* At Jikoji & on Zoom *
Nehan-e Sesshin
Sunday, February 18th - Sunday, February 25th
led by guiding teacher Pamela Chobun nenzen brown
Nehan-e Sesshin is part of a cycle of four traditional sesshins initiated by Kobun, Jikoji's founder, commemorating the ascent to Nirvana (death) of Shakyamuni Buddha.
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We look forward to practicing with you!
Pamela Chobun Nenzen Brown was introduced to sitting meditation practice in 1976. Forty years later, as her father was declining with a neurodegenerative disease, she decided to stay seated. Pamela was ordained in Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi's lineage by Shoho Michael Newhall in 2020 and received dharma transmission from Jakko Eso Vanja Palmers at Felsentor, Switzerland in 2022. Nenzen serves and teaches at Santa Barbara Zen Center and its affiliate temple in Los Olivos.
Those attending will be asked to help with some of the duties during sesshin, help with doan-ryo, help in the kitchen, help with serving meals and cleanup.
All are welcome! Please sign up below to register for the Sesshin. Oryoki meals are provided. You can reqeust Oryoki instruction when registering and we also recommend this video overview.
Cost:
For those joining the sesshin on site, the cost is $100/per overnight, $60/per overnight camping, and $40/per day for daytime visits.
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Questions?
Please feel free to call Jikoji 408-741-9562 or email us at info@jikoji.org.
ONLINE ZENDO ETIQUETTE
To help maintain as best we can the intimacy and integrity of an in-person gathering, we ask all who join us online to please observe the following practices.
- Sign in using real name.
- Keep microphone muted unless speaking during discussion periods.
- Maintain zendo silence during meditation periods and while waiting for discussion period to begin.
- Keep camera on and maintain visibility during discussion periods.
- Anonymous participation online is not allowed, as it would not be in person.