Hello Everyone, Many people have been asking lately about how they can give support to the center. There are many ways to to do this. You can support by coming to any of our daily practice which occurs 7 days a week, participate in our monthly retreats, volunteering time to cover practice or help out [...]
Please join us for a 3 day retreat Friday, July 16th through Sunday, July 18th. Retreats include extended sitting practice, chanting, bowing, and private dharma interviews. Everyone is invited to participate, regardless of experience or traditions, in parts or all of the retreat. Please call or email for registration, entry times or any other questions. Phone: [...]
Please join us for a 1 day retreat Saturday, June 19th. 1 day retreats include extended sitting and walking meditation, and private dharma interviews with Zen Master Bon Soeng. An informal lunch is provided. Everyone is invited to participate, regardless of experience or traditions. Please call or email for registration or if you have any [...]
On Sunday, May 23, the Empty Gate Zen Center installed a new abbot. Guiding teacher Zen Master Bon Soeng after many years serving as abbot has stepped down and resident Kwan Sahn Sunim stepped up. Here are the pics from the ceremony. (Photos by Bonnie Baskin and Steve Watkins) View the photos on our website [...]
Please join us for a 3 day retreat Friday May 21st – 23rd led by special guest Zen Master Dae Kwang. Zen Master Dae Kwang is the abbot of the Kwan Um School of Zen and guiding teacher of the Providence Zen Center. There will also be an Abbot installation ceremony at the end of [...]
The July retreat scheduled for the 23rd – 25th has been re-scheduled one week early. The retreat will now take place on Friday, July 16th – 18th. The May retreat will be held the 21st – 23rd and led by special guest Zen Master Dae Kwang. Zen Master Dae Kwang is the abbot of the [...]
Hello Everyone, Please join us for a 1 day retreat Saturday, December 19th. 1 day retreats include extended sitting and walking meditation, and private dharma interviews. An informal lunch is provided. Everyone is invited to participate, regardless of experience or traditions. Please call or email for registration or if you have any questions. Phone: 510-845-8565 [...]
Join us Friday, April 9th at 7:30pm for for this rare opportunity. This workshop will be led by special guest Zen Master Dae Kwang (Abbot of the Kwan Um School Of Zen and Guiding teacher of the Providence Zen Center). The fee for this workshop is by donation. Reading the book is not required, however you [...]
We will begin a late morning sitting and discussion on Mondays 11:00am to 12:00pm. If anyone is interested please come by. We will begin Monday, March 8th. See you there! For any questions, please contact us at, Phone: 510-845-8565 Email: info@emptygatezen.com
Please join us for our annual 8 day retreat coming up this month!! Retreats include extended sitting practice, chanting, bowing, and private dharma interviews. Everyone is invited to participate, regardless of experience or traditions, for a minimum of one day or more. There will be a precepts ceremony on March 5 at 8 PM. Please [...]
Please join us for a 3 day retreat Friday, January 22 through Sunday, January 24. Retreats include extended sitting practice, chanting, bowing, and private dharma interviews. Everyone is invited to participate, regardless of experience or traditions, in parts or all of the retreat. Please call or email for registration, entry times or any other questions. [...]
The holiday schedule will be as follows: There will be morning and evening practice on Thursday 24th. There will be morning practice with kongan interviews on Saturday December 26th. There will be no morning, mid morning and evening practice on Friday 25th, Saturday evening 26th, and no morning and evening practice onSunday 27th. The regular [...]
Please join us for a 1 day retreat Saturday, December 19th. 1 day retreats include extended sitting and walking meditation, and private dharma interviews. An informal lunch is provided. Everyone is invited to participate, regardless of experience or traditions. Please call or email for registration or if you have any questions. Phone: 510-845-8565 Email: hdt@emptygatezen.com To [...]
Following is the holiday schedule: There will be morning practice with kongan interviews on Saturday the 28th. There will be no practice on Thursday 26th, Friday 27th, Saturday night the 28th, and Sunday 29th. The regular schedule will continue on Monday morning the 30th
Please join us for a 3 day retreat Friday, November 20 through Sunday, November 22. Retreats include extended sitting practice, chanting, bowing, and private dharma interviews. Everyone is invited to participate, regardless of experience or traditions, in parts or all of the retreat. Please call or email for registration, entry times or any other questions. [...]
We will begin a late morning sitting and discussion on Fridays 11:30am to 12:30pm. If anyone is interested please come by. We will begin Friday October 23. See you there! For any questions contact us at, Phone: 510-845-8565 Email: info@emptygatezen.com
Please join us for a 1 day retreat Saturday, October 17. 1 day retreats include extended sitting and walking meditation, and private dharma interviews. An informal lunch is provided. Everyone is invited to participate, regardless of experience or traditions. Please call or email for registration or if you have any questions. Phone: 510-845-8565 Email: hdt@emptygatezen.org. To see the [...]
Please join us for a 3 day retreat this weekend Friday, Septemeber 18 through Sunday, September 20. Retreats include extended sitting practice, chanting, bowing, and private dharma interviews. Everyone is invited to participate, regardless of experience or traditions, in parts or all of the retreat. Please call or email for registration, entry times or any [...]
Our web master, Ross Chapman, has updated our website which now includes a new media page. It features our Facebook and YouTube accounts. Here are the direct links to the pages. Click here for Facebook and here for YouTube. We also have a Twitter page that you can connect to here.