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Zen Center holds Tuesday morning
zazen (meditation) and tea (7:00 - 8:00am)
at The Mattress Factory [get
directions]. On these mornings there will be
no sitting at Zen Center. Please arrive at 6:50
so we may begin promptly at 7:00am.
Located in Pittsburgh's Historic Mexican War Streets
area, The Mattress Factory may be accessed by bus
(500, 16B, or 16C). Free parking is available
at 505 Jacksonia Street.
Brief zazen instruction for newcomers is available
each Tuesday. Or, if you'd prefer a more elaborate
introduction please consider attending one of our Evening
of Zen: An Introduction workshops.
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About Zen Center
Zen Center of Pittsburgh is a Soto Zen Buddhist Temple founded in 1999. Currently the only Soto Zen Temple in Western Pennsylvania with a resident priest, it serves the community by offering daily meditation and services. ZCP is situated just thirty minutes north of Pittsburgh, PA. Our retreat center sits on six isolated acres with stunning views of the Western Pennsylvania forests, thus offering the perfect location for personal and group retreats in the Zen tradition. Serving as the head priest is Rev. Kyoki Roberts.
Is this Your First Time?
Visit our Just for Beginners page for information to commonly asked questions. ZCP Event Listing
The following is a list of upcoming events and functions at Zen Center of Pittsburgh. Please join us! Information regarding the daily schedule can be found here
Introduction to Zen
August 21, 6:00 - 8:00pm
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"Old pond
leap - splash
a frog. "
-Basho |
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This one evening introductory workshop is a combination of gentle sitting, lecture, question and answer, and walking meditation. It will offer instruction on the forms of Soto Zen practice (bowing, entering the zendo, chanting), how to sit comfortably (should you use a cushion, a chair or a bench?), and suggestions for reading material in a variety of areas.
**This is a one evening workshop. We repeat it frequently to make it available to all who are interested. Please join us!
Please register in advance for this workshop by mail, in person, or via PayPal.
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World Peace Ceremony
September 7, special morning service
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This first Sunday of the month ceremony dedicates our practice to bringing about a more peaceful world. We follow the service with an open discussion of Zen practice. |
Lay Initiation Ceremony
September 14, special morning service
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Please join us for this special celebration known as Jukai or lay Zen Buddhist initiation ceremony. This event is for those students who have requested to receive (ju) the precepts (kai) and formally confirm their entering into the Buddhist path. In the Soto Zen tradition, the ceremony continues to be offered exactly as set down by Master Dogen in his text Kyojukaimon (Instructions on Giving the Precepts) more than 800 years ago. This is an important event for both the practitioner and the sangha. Please join us in welcoming our newest initiates! All are welcome to attend.
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Precept Renewal (Ryaku Fusatsu)
September 16, special evening service
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Precept Renewal, or in Japanese Ryaku Fusatsu, is an ancient ceremony which includes the transmission of the bodhisattva (enlightened being) precepts. Participation in Ryaku Fusatsu offers us an opportunity to acknowledge all past actions (karma), to receive the precepts, and to re-dedicate ourselves to the practice of the Bodhisattva’s way. We perform the ceremony at ZCP every month, on the Tuesday evening nearest the full moon, to conform as close as we can to the ancient tradition. Please join us.
Read more about Ryaku Fusatsu.
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