ZENDO OPEN

In the dark of the moon, in flying snow, in the dead of winter

war spreading, families dying, the world in danger,

I walk the rocky hills sowing clover.

—Wendell Berry

Please consider a donation to the LSZ for our annual fundraising drive.

Lake Superior Zendo is organized as a Soto Zen Buddhist Temple, in the lineage of Dainin Katagiri, and our purpose is to support, encourage, and facilitate the practice of Soto Zen Buddhism in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Temple’s spiritual, charitable, and educational activities are offered to support our mission of enabling all beings to awaken to their true nature. It is Lake Superior Zendo’s further intent that Temple affairs and activities be conducted in a spirit of peace and harmony in order to benefit all beings throughout space and time. To these