Sangha visits
Dokuro and Shuko visited for a few days at the beginning of September. Genshin will be here for a week from September 8. Myosen plans to be here in October. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet with...
View ArticleJuly & August Contributions 2013
Our deepest Gassho and Gratitude for your support! Please notify Rinzai-ji office if your name is missing. List of donors & contributors – the month of July & August 2013: To Rinzai-ji:...
View ArticleSeptember & October Contributions
Our deepest Gassho and Gratitude for your support! Please notify Rinzai-ji office if your name is missing. List of donors & contributors – the month of September & October 2013: To Rinzai-ji:...
View ArticleSave the date! Upcoming Buddhist Ceremony & Five-days Zazenkai
Rinzai-ki Memorial Ceremony & January Five-day Zazenkai January 10th (Fri) & January 11th (Sat)- 15 (Wed), 2013 You are invited to the Rinzai-ki Memorial Ceremony on Friday, January 10th at...
View ArticleWinter 2013 & Spring 2014 Contributions
Our deepest Gassho and Gratitude for your continuing support! Please notify Rinzai-ji office if your name is missing. List of donors & contributors – Winter 2013 & Spring 2014: To Rinzai-ji:...
View ArticleThanksgiving Lunch
Rinzai-ji hosted Thanksgiving Lunch for our local Sangha, 20 of us including Gentei-an practioners on November 27th, 2014. The program included Zazen, Chanting and harmonious pot-luck Lunch. Thank you...
View ArticleZazenkai at Haku-un-ji Zen Center
Gento traveled to Haku-un-ji Zen Center in Arizona to lead a three-day Zazenkai, November 28-30, 2014.
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Kinney Heights Walk
West Adams Heritage Association hosted a Holiday Tour & Progressive Dinner event that featured Rinzai-ji Zen Center as one of Kinney Heights historic heritage. Read more…
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Sangha Visits
Jodo John Candy visited Rinzai-ji on November 9th for our Sunday program. He gave a lively Dharma talk to 15 of our local sangha members, followed by an outdoor lunch after the program. Thank you Jodo!...
View ArticleRohatsu Zazenkai & Jodo-e
Rohatsu Zazenkai took place at Rinzai-ji from Thursday, December 18th to midnight on Saturday, December 20th, 2014. The following Sunday morning was Jodo-e, Buddha’s enlightenment day.
View ArticleNew Year Program
We rang in the new year at Rinzai-ji with a dinner followed by a listening circle, where we shared what is alive for us as we conclude 2014 and head into 2015. Then we sat Zazen through the evening and...
View ArticleRinzai-ki Sesshin & Memorial Service
We concluded our Rinzai-ki Sesshin Retreat this past Saturday. A small group of dedicated practitioners sat, ate, walked, chanted and practiced together for five days. A deep bow of thanks to Craig...
View ArticleSunday Program
We had two new students, Seido Osho, Oren as well as Jim Davis from 1974 practicing with Roshi in Vancouver, Canada and Mt.Baldy Seichu visited us for the weekend.
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Taitetsu Unno 1929 – 2014
Memorial Service of Taitetsu Unno was taken place at Senshin Buddhist Temple on Sunday, January 11, 2015. Haruyo Sasaki, Paul Humphreys and Myoren Yasukawa were invited to the service. Unno’s family...
View ArticleSteve Sanfield
Dear Friends, It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that Roshi’s great friend Steve Sanfield passed away at Auburn Faith Hospital on morning of Wednesday, January 28th, 2015. We will update you...
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Gardena House
Sasaki Roshi moved to this house in Gardena in 1962. Today, with the help of Craig Paup, Jim Davis, and Hiro, our contractor, the house is being fixed up. Thank you for your tremendous contribution.
View ArticleCerritos College Visit
We spent the morning with Joseph Van De Mortel and his Cerritos College religion & philosophy students. (Hopefully our discussion of the dharma was more clear than this photo!)
View ArticleMemorial Service for Steve Sanfield
On Saturday, March 29th, we held a memorial service for Steve Sanfield, a longtime sangha member and dear friend. Paul Humphreys gave a moving eulogy, followed by several others. Steve liked to say...
View ArticleHanamatsuri Sesshin 2015
On March 31st – April 4th we held our five-day Hanamatsuri retreat (Buddha’s birthday). We had some fine folks joining us for these five days of practice including Seido Clark, Joyce Gadiot, Myoren...
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Hanamatsuri 2015
On Sunday, April 5th, at 11am, we held our Hanamatsuri Ceremony. The ceremony was followed by a delicious lasagna lunch prepared by Marilyn Gladle and Susan Crozier for your kind offer to prepare...
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