Head Teacher Ejo McMullen
Sun June 16th 10 AM
This Week at Buddha Eye: Monday June 10th
Sunday Morning Program
June 9th, 10:00am
Join us for our regularly scheduled Sunday Morning programing, starting at 10:00am. There will be chanting service, zazen, a teaching, and sangha social time with treats and coffee.
Read MoreCollecting Items for Annual Yard Sale Fundraiser
Collecting Items for Annual Yard Sale Fundraiser!
It’s that time of year when we start collecting items to donate to Buddha Eye’s annual yard sale, scheduled for July 20 & 21. We’ll begin accepting donation items at the temple on June 24th.
Read MoreSeed Ball Making!
Sunday, June 9th 12:00 pm
Join us immediately after Sunday service on June 9th for a very short, easy work party preparing native wild-flower seed balls to give away at our anniversary celebration.
Mindful Cooking
with Chef Ryan
June 10th, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
This class aims to motivate people to cook wholesome food from scratch!
Zen as Religion?
Head of Assembly, Myobun Freinkel Tishman
Listen to talk.
The word “zen” is just a Japanese transliteration of a Sanskrit term for meditation: dhyana. Zen is the “meditation" school - and in modern Western circles, we tend to think about meditation in psychological and scientific terms. But what about the “woo”?
Read MoreBuddha Eye Temple's 15th Anniversary Celebration!
The Fifteenth Anniversary of the Founding of Buddha Eye Temple is just over a month away on Sunday, June 23rd at 12 pm!
Read MoreSangha Jewel Showcase - Anniversary Celebration
Do you sing, tell jokes, play an instrument, do magic tricks, or otherwise enjoy sharing your gifts in public? For the Temple’s 15th Anniversary Celebration, we’re organizing a brief variety show!
Read MoreSpring 2019 Bulletin
Please click here to enjoy our Spring 2019 Bulletin, which includes reflections by Jikie, Simon, and Jakuen, poetry by Ejo and Shin'ei, and lots of great photos from the Fall and Winter!
Read MoreGarden and Hand-tool Maintenance Workshop
Saturday, June 1st. 9:00am
Kogen Houseknecht will offer a workshop on garden tool maintenance. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to bring a tool from home that needs some turning up.
Read MoreThis Tuesday: Soto Zen Liturgy History and Practice
Four Part Series May 14, 21, 28 & June 4
Tuesdays 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
In this four part series Ejo will explore the origins of Buddha Eye Temple's various chants and recitations as well as give guidance in how to intone together with an assembly. No registration required.
Buddha Eye Temple Annual Juried Art Exhibition, 2019
We are pleased to announce that the Buddha Eye Temple is gearing up for our second annual Fine Art Show & Fundraiser to be held on September 27 & 28, 2019.
Read MoreLife and Death
Living Awakening: Zen Precepts - Eight-Class Series
This Sunday: Jukai, Giving and Receiving Precepts
On May 5th, two members of the Buddha Eye community will receive the Bodhisattva Precepts in a special ceremony.
Read MoreMeditation Intensive (Sesshin) Saturday May 4 & Sunday May 5
Please take note that our Sesshin schedule has been altered in light of recent events. There will be no Sesshin Wednesday May 1st - Friday May 3rd. Registration here.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to receive the Bodhisattva Precepts (Jukai) ?
Dharma Combat (Hossenshiki)
Sunday, Apr 21, 2019 10:00am
Join us for the robust ceremony of Hossenshiki, in which head Student Anyu Debra Savelle will ascend the teaching seat and engage the Buddha Eye Temple community in ritual Dharma Combat.
Read MoreFull Moon Atonement Ceremony (Fusatsu)
Apr 18 (Thursday) 6:30 – 8:30 PM
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