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Practice Period CLOSING DAY SIT

  • McGowan House Zendo & Zoom 381 High Street at W Franklin Monterey, CA 93940 USA (map)

Image: Nathan Jennings on Unsplash

Shining the Light Within:
Awakening to the present moment

ADDED DAY SIT Easter Sunday April 9. 9:00 AM-3:00 PM

In-Person at McGowan House Zendo and Broadcasting on Zoom

PDF for Study: Thich Nhat Hanh's 5 Skandhas

SUGGESTED DONATION $20-$125. No one is turned away from MBZC due to lack of funds. Please follow this link to see options.

Please note: other Practice Period information below may be outdated or superseded by the above info for the Day Sitting.

Learn the backward step that turns your light inwardly to illuminate your self

Led by Shogen Danielson of the MBZC Teaching Council

(hybrid classes and in-person teas on Sunday mornings 9 AM - 11 AM

  • If you are familiar with the current MBZC donation process and prefer to use it, you should first register with Shogen, then return here to use this donation link at any time, please noting at checkout: “2023 Practice”.

  • Donations are also accepted at our facility donation boxes by dropping a check (memo “2023 Practice”) payable to:

    Monterey Bay Zen Center
    (or mailed to:)
    P O Box 3173
    Monterey CA 93942


BETA test donations & FAQS


We are LIVE testing a new process for activity registration and associated donations including an option for creating your own MBZC account for all future registrations and donations.

(Note: for this Practice Period BETA, you are already fully registered for classes if you’ve completed a form for Shogen per the link above, and you have sent in a donation to MBZC using the current donation process and its link above.
Please use this BETA for any new or additional donations. Thank you for helping us with the testing. If you are just curious, pick one of the zero $0.00 choices to see how it works and leave us a note. We learn from each transaction. Thank you!

Follow this link to reivew the FAQs

Follow this link to make your donation to Practice Period.

Thank you for helping us test the BETA.