, in the coastal redwood hills of western Sonoma county.
Chagdud Gonpa Bay Area
P.O. Box 2972
Petaluma CA 94953
atiling@hotmail.com
(707) 824-0291
http://www.atiling.org
Ati Ling was established in Oakville, California in 1987 by His Eminence Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche as the Bay Area branch of Chagdud Gonpa Foundation to provide instruction in the traditions of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. Chagdud Rinpoche's son Jigme Tromge Rinpoche has been resident lama of Ati Ling since 1992.
We offer daily group practice... retreats with Jigme Rinpoche and visiting lamas... meditation instruction... facilities for personal retreats... Buddhist reading materials... arranging of butterlamp offerings... dedicated shrine-room for practice or study... introduction to Tibetan sacred arts... support and prayer for those going through bereavement...
When he is not travelling, Jigme Rinpoche is available for interviews and can offer guidance for those wishing to pursue a spiritual practice.
We are located at the Padmasambhava Peace Institute, a non-profit educational center established by Jigme Rinpoche and dedicated to actively teaching peace, harmony, preservation of the environment, and respect for all beings. The Institute is on a beautiful 485-acre site known as the Black Mountain Preserve about two-and-a-half hours north of San Francisco, in the coastal redwood hills of western Sonoma county.
Northern California Vipassana Association
Northern California Vipassana Association
Dhamma Manda
P.O. Box 8250
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
707-793-2163
http://www.manda.dhamma.org/
Vipassana Meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin.
Courses are offered throughout the year at facilities in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties
Dhamma Manda
P.O. Box 8250
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
707-793-2163
http://www.manda.dhamma.org/
Vipassana Meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin.
Courses are offered throughout the year at facilities in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties
Diamond Way Sebastopol group
Diamond Way Sebastopol group
http://www.diamondway.org
7682 Elphick Road
Sebastopol, CA 95472
Sebastopol@diamondway-center.org
http://www.diamondway.org
7682 Elphick Road
Sebastopol, CA 95472
Sebastopol@diamondway-center.org
Buddha Dendo - California Tendai Monastery
Buddha Dendo
California Tendai Monastery
http://www.buddhadendo.org
PO Box 811
Cobb, CA, 95426
email: keisho@xprs.net
phone: (707) 295-7733
The Training Grounds are located at
18935 Ford Flat Road in Whispering Pines
on Cobb Mountain
THIS IS NOT A MAILING ADDRESS
In March 2005, Buddha Dendo relocated from San Francisco to the Cobb Mountain region, on 160 acres of land, at the 2500 ft elevation on the 4700 ft mountain. Anybody is welcome to visit at any time, as long as they keep the basic rules of a temple, such as not bringing meat, fish, alcohol, or drugs on to the temple grounds. For those who wish to lead the renunciate life of the bodhisattva, the full training is available, including such things as kaihogyo (mountain circling meditation), purification, morning and evening liturgies, mantra recitation, periods of seclusion, samatha-vipasyana (shi-kan) meditation, and goma (sacred fire offering). For this last practice, a proper hall is being constructed. The training is directed by VK Leary Keisho, a priest in the lineage of Enami Kakusho (Gozen-sama) of Mt Hiei, Japan.
California Tendai Monastery
http://www.buddhadendo.org
PO Box 811
Cobb, CA, 95426
email: keisho@xprs.net
phone: (707) 295-7733
The Training Grounds are located at
18935 Ford Flat Road in Whispering Pines
on Cobb Mountain
THIS IS NOT A MAILING ADDRESS
In March 2005, Buddha Dendo relocated from San Francisco to the Cobb Mountain region, on 160 acres of land, at the 2500 ft elevation on the 4700 ft mountain. Anybody is welcome to visit at any time, as long as they keep the basic rules of a temple, such as not bringing meat, fish, alcohol, or drugs on to the temple grounds. For those who wish to lead the renunciate life of the bodhisattva, the full training is available, including such things as kaihogyo (mountain circling meditation), purification, morning and evening liturgies, mantra recitation, periods of seclusion, samatha-vipasyana (shi-kan) meditation, and goma (sacred fire offering). For this last practice, a proper hall is being constructed. The training is directed by VK Leary Keisho, a priest in the lineage of Enami Kakusho (Gozen-sama) of Mt Hiei, Japan.
Palyul Changchub Dargyeling San Francisco
http://sanfrancisco.palyul.org/
Palyul Changchub Dargyeling San Francisco
P.O. Box 1514
Mill Valley, CA 94941
pcd-sf@palyul.org
415-945-9842
We are a center in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition founded by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, and under the direction of Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche.
