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SHASTA ABBEY BUDDHIST MONASTERY




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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

December 15, 2023 UPDATES

Dear Friends,

The Abbey is accepting applications for Introductory Weekend Retreats. The next
two are February 9-11 and April 12-14, 2024.  Our next advanced retreat is our
New Year’s Celebratory retreat December 29-January 1 with the New Year’s
Ceremony on December 31 and  the Festival of Maitreya, the Buddha That Is to
Come. on January 1. This retreat is open to those who have attended an
Introductory Retreat here or who have some experience with Soto Zen practice.

Next summer we will have two advanced week-long retreats. Please see our 2024
Retreats page for more information.

We are continuing to 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 lay residency can be a week,
a month, or a training term (three months) at a time. We will be closed  for the
month of January. You are welcome to apply for a visit in December and in
February. Those interested may contact guestmaster@shastaabbey.org or fill out
and send an application form.

 We continue to invite our congregation to join us on Sundays for either a
ceremony or Meditation Sunday and Dharma talk. Newcomers to the monastery are
also welcome to join us for our Sunday morning events. If you would like to
attend,  please call the Guestmaster at 530-926-4208, ext 305  or email
  guestmaster@shastaabbey.org in advance. Please see our monthly calendar.  The
Abbey is currently not open for drop-in tours and visits.

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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RECENT DHARMA TALKS

A full list of our recent Dharma talks is available here.


MAITREYA (VIDEO)

Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery

Rev. Master Meian Elbert   1/1/24  … Continue reading →






SITTING STILL IN CONFIDENCE ON BUDDHA’S ENLIGHTENMENT DAY (VIDEO)

Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery

Rev. Master Ando Mueller   12/24/23  … Continue reading →






COMING EVENTS

If you’re coming for the first time on a Sunday, please call the Guest Office in
advance at 530-926-4208, ext.305  and plan to arrive at 9:30 a.m. for a brief
orientation.

Jan
2
Tue
all-day Monastery Closed
Monastery Closed
Jan 2 – Feb 1 all-day
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Feb
4
Sun
10:30 am Festival of the Avatamsaka Scripture followed by Dharma Talk
Festival of the Avatamsaka Scrip...
Feb 4 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
  Continue reading →
Feb
9
Fri
all-day Introductory Retreat
Introductory Retreat
Feb 9 – Feb 11 all-day
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Feb
14
Wed
all-day Great Renewal of Vows
Great Renewal of Vows
Feb 14 – Feb 15 all-day
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Feb
18
Sun
10:30 am Festival of Avalokiteshwara Bodhisattva followed by Dharma Talk
Festival of Avalokiteshwara Bodh...
Feb 18 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
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Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery, a monastery of the Order of Buddhist
Contemplatives.
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