Open Gate Zen Collective

Practice Period 2023

August 12th - September 17th    

36 Day practice period. 

It is a beautiful reminder of our everyday life practice, How our ordinary life becomes the way of a Buddha. It is our first Lay practice period; we will study the Hsing Hsing Ming: Verse on Faith-MInd by the Seng-T’Sang, The third Zen ancestor.

During a Practice Period, we intensify our daily practice by sitting zazen more frequently, studying in classes, having private interviews with Sensei Shinzan, engaging in council practice, one Zazen Day, and having a Zen Weekend Retreat at the end of the Practice Period, And also we will have seminars for the year 2023-2024 exploring and study the poem Verse on Faith -Mind. 

All participants will choose the level of their commitment. They are creating their realistic schedule. We will support each other through a buddy system.