Our goal is to make the teachings of Buddha particularly in the Palyul Nyingma tradition available to all who wish to follow them. Our centers offer a complete course of study, prayer, and meditation practice for those who wish to follow the path.
Palyul Changchub Dargyeling San Francisco
P.O. Box 1514
Mill Valley, CA 94941
pcd-sf@palyul.org
415-945-9842
We are a center in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition founded by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, and under the direction of Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche.
Our goal is to make the teachings of Buddha particularly in the Palyul Nyingma tradition available to all who wish to follow them. Our centers offer a complete course of study, prayer, and meditation practice for those who wish to follow the path.
Padmasambhava Peace Institute
http://padmapeace.org/
Padmasambhava Peace Institute
23125 Fort Ross Road
Cazadero, CA 95421
info@padmapeace.org
(707) 632 5629
The mission of the Padmasambhava Peace Institute is to create a place for human and environmental restoration and to teach applied peace and compassion. We are an educational non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based at the Black Mountain Preserve, a beautiful 485-acre property set in the hills and forests overlooking the Pacific Ocean, in western Sonoma county.
Group puja is done daily at PPI at 7pm Monday to Saturday, and 9.30am only on Sundays. Tsogs (feast offerings) are also offered on certain days. Everyone is welcome. Please call (707) 632 5629 before coming up, in case of any change in schedule.
Also offers meditation classes in Santa Rosa.
Padmasambhava Peace Institute
23125 Fort Ross Road
Cazadero, CA 95421
info@padmapeace.org
(707) 632 5629
The mission of the Padmasambhava Peace Institute is to create a place for human and environmental restoration and to teach applied peace and compassion. We are an educational non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based at the Black Mountain Preserve, a beautiful 485-acre property set in the hills and forests overlooking the Pacific Ocean, in western Sonoma county.
Group puja is done daily at PPI at 7pm Monday to Saturday, and 9.30am only on Sundays. Tsogs (feast offerings) are also offered on certain days. Everyone is welcome. Please call (707) 632 5629 before coming up, in case of any change in schedule.
Also offers meditation classes in Santa Rosa.
Rangjung Yeshe Gomde - Dzogchen Meditation & Retreat Center
http://gomdeusa.org/
Rangjung Yeshe Gomde - Dzogchen Meditation & Retreat Center
66000 Drive Thru Tree Road
Leggett CA 95585
707-925-0201
information@gomdeusa.org
Nestled in the forested hills of Northern California's Mendocino County, Rangjung Yeshe Gomde protects and disseminates the living wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism as applied to the modern world. This secluded retreat center nurtures the heart essence of the Dzogchen lineage: teachings of startling power and clarity, considered the highest in Tibetan Buddhism.
Rangjung Yeshe Gomde - Dzogchen Meditation & Retreat Center
66000 Drive Thru Tree Road
Leggett CA 95585
707-925-0201
information@gomdeusa.org
Nestled in the forested hills of Northern California's Mendocino County, Rangjung Yeshe Gomde protects and disseminates the living wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism as applied to the modern world. This secluded retreat center nurtures the heart essence of the Dzogchen lineage: teachings of startling power and clarity, considered the highest in Tibetan Buddhism.
Mahamudra Meditation Center
Mahamudra Meditation Center
http://mahamudracenter.org/
info@mahamudracenter.org
Meets in Petaluma and Sonoma
We offer regular Dharma study and practice programs with emphasis on the practice of Mahamudra.
http://mahamudracenter.org/
info@mahamudracenter.org
Meets in Petaluma and Sonoma
We offer regular Dharma study and practice programs with emphasis on the practice of Mahamudra.
KDK Marin
A Satellite Center of SF's Kagyu Droden Kunchab
http://kdkmarin.org/
KDK Marin is a center for the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism in the Kamstang/Shangpa Kagyu Tradition under the direction of the Venerable Lama Lodu Rinpoche. Founded by His Eminence Kalu Rinpoche in 1974.
Wednesday evening events held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael. See web site for details.
http://kdkmarin.org/
KDK Marin is a center for the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism in the Kamstang/Shangpa Kagyu Tradition under the direction of the Venerable Lama Lodu Rinpoche. Founded by His Eminence Kalu Rinpoche in 1974.
Wednesday evening events held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael. See web site for details.
Gold Ridge Sangha
http://goldridgesangha.org/
Gold Ridge Sangha
Sebastopol, CA
(707) 824-4637
Gold Ridge Sangha is a community of Vajrayana Buddhist practitioners in the Shangpa and Karma Kagyu traditions. We are dedicated to the preservation, study and practice of the undiluted and authentic Buddhadharma and we are committed to the development of the wisdom that sees things as they really are and the goodness of heart which transforms us into kind, compassionate and joyful human beings.
See web site for calendar of meditations and other practices.
Gold Ridge Sangha
Sebastopol, CA
(707) 824-4637
Gold Ridge Sangha is a community of Vajrayana Buddhist practitioners in the Shangpa and Karma Kagyu traditions. We are dedicated to the preservation, study and practice of the undiluted and authentic Buddhadharma and we are committed to the development of the wisdom that sees things as they really are and the goodness of heart which transforms us into kind, compassionate and joyful human beings.
See web site for calendar of meditations and other practices.
No Abode Hermitage
NO ABODE HERMITAGE
8 Friars Lane, Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 381-5441
http://www.rebanderson.org/NoAbode/index.html
No Abode Hermitage is a small Buddhist monastic practice community dedicated to Mahayana practices and teachings, especially in the Soto Zen tradition. No Abode was established to offer meditation, ceremonies and study opportunities to monastics and other practitioners, and to offer a venue for Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi's teachings.
See web site for calendar of events.
8 Friars Lane, Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 381-5441
http://www.rebanderson.org/NoAbode/index.html
No Abode Hermitage is a small Buddhist monastic practice community dedicated to Mahayana practices and teachings, especially in the Soto Zen tradition. No Abode was established to offer meditation, ceremonies and study opportunities to monastics and other practitioners, and to offer a venue for Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi's teachings.
See web site for calendar of events.
Back Porch Zendo (Sebastopol)
Back Porch Zendo (Sebastopol)
http://www.cuke.com/BPZ/bpz%20recent.htm
3533 Hillcrest Ave.
Sebastopol CA 95472
(Near Occidental)
TUESDAY NIGHT PRACTICE GROUP SCHEDULE
6:45 – 7:15 Zazen (Zen Meditation)
7:15 – 7:30 Service
7:30 – 8:30 Tea and a talk followed by open discussion
We sit two short periods of zazen with a 5 minute kinhin (walking meditation) in between or one long period of zazen after which we will have a brief Soto Zen service during which we chant the Heart Sutra and the Ennmei Juku Kannon (Kwan Yin) Gyo . Talk, tea, discussion follows. Well-being ceremony by request.
Please R.S.V.P. to
Elizabeth or Ken
707-874-1133
EBSAWYER@comcast.net
http://www.cuke.com/BPZ/bpz%20recent.htm
3533 Hillcrest Ave.
Sebastopol CA 95472
(Near Occidental)
TUESDAY NIGHT PRACTICE GROUP SCHEDULE
6:45 – 7:15 Zazen (Zen Meditation)
7:15 – 7:30 Service
7:30 – 8:30 Tea and a talk followed by open discussion
We sit two short periods of zazen with a 5 minute kinhin (walking meditation) in between or one long period of zazen after which we will have a brief Soto Zen service during which we chant the Heart Sutra and the Ennmei Juku Kannon (Kwan Yin) Gyo . Talk, tea, discussion follows. Well-being ceremony by request.
Please R.S.V.P. to
Elizabeth or Ken
707-874-1133
EBSAWYER@comcast.net
Suffering & Delight: Meditation for people in pain
Darlene Cohen leads 2 groups, in Sebastopol and San Francisco. Open by invitation only.
See web site for details:
http://www.darlenecohen.net/sufdelight.html
See web site for details:
http://www.darlenecohen.net/sufdelight.html
Healdsburg Sitting Group
HEALDSBURG SITTING GROUP
http://www.darlenecohen.net/healdsburg.html
Every Tuesday Evening 7:00-8:45pm
With Tony Patchell and Darlene Cohen
Healdsburg Yoga Studio, 461 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg
SCHEDULE:
6:45-7:00pm Instruction for BEGINNERS
7:00-7:35pm Zazen Sitting
7:35-7:40pm Walking Meditation
7:40-820pm Tea and Dharma Talk
8:30-8:45pm Discussion
Bring cushions & mats -- Chairs provided
Wear loose, warm clothing
Call 707-869-3787 for further information.
http://www.darlenecohen.net/healdsburg.html
Every Tuesday Evening 7:00-8:45pm
With Tony Patchell and Darlene Cohen
Healdsburg Yoga Studio, 461 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg
SCHEDULE:
6:45-7:00pm Instruction for BEGINNERS
7:00-7:35pm Zazen Sitting
7:35-7:40pm Walking Meditation
7:40-820pm Tea and Dharma Talk
8:30-8:45pm Discussion
Bring cushions & mats -- Chairs provided
Wear loose, warm clothing
Call 707-869-3787 for further information.
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