Category: Updates

Once again, the tradition continues: Sitting into the New Year – online/on Zoom this year. We will start sitting at 7pm (EST) and alternate 30 minute sits with 10 min walks until shortly before midnight. We then chant Kwan Seum Bosal (Bodhisattva of Compassion) into the New Year until ten minutes or so after midnight.Same READ MORE

The tradition continues: Sitting into the New Year – online/on Zoom this year. We will start sitting at 8pm (EST) and alternate 30 minute sits with 10 min walks until shortly before midnight. We then chant Kwan Seum Bosal (Bodhisattva of Compassion) into the New Year until ten minutes or so after midnight.Same zoom link READ MORE

Orlando Zen Center is returning to in-person practice on Sunday evenings at Joybird Books in Audubon Park: 3018 Corrine Drive, Orlando, Florida 32803 Directions. If attending in person, please wear a mask. The Zoom option continues. READ MORE

We have recreated our website. Please excuse any mistakes or broken links that we may have overlooked in the process. This website is a work in progress. READ MORE

Our Zen Center’s Guiding Teacher, Zen Master Jok Um (Ken Kessel), gave a talk at an interreligious group in New Haven CT. The group meets once a month for part of a year and visits member places of worship and shares thematic presentations. This year’s theme was responding to hate crimes against places of worship. READ MORE

Every third Saturday of the month, we host a remote long sit through zoom. Please join us as your schedule allows. Once you log into the zoom session, please leave your microphone muted during sitting to reduce background noise. You may have your camera on or off, depending on your situation. READ MORE