Zen in Los Angeles: Mt. Baldy Retreat (5/20)

Angel City Zen Center; Ananda (Dharma B Med), Dhr. Seven, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

What if I had missed this retreat and never attended? I would never know what Zen could be.

Mindfulness is remembering to be present.

Join the Angel City Zen Center of Los Angeles us as they head up to the idyllic Mount Baldy Zen Center for four days deep quiet, peaceful practice, and good community.

There will be zazen (sitting), dharma (Mahayana and Zen) talks, yoga (flexibility exercises), opportunity for one-on-one practice discussions, great food made by the local monks, beautiful, wooded scenery above metropolitan Los Angeles, and did we mention the zazen? There will be just the right amount of plenty of zazen.

Yoga stretches will make it possible to sit still.

These retreats are designed to be the perfect balance for practitioners of all levels. The retreat will go from Friday afternoon into Monday afternoon. The cost is $430, including all lodging and meals. (Please consider the option to pay a little more to support the scholarship fund, if you are able, as that allows us to invite people of all means to join us).

• Register HERE (Angel City Zen Center, aczc.org)

A limited number of scholarships are available. Email angelcityzencenter@gmail.com for more info and any other questions.

Sample Retreat Schedule (subject to change)

The Mount Baldy Zen Center above LA is quiet and surrounded by tall redwood pines.

Angel City Zen Center (Los Angeles, California) | Meetup

Friday

• Noon–1:00 pm - Arrival & Check in
• 1:00–1:40 pm Lunch
• 2:00–3:00 pm Orientation & Opening Ceremony
• 3:10–4:10 pm Yoga
• 4:20–4:50 pm Zazen
• 5:00–6:00 pm Dharma Talk
• 6:00–6:40 pm Dinner
• 7:00–7:45 pm Zazen
• 7:45–9:00 pm Bath & Free time
• 9:00 pm Lights out

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SATURDAY

• 5:15 am Wake up
• 5:30–6:10 Zazen
• 6:10–6:30 am Morning service
• 6:30–7:00 am Free time
• 7:00–7:40 am Breakfast
• 8:00–8:40 am Work period
• 8:50–9:50 am Yoga
• 10:00–11:10 am Zazen and Kinhin
• 11:20–12:20 am Dharma Talk
• 12:30–1:10 pm Lunch
• 1:10–2:10 pm Free time
• 2:10–3:10 pm Yoga
• 3:20–4:30 pm Zazen and Kinhin
• 4:40–5:40 pm Dharma Talk
• 5:40–6:20 pm Dinner
• 6:30–7:40 pm Zazen and Kinhin
• 7:40–9:00 pm Bath and Free time
• 9:00 pm Lights out

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SUNDAY

• 5:15 am Wake up
• 5:30–6:10 am Zazen
• 6:10–6:30 am Morning service
• 6:30–7:00 am Free time
• 7:00–7:40 am Breakfast
• 8:00–8:40 am Work period
• 8:50–9:50 am Yoga
• 10:00–11:10 am Zazen and Kinhin
• 11:20–12:20 am Dharma Talk
• 12:30–1:10 pm Lunch
• 1:10–2:10 pm Free time
• 2:10–3:10 pm Yoga
• 3:20–4:30 pm Zazen and Kinhin
• 4:40–5:40 pm Dharma Talk
• 5:40–6:20 pm Dinner
• 6:30–7:40 pm Zazen and Kinhin
• 7:40–9:00 pm Bath and Free time
• 9:00 pm Lights out

Singer songwriter Leonard Cohen was a Zen Buddhist monk at Mt. Baldy Zen Center.

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MONDAY

• 5:15 am Wake up
• 5:30–6:10 am Zazen
• 6:10–6:30 am Morning service
• 6:30–7:00 am Free time
• 7:00–7:40 am Breakfast
• 8:00–8:40 am Work period
• 8:50–9:50 am Yoga
• 10:00–11:10 am Zazen and Kinhin
• 11:20–12:00 am Dharma Talk
• Noon–12:40 pm Lunch
• 1:00–2:00 pm Closing Ceremony
• 2:00 pm Departure

Spring 2022 Mt. Baldy Retreat, Friday, May 20, 2022, 12:00 PM

(Number of participants cannot be judged from Meetup, as most do not RSVP on the site. Angel City Zen is a long-established group. Most members are not on Meetup, so they attend without an RSVP).

• Famous Mt. Baldy Zen Center (Wiki)