Late June Sansui-ji Work Party; Sunday, June 29th; 9 am - 4 pm; We'll be deep cleaning and starting some of the setup that will enable us to move in in August.
Hike: Opening the Mountains; Saturday, July 12th; 8:30 am - 5 pm; One full day mountain hike to open the mountains to practice
Opening to Nature Walk: Old Growth Meditation; Saturday, August 2nd, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm; "Sitting with the Old Ones..."
First Weekly Sit at Sansui-ji temple. Wednesday, August 6th, 6:30-8:30pm.
One Day Sit; Sunday, August 10th; 7 am - 3 pm; Join us for a day of sustained, quiet practice together at Sansui-ji; followed directly with our Ordination Ceremony for Seishin Tyndall
Ordination Ceremony for Seishin Tyndall ; Sunday, August 10th, 3:30 - 5 pm; directly after our One Day Sit* see above; join us as Seishin receives their formal priest's robes and bowls and begins a life-long journey as a Soto Zen priest
Opening to Nature Walk: Lake Padden; Saturday, August 16th; 8 pm - 10 pm; a mindful, twilight walk around Lake Padden; 2 1/2 miles; slight elevation gain and loss
Opening Ceremony at Sansui-ji temple "Opening the Eyes of the Buddha". Saturday August 30th. 3pm optional work party, 5pm potluck dinner, 7pm ceremony and meditation.
Backpack: Mountains and Rivers Retreat; Saturday, September 6th, 1 pm through Thursday, September 11th, 7 pm; *this extended backpacking trip requires a phone interview about your experience and abilities to complete the registration process
Hike: Ptarmigan Ridge; Saturday, September 13th; 8:30 am - 5:00 pm; a gentle, high altitude hike in fall colors; sometimes crowded as it is a very popular public hike
Hike: Journey to the Source (Nooksack Cirque); Saturday, September 20th, 5 am - 7 pm; an intensive long day hike to the source of the Nooksack River *a phone interview is required to complete your application
Practice Period 2025 Application; Start: Wednesday, September 24th; End: Sunday, November 23rd; Join us for the Fall Practice Period!
2025 Practice Period Opening Ceremony; Wednesday, September 24th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm; Sansui-ji
2025 Practice Period Opening Sesshin; Thursday, September 25th through Sunday, September 28th; Sansui-ji temple, 3 day sesshin with guiding teacher Nomon Tim Burnett and Shuso Junka Ken Oates
Shuso's Way Seeking Mind Talk; Saturday, September 27th, 10:30 am; Join us for the Shuso's first formal Dharma talk during our fall practice period
Ordination Ceremony for Myoki Raizelah Bayen; Sunday, September 28th; 10:30 am - 1 pm; join us as Myoki Raizelah receives her formal priest's robes and bowls and begins a life-long journey as a Soto Zen priest.
Shuso's Class; Starts Monday, September 29th, ends Monday, November 17th; 7 sessions; Online Zoom Zendo + Sansui-ji on Saturday, November 1st
Opening to Nature Walk: Heart Lake Circumambulation/Heart Sutra; Saturday, October 11th, 10 am to 1 pm; 3 miles, mostly level; chanting and walking the Heart Sutra
Hike & Ceremony: Closing the Mountains, Returning the Waters; Saturday, October 18th, 10 am - 4 pm; 5 mile day hike to close the mountains to practice
Samish Island Fall Sesshin 2025 - On the Island and on Zoom; Thursday, November 6th, 4 pm through Sunday, November 9th, 4 pm; join us for our fall 3-day residential retreat on Samish Island
Jukai Precepts Ceremony 2025; Sunday, November 9th; 11 am - 12:30 pm; Join us for the joyful ceremony of "Jukai"--receiving the Precepts
2025 Practice Period Closing Sesshin; Sunday, November 23rd, 7 am - 5 pm; Sansui-ji; our One Day Sit with Nomon Tim Burnett and Shuso Junka Ken Oates closes the fall practice period.
Shuso's Dharma Inquiry Ceremony; Sunday, November 23rd, 3 pm - 5 pm; join us for this important ceremony for the Shuso's training and the culmination of the Practice Period. Offer a question from the heart for the Shuso.
Samish Island Sesshin 2026 - Save the Date! Next year's summer Samish-- Friday, June 12th - Saturday, June 20th!
