August Work Parties new! Saturday August 9th and Sunday August 17th. 9am-2pm window each day. Continuing the trim painting, removing ivy from the parking lot (bring clippers), cleaning & organizing. We are so, so, so close....
One Day Sit; Sunday, August 10th, 7 am - 3 pm at Sansui-ji (followed by the priest ordination ceremony for Seishin Tyndall. Hopefully held at Sansui-ji. Stay tuned.
Ordination Ceremony for Seishin Tyndall; Sunday, August 10th, 3:30 - 5:00 pm; join us in support of the Novice Priest Ordination (Shukke Tokudo) for Seishin Tyndall as they receive formal priest's robes and bowls and begin their life-long journey as a Soto Zen Priest. Hopefully held at Sansui-ji. Stay tuned.
Opening to Nature Walk: Lake Padden; Satuday, August 16th, 8 am - 10 am; a mindful 2 1/2 mile walk around Lake Padden
Sansui-ji Opening Ceremony; Satuday, August 30th; 5 pm; 2509 Cedarwood Ave; come celebrate the grand opening of the temple!
Backpack: Mountains and Rivers Retreat; Saturday, September 6th, 1 pm; Hawk Meadow Farm; 1102 E. Kelly Rd; *this event requires a phone interview prior to registering
Hike: Ptarmigan Ridge; Saturday, September 13th; 8:30 am - 5 pm; carpool from Cedarwood Zendo or Nugent's Corner
Hike: Journey to the Source (Nooksack Cirque); Saturday, September 20th; 5 am - 7 pm; *a phone interview prior to registration is required for this rigorous hike of 12 miles over rough terrain
Practice Period 2025; Wednesday,September 24th through Sunday, November 23rd; overall application
2025 Practice Period Opening Ceremony; Wednesday, September 24th 6:30 - 8:30 pm; Sansui-ji temple; join us for this important evening of meditation and ceremony to open our annual 8 week fall practice period.
2025 Practice Period Opening Sesshin; Thursday, September 25th, 7 pm - Sunday, September 28th, 5 pm. Our opening sesshin with guiding teacher Nomon Tim and Shuso Junka Ken Oates opens the fall practice period.
Shuso's Way Seeking Mind Talk; Saturday, September 27th, 10:30 am; join us for the Shuso's first formal Dharma Talk.
Ordination Ceremony for Myoki Raizelah Bayen; Sunday, September 28th; 10:30 am - 1 pm; join us in supporting Myoki Raizelah Bayen as she receives her formal priest's robes and bowls and begins her life-long journey as a Soto Zen Priest.
Shuso's Class; Monday, September 20th - November 17th; on Zoom, 6:30 - 8 pm, as he guides us on a study of "The Path of the Committed Layperson in Zen"
Opening to Nature Walk: Heart Lake Circumambulation/Heart Sutra; , Satuday, October 11th, from 10 am - 1 pm...we'll chant the Heart Sutra while walking around Heart Lake
Hike & Ceremony: Closing the Mountains, Returning the Waters; Saturday, October 18th, 10 am - 4 pm; carpool from the Cedarwood Zendo or meet at the trailhead
Samish Island Fall Sesshin 2025 - On the Island and on Zoom; Thurday, November 6th at 4 pm - Sunday, November 9th at 4 pm--including our Jukai ceremony on Sunday* see below
Jukai Precepts Ceremony 2025Sunday, November 9th, 11 am - 12:30 pm; Join us for the Zen ceremony of Jukai--"receiving the precepts"--a ceremony of committment to the Zen precepts, Zen path.
2025 Practice Period Closing Sesshin; Sunday, November 23rd, 7 am - 5 pm; Sansui-ji; one day sit with Guiding teaching Nomon Tim Burnett and Shuso Junka Ken Oates closes the fall practice period.
Shuso's Dharma Inquiry Ceremony; Sunday, November 23rd; 3 pm - 5 pm; an important ceremony for the Shuso's training and culmination of the practice period. Join us for a question from the heart to share with the Shuso.
Samish Island Sesshin 2026 - Save the Date!! Friday, June 12 - Saturday, June 20th, 2026
