What we’re about
We meet regularly across Los Angeles including the foothills, the Valley, and WLA (UCLA). We have a big festival every year at the State Park in DTLA (meetup.com/zen-07.)
Our main practice sessions and Dharma talks are held weekly on Thursdays at 7:00 pm in Pasadena at the Ahiah Center for Spiritual Living, 150 N. El Molino Ave. near Colorado Blvd.
Explore Buddhist meditation and mindfulness practices, yoga, and other spiritual traditions. Learn, share, enjoy vegan snacks, and apply ancient methods to go with the flow of our modern American lives. We are all about group readings, inspirational talks, group sharing, mindful hugs, yoga poses and ecstatic breathing, discussions, and kind eating.
We cover three basic meditations during Thursday sessions: serenity for stages of absorption (samadhi), mindful movement for insight (vipassana), and boundless loving-kindness (metta) to break down the barriers. Free, supported completely by donations and volunteers. Get more involved.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- ZEN Zoom: The return of Rev. Jeff "Tairen" Albrizzealexandria II bookstore, Pasadena, CA
Once upon a time there was a man on a mission, what mission was yet to be determined. It finally became Zen.
- To get on Zoom, see: Pasadena Zen Center StillCenter Meditation
He studied at ZCLA, the Zen Center of Los Angeles. But he remained a rebel and founded the practice group PasaDharma in Pasadena. Work and family obligations pulled him from his life's mission, but the mission called him back.
Want to make God laugh? Tell [the Supremo] your plans. Why? Life is never what we planned; life is something we can't understand.
Now where is he? Buddhist Goddess of Compassion Kwan Yin (Kwannon) called him back to train at the Still Center, where he is now a teacher (stillcenter.org/teachers). His teacher is Western Sensei Ryuko Dr. Tim Langdell.
Sensei has a weekly Zen Zoom meeting at 9:00 am (Pacific) on Saturdays. It starts with a brief 10 minute meditation, followed by a talk and discussion session.
It goes on for an hour, a lively group, discussing a wide range of Zen topics.
Sensei is a Western Soto Zen priest and a Master Zen teacher in various traditions. His practice is based on Japanese Soto Zen combined with a background in Rinzai (koan work), Korean, and Vietnamese (like Thich Nhat Hanh) Zen practices.
All are welcome regardless of experience, particularly welcome if sharing this community's spirit -- the faith that helping ourselves is tantamount to helping others.
- Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/516177070
The Still Center is is a "Zen center without walls" using Zoom to meet. Visit website to contact with questions or for more info, recorded talks, books, and more: stillcenter.org
It is open to all members worldwide. See Meetup:
- In-person group meditation with ShambhalaShambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles, Burbank, CA
Burbank in-person community meditation
Inside the Main Shrine Room of the BURBANK CenterJoin community for group meditation practice
Sessions are open with a few brief English chants. Short periods of silent sitting meditation alternate with walking meditation, contemplation practice, and group discussion.The final half hour is for snacks and socializing. ALL are warmly welcome.
Meditation instruction is available.Practitioners are welcome to arrive and leave at any time to fit their needs and schedule.
Basic format (approximate):
- 10:00 am - Welcome, chants, brief guided meditation instruction
- 10:10 am - Sitting and Walking Meditation
- 11:45 am - Contemplation Practice and Discussion
- 12:30 pm - Community Social Time
Every first Sunday of the month includes tonglen (“sending and taking”) instruction and practice. This is a traditional Buddhist compassion practice: We breathe in the pain and suffering of others so they can be well. Then we breathe out happiness, joy, or whatever will relieve that suffering. This is best practiced with the support of a meditation community (sangha).
There is ample free street parking. This group meditation is a free offering, but donations are always welcome.
- la.shambhala.org/in-person-meditation
- (Also in Santa Monica and Orange County)
- ZEN Zoom: The return of Rev. Jeff "Tairen" Albrizzealexandria II bookstore, Pasadena, CA
Once upon a time there was a man on a mission, what mission was yet to be determined. It finally became Zen.
- To get on Zoom, see: Pasadena Zen Center StillCenter Meditation
He studied at ZCLA, the Zen Center of Los Angeles. But he remained a rebel and founded the practice group PasaDharma in Pasadena. Work and family obligations pulled him from his life's mission, but the mission called him back.
Want to make God laugh? Tell [the Supremo] your plans. Why? Life is never what we planned; life is something we can't understand.
Now where is he? Buddhist Goddess of Compassion Kwan Yin (Kwannon) called him back to train at the Still Center, where he is now a teacher (stillcenter.org/teachers). His teacher is Western Sensei Ryuko Dr. Tim Langdell.
Sensei has a weekly Zen Zoom meeting at 9:00 am (Pacific) on Saturdays. It starts with a brief 10 minute meditation, followed by a talk and discussion session.
It goes on for an hour, a lively group, discussing a wide range of Zen topics.
Sensei is a Western Soto Zen priest and a Master Zen teacher in various traditions. His practice is based on Japanese Soto Zen combined with a background in Rinzai (koan work), Korean, and Vietnamese (like Thich Nhat Hanh) Zen practices.
All are welcome regardless of experience, particularly welcome if sharing this community's spirit -- the faith that helping ourselves is tantamount to helping others.
- Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/516177070
The Still Center is is a "Zen center without walls" using Zoom to meet. Visit website to contact with questions or for more info, recorded talks, books, and more: stillcenter.org
It is open to all members worldwide. See Meetup:
- In-person group meditation with ShambhalaShambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles, Burbank, CA
Burbank in-person community meditation
Inside the Main Shrine Room of the BURBANK CenterJoin community for group meditation practice
Sessions are open with a few brief English chants. Short periods of silent sitting meditation alternate with walking meditation, contemplation practice, and group discussion.The final half hour is for snacks and socializing. ALL are warmly welcome.
Meditation instruction is available.Practitioners are welcome to arrive and leave at any time to fit their needs and schedule.
Basic format (approximate):
- 10:00 am - Welcome, chants, brief guided meditation instruction
- 10:10 am - Sitting and Walking Meditation
- 11:45 am - Contemplation Practice and Discussion
- 12:30 pm - Community Social Time
Every first Sunday of the month includes tonglen (“sending and taking”) instruction and practice. This is a traditional Buddhist compassion practice: We breathe in the pain and suffering of others so they can be well. Then we breathe out happiness, joy, or whatever will relieve that suffering. This is best practiced with the support of a meditation community (sangha).
There is ample free street parking. This group meditation is a free offering, but donations are always welcome.
- la.shambhala.org/in-person-meditation
- (Also in Santa Monica and Orange County)
