Session Materials

For Formal Practice

Weekly Service Guide (PDF) — Texts recited during formal practice: “The Heart Sutra,” “Universal Transference of Merit,” “The Four Bodhisattva Vows,” and “Three Treasure Refuges”

How to Do Zazen — Instruction from Sojiji & Eiheiji Head Monasteries

How to Sit Zazen — Quick guide from Zen Center of Los Angeles on posture, breath, and attention

Get Started: How (and When) to Sit — Rochester Zen Center on home practice

For Dharma Discussion

Genjōkōan — The classic Zen text by Dogen, in several translations

Where to Get Stuff

San Francisco Zen Center Store — Wide variety of goods from books to meditation furniture and even some clothing

The Monastery Store — Supplies for Zen centers, temples, and home practice

Sage Meditation — Home meditation supplies plus books, music, chimes, yoga supplies, etc.

Carolina Morning — Regionally made mats, cushions, and benches

PF Candle Co. — Some incenses not found in the above links

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