Jikoji Zen Center is pleased to offer a new, gentle practice opportunity we’re calling 52 Weeks. This is an invitation to engage, week by week, as your time permits, with the mindfulness exercises in Jan Chozen Bays’ book, How to Tame a Wild Elephant.
Participants will explore these deepening and opening practices individually and then, if and when they wish, share through informal practice conversations online.
This offering is for practicing with the greater Sangha in a fun, undemanding way. These mindfulness exercises are simple portals through which we can walk and reflect on how easily we make assumptions. The whole world feels qualitatively different when we agree to brush our teeth with our non-dominant hand for a week!
All are welcome—come tame the elephant one week at a time. There is no fee for this offering. If you appreciate our offerings, dana to Jikoji is always encouraged.
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Our Sunday Program is a great way to familiarize yourself with Zen practice and Jikoji. Join us for a morning of instruction, meditation, dharma talks or special events, social tea, a sense of community (sangha), and access to beautiful open spaces.