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Welcome to Shasta Abbey
Shasta Abbey is a Buddhist monastery in the Serene Reflection Meditation (Soto Zen) Tradition. A monastery of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, it was founded by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett in 1970 as a training place for Buddhist monks, male and female, and a place of practice for lay people. We offer the Dharma to all who wish to come. Please see our Visiting Section.

The monastery, located near the town of Mount Shasta in northern California, offers retreats, ceremonies, teaching and spiritual counseling, as well as the opportunity to train within a monastic schedule. This website offers Dharma Talks, scriptures and religious writings that you will find in the Teachings Section as well as information on the life of the Four-fold Sangha throughout these pages. Please note you may translate this page into other languages by clicking here. We welcome your interest, comments, and feedback.

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Festival of Remembrance
on Memorial Day

May 26, 2013
10:30 am

Lessons From The Woodpile
Rev. Master Haryo Young
May 19, 2013
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The Cessation of Suffering or Remember
The Third Noble Truth

Rev. Master Serena Seidner
May 12, 2013
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All-Acceptance and
the Critical Mind
Rev. Master Scholastica Hicks
May 5, 2013
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Lay Ministers Retreat
May 22 - 26, 2013

 

Introductory Retreat
May 31 - June 2, 2013



Great Master Keizan's
Pure Meditation Retreat

Rev. Master Meian Elbert
June 16 - June 23, 2013

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Sunday, June 16 through Sunday, June 23, 2013
Rev. Master Meian
Great Master Keizan's Pure Meditation Retreat
“...the mind is like the ocean's water, the body like its billowing waves...”
So speaks Great Master Keizan, one of the great ancestors of Soto Zen,
in his “Instructions on How to Do Pure Meditation.”
pdf Click here for a pdf of "Instructions on How to Do Pure Meditation"
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Rev. Master Meian, our Abbess, will lead us in the study
of this beautiful and also practical text to help us deepen our practice and apply it to our
daily lives. She will offer Dharma talks, Dharma discussions, and private spiritual counseling
for each participant.
The retreat is open to those with some experience of Soto Zen meditation and practice.
pdf Click here for a pdf of the Retreat Poster.




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