Blue Cliff Zen Center

“Expenses advertising/promotions 1,371 bank charges 128 course expenses 5,852 excursion expense 20,104 insurance 394 licenses & permits 50 merchant fees 567 office supplies 351 payroll taxes 1,846 retreat expense 12,537 venue costs 1,142 website expense 369 other expenses 505 total 45,216”

“Payroll taxes payable 1,303 1,894”

“To help reduce the amount of stress, anxiety, and fear experienced in the community through offering zen-related (meditation and mindfulness) activities, while at the same time fostering well-being, compassion, and insight. We are committed to helping develop a more wakened community and world. Please consider donating to help us continue offering these important programs.”

“We offer five zen meditation sessions each week, as well as zen yoga retreats, 8-week mindfulness courses, and teacher trainings. We also do 3-day breakthrough to zen retreats, zen meditation days, community service projects, and zen ceremonies. Our lineage is the zenways branch (zendo kyodan) of the rinzai zen tradition of shinzan miyamae roshi. London zenways, led by daizan roshi, is a sister group of ours. 2019 activities include: 3-day breakthrough to zen retreat: january 10-13 zen meditation and mindfulness for grounding and insight 8-week course: january 17 - march 7 new year fire ceremony: february 3 eugene asian celebration: february 15-17 spring zen yoga wellness retreat, march 29-31 zen meditation and mindfulness for health and well-being 8-week course: april 4 - may 23 the buddha's birthday ceremony: april 7 spring zen meditation day: april 13 3-day breakthrough to zen retreat: may 23-26 zen precepts ceremony: june 30 summer zen retreat: july 1-7 japan trip: august 5-16 fundraiser yard sale: august 17-18 zen meditation and mindfulness teacher training, september 1-8 5th anniversary potluck: august 24 3-day breakthrough to zen retreat: october 24-27 rough waking book talk: october 27 zen meditation and mindfulness for grounding and insight 8-week course: october 3-november 21 fall zen meditation day: november 2 ceremony for the hungry ghosts (segaki): november 10 rohatsu all-night sitting (commemoration of the buddha's enlightenment): december 7 and 8”