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WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING DEVELOP A MORE WAKENED COMMUNITY AND WORLD. PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO HELP US CONTINUE OFFERING THESE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 WE OFFER FIVE ZEN MEDITATION SESSIONS EACH WEEK, AS WELL AS ZEN YOGA, MINDFULNESS COURSES, AND TEACHER TRAININGS. WE ALSO DO INTENSIVE ZEN RETREATS, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, AND ZEN CEREMONIES. OUR LINEAGE IS THE BLUE CLIFF ZEN CENTER BRANCH OF THE RINZAI ZEN TRADITION OF ZEN MASTER SHINZAN MIYAMAE. LONDON ZENWAYS, LED BY DAIZAN ROSHI, IS A SISTER GROUP OF OURS AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN US GROWING OUR ROOTS. 2023 ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: WEEKLY MORNING (MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY) AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON ZEN MEDITATION COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. NEW YEARS FIRE CEREMONY - FEBRUARY 3 DAY BREAKTHROUGH TO ZEN RETREATS - JANUARY, MAY, AND SEPTEMBER ONLINE BREAKTHROUGH TO ZEN RETREAT - NOVEMBER SEASONAL ZEN YOGA RETREATS: WINTER NOURISHING YOUR ROOTS RETREAT - NOT THIS YEAR SPRING MELTING THE ICE RETREAT - MARCH FALL LETTING GO INTO THE UNIVERSE RETREAT - NOVEMBER THE BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY CEREMONY - APRIL MEDITATION/MINDFULNESS 6-WEEK COURSES FOR HEALTH/WELL-BEING, GROUNDING/INSIGHT, KINDNESS/COMPASSION - JANUARY THROUGH MARCH, APRIL THROUGH MAY, AND OCTOBER THROUGH NOVEMBER?SEASONAL ZEN MEDITATION DAYS - MAY, JUNE, AND OCTOBER JAPAN ZEN ADVENTURE TRIP (ZEN RETREAT AND SIGHTSEEING IN JAPAN) - JUNE ZEN PRECEPTS CEREMONY - JUNE SUMMER ZEN RETREAT (SESSHIN): HARVESTING YOUR INNER ABUNDANCE - JULY?YARD SALE FUNDRAISER - AUGUST MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS TEACHER TRAINING (CANCELLED) FEEDING THE HUNGRY GHOSTS CEREMONY - NOVEMBER ROHATSU ALL-NIGHT ZEN RETREAT - DECEMBER