1167 C/D Zonolite Place
Atlanta, Georgia 30306
404-532-0040
The Atlanta Soto Zen Center, founded in 1977, is one of the larger non-residential Zen centers in the country, offering a full schedule of morning and evening zazen, zen meditation and protocol instructions for beginners, monthly sesshins and occasional week-long retreats. Please come join us in our beautiful location on Zonolite Place and look for opportunities to begin or deepen your Zen practice.
"The Kyosaku" and "Moku-Rai" by Soyu Matsuoka-roshi
We are pleased to announce the publication of the first and
second volumes of
teaching archives of our lineage founder, Rev. Soyu Matsuoka-roshi (click here to purchase).
Summer Ango (Practice Period)
The Atlanta Soto Zen Center
community invites you to join our first annual Summer Ango, or practice
period,
from May 15 through August 4. This periods are a time of coming
together of the
Sangha with a renewal of our commitment to practice and training. We
will be featuring enhancements to our schedule during this time and
will be having a full-time resident Shuso (head student). Click here for more details.
Information for Visitors:
Services at the Atlanta Soto Zen Center primarily involve silent zen meditation (zazen). We welcome experienced visitors to attend any of our services. Please arrive 5-10 minutes before the start of the service and introduce yourself to the attendant. Our programs begin promptly at the time specified and we ask that visitors not interrupt services in progress.
We offer the following options for newcomers to zen at the center:
- Newcomers zen meditation instruction each Wednesday at 7pm and Sunday at 9am;
- Frequent public talks the first Sunday of the month.
Appropriate attire is modest comfortable clothing. We remove shoes
inside the center. Please do not wear fragrances.
If you have a large group or would like special accommodations
(either on-site at the ASZC or a presentation off-site), please contact
us in advance (click
here for email).
Upcoming Events at ASZC:
April |
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| 4/1/2008- 4/6/2008 |
April
Sesshin (Tuesday 7:00 pm to Sunday 1 pm) with Taiun Michael Elliston, Abbot |
| 4/6/2008 |
Public Talk, Sunday 10:30 am |
| 10, 17, 24 |
Lineage Master Class,
Thursday 7:00 pm |
| 4/25/2008 | Fourth Friday Forum, Friday 6:30 pm |
May |
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| 5/2/2008- 5/4/2008 |
May
Weekend Zazenkai
(Friday7:00 pm to Sunday 1 pm) with Shiho Gareth Young |
| 5/15/2008 |
Start of Summer Practice Period (ANGO) |
| 5/23/2008 | Fourth Friday Forum, Friday 6:30 pm |
June
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| 5/30/2008- 6/1/2008 |
June
Weekend Zazenkai
(Friday 7:00 pm to Sunday 1 pm) with Mettai Cherry Zimmer |
| 6/1/2008 |
Initiation Ceremony |
| 6/4/2008 |
Buddhism Basics at UUCA with Taiun Michael Elliston Wednesdays starting June 4 and ending July 23, 7:30-9:00 pm |
| 6/27/2008 | Fourth Friday Forum, Friday 6:30 pm |
Ongoing
Shodo Classes, First and Fourth Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Fourth Friday Forums, Fourth Fridays, 6:30 pm
Weekend Sesshin (Zazenkai), Friday to first Sunday each month
Regular Zazen Schedule
Mailing List:
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Financial Information
The Atlanta Soto Zen Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization,
funded solely through donations.
Please Click here to make an on-line donation through
PayPal.
To study the way is to study the self
To study the self is to forget the self
To forget the self is to be enlightened
by all things of the universe.
To be enlightened by all things is to
transcend the distinction of self and other
and to go on in ceaseless enlightenment forever.
Dogen Kigen Zenji
Silence-Thunder calligraphy by Rev. Dr. Soyu Matsuoka-roshi.