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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

February 17, 2024 UPDATES

Dear Friends,

The Abbey is accepting applications for Introductory weekend retreats. The next
one is April 12-14, 2024.  Please see our 2024 Calendar for dates of other
retreats. We have scheduled three Continuing Practice Retreats this year. Our
February 29-March 3 retreat on the Sandokai is still open for applications. We
are also offering three week-long retreats this year: please see the next
paragraph for details on the upcoming Precepts retreat and the 2024 Retreats
page for descriptions of the summer retreats.

This year’s Jukai – Keeping of the Ten Precepts Retreat is scheduled from March
24 to 31 at the Abbey, and will be for in-person attendance only. This most
solemn and joyous retreat of the year offers the opportunity for those wishing
to deepen their Buddhist practice to formally receive the Precepts of our Serene
Reflection Meditation (Soto Zen) tradition and embark on their training to
follow them as guides in their daily lives. We are inviting applications from
those who who wish to take the Precepts for the first time, as well as from our
friends who have taken the Precepts in the past. Anyone who has participated in
at least an introductory retreat at the Abbey or at one of the OBC Priories, or
has otherwise been engaged with Soto Zen practice is welcome to apply.

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 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 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 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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RECENT DHARMA TALKS

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


THE PLACE WHERE WE BOTH DEPART FROM AND RETURN TO (VIDEO)

Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery

Rev. Master Enya Sapp   2/25/24  … Continue reading →






THE BIGGER PICTURE (VIDEO)

Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery

RM Meian Elbert 2/18/24   Listen … 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.

Feb
27
Tue
10:30 am Renewal of Vows Ceremony
Renewal of Vows Ceremony
Feb 27 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
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Feb
29
Thu
all-day Continuing Practice Retreat
Continuing Practice Retreat
Feb 29 – Mar 3 all-day
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Mar
10
Sun
10:30 am Festival of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva followed by Dharma talk
Festival of Samantabhadra Bodhis...
Mar 10 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
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Mar
24
Sun
9:30 am Meditation Instruction
Meditation Instruction
Mar 24 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am
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10:30 am Meditation Sunday followed by Dharma talk
Meditation Sunday followed by Dh...
Mar 24 @ 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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