Programs

Kannon Bodhisattva

Activities and Programs

Hidden Valley Zen Center-Yuukokuji is a Buddhist lay and monastic practice community in the North County San Diego. Our practice is about coming to the deepest possible Awakening—for the benefit of all beings—and manifesting it in every aspect of our lives. We call this “360-Degree Practice.”

In order to do this we have a vigorous, intensive schedule of zazen, with daily sanzen, koan practice, and frequent osesshin and kosesshin.

Our programs and activities include:
  • Rinzai Zen Buddhist meditation retreats (sesshin: “to touch the mind”).
  • Shorter and longer-term residential Rinzai Zen training
  • Private guidance in Zen practice—sanzen
  • Scheduled Zen meditation
  • Social outreach (helping the sick; helping repair the village church; cleaning up the countryside)
  • Zen Talks—teisho
  • Extended meditation sessions
  • Personal and Group Intensives