Oxford Soto Zen
Monthly Dogen:
       Yesterday goes forth from this moment, and today comes forth from this place.

NEWS HEADLINES: 
>OSZ continues steady practice deeply inspired by Elliston-Roshi's recent residency.

>Please see Kido's special Announcement & Invitation on the News and Events Page.











 
9:00AM
SPECIAL EVENTS
JUNE 2017

Saturday, June  3
NEWCOMER ORIENTATION

Wednesday, June 7
KANNON (Compassion) & METTA (Loving Kindness) Sutras:  Chanting & Discussion
(Texts on Dharma Texts Page)

Saturday, June 17
Core Support for Zazen & Life
SESSION I: Know your Bones

Wednesday, May 28
DHARMA TALK by
Shinzan Kido
"What the Traffic may Bear"
~
FORMAL ZENDO DEPARTURE CEREMONY for Kido, who is
to spend July & August as Elliston-Roshi's Shuso at Atlanta Soto Zen Center.

Please see News & Events Page for more information about these last 2 events.

Offering meditation, Zen practice and Dharma Study in the lineages of Shunryu Suzuki and Zengaku Soyu Matsuoka.
Regular SCHEDULE April - June, 2017


     MINDFUL MORNINGS
        (1st & 3rd Saturdays, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays)
          6:00  Zazen (sitting meditation)
          6:40  Morning Chant
          7:00  Light Breakfast, informal discussion
          8:00  Kinhin (walking meditation)
                   (Weather permitting, this will be a nature
                    walk in the 30-acre woods on the land)
          9:00  Special Event, such as a Guest Speaker,
                   Sutra Discussion, Buddhist Holiday
                   Celebration, or Newcomers Orientation
        10:00  Zazen & Kinhin (45 minutes, indoors)

 

Kido will be in residence at Atlanta Soto Zen Center June 8-15, 2017.
         

                   
    
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ZENDO LOCATION

Studio/Zendo
14 County Road 3073
Taylor, MS 38673

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

     * From the junction of Old Taylor Road and Highway 6:
    * Drive South on Old Taylor Road (CR 303) exactly 2.5 miles;
    * Turn Left onto County Road 323;
    * Drive Southwest on CR 323 exactly 2.0 miles;
    * Turn Right onto County Road 3073;
    * Drive down, up and around into the driveway of #14, a green house with
       brick trim featuring a barn-like wing on the Left.
    * Park on the grass beside the driveway
    * Enter through the Left-hand front studio portal, where a Brass Buddha
       sits watching over your path.