We are located at 7006 East Ave. in Chevy Chase in a renovated gray garage. There is no sign on the building; the entrance is the first door on the right-hand side. This is about a ten-minute walk from the Bethesda Metro stop: walk south on Wisconsin, take a left on Leland St., then right on East Ave. The zendo will be the first building on the right. For driving, see the map. Parking: On-street parking is available. Please do not park directly across the street from the zendo; park at least a block or two away. There's also a public parking lot a few blocks away at Leland and 46th.
Weekly schedule
SATURDAYS
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (two 30-minute periods of zazen, followed by tea/discussion)
SUNDAYS
(Sitting on Sundays has been suspended. We hope to resume it in the coming months.)
TUESDAYS
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. (three 40-minute periods of zazen)
Note to newcomers: The zendo is open to those to anyone with prior experience at a Zen or Buddhist practice center, and/or to those who have attended an orientation session (please see this page for details). When you come, please wear neutral-colored clothing; no shorts or tank tops. Try to arrive at least 10 minutes before the first sitting. If you arrive while zazen is in progress, the inner door will be closed. Please wait in the zendo anteroom until kinhin begins, then join at that time. Kinhin periods last approximately 10 minutes.
Requested donation: $5 per visit, or $20 - $50 per month for people attending regularly. If you're unable pay that much, please donate whatever you wish. Money should not be an obstacle to participating.
Other activities
We also have periodic daylong and weekend retreats and host invited Zen teachers several times a year. We have a discussion group that typically meets every other week. For more information, see the events page. To be added to our e-mail list (a few messages/month) send e-mail to kashinzendo@gmail.com. The zendo Facebook page (a work in progress) can be found here.
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