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WELCOME TO SHASTA ABBEY

Shasta Abbey is a Buddhist monastery in the Serene Reflection Meditation (Soto Zen) Tradition. It is a monastery of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, and was founded by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett in the name of her Teacher, the Venerable Keido Chisan Koho Zenji in 1970. Shasta Abbey is a training place for female and male Buddhist monks and is a place of practice for lay people. We offer the Dharma – the Buddha’s Teaching – to all who wish to come. Please see our Visiting page.

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 and information on the life of the community of Buddhist practitioners (the Sangha) throughout these pages.  We welcome your interest, comments, and feedback.

 

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 5, 2024 UPDATES

Dear Friends,

The Abbey continues to accept applications for Introductory weekend retreats. The next one is June 7-9, 2024. Continuing Practice Retreats are available as well, in July and September.   In addition, a week-long retreat  is scheduled in June, and another week-long retreat in August: please see the 2024 Retreats page for more information, and our 2024 Calendar for dates of other retreats.

We also invite applications for Resident Lay Training  for a minimum of a week in our monastery. Those who have attended an Introductory Retreat at the Abbey or are familiar with Soto Zen practice are welcome to apply. Lay residents train alongside the monastic community, with Dharma offerings especially designed for them. Periods of resident lay training can be a week, a month, or a training term (three months) at a time. Those interested may contact guestmaster@shastaabbey.org or fill out and send an application form.

We welcome both congregation and newcomers to join us on Sundays for either a ceremony or Meditation Sunday and Dharma talk. If you are coming for the first time, please call the Guestmaster at 530-926-4208, ext 305 or email guestmaster@shastaabbey.org in advance. The Abbey is currently not open for drop-in tours.

Those new to our monastery and Soto Zen practice may be interested in viewing a video series of online introductory classes:  Introduction to Serene Reflection Buddhist Practice and Introduction to the Buddhist Precepts. You can also find videos of Serene Reflection Meditation instruction if you go to this link, as well as audio introductory talks.

With very best wishes from the Shasta Abbey monastic community.

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