1167 C/D Zonolite Place
Atlanta, Georgia 30306
404-532-0040
PO Box 133241
Atlanta GA 30333-3241
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 all-day sittings (zazenkai) and occasional week-long retreats (sesshin). Please come join us in our beautiful location on Zonolite Place and look for opportunities to begin or deepen your Zen practice.
We also have a network of affiliated centers and sitting groups throughout the country and Atlanta suburbs. For locations, please see our affiliates page.
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;
- Occasional "Zen Buddhist Basics" classes.
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).
Mailing List:
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to receive announcements from our mailing list.
"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).
Upcoming Events:
Wednesday Workshops
Togen Mitch White will be hosting a series of lectures titled Walking the Way. Click here for details.
Ongoing
Weekend Sesshin (Zazenkai), Second Weekend each month
Daily Services Schedule, Regular Zazen (Zen Meditation) Schedule.
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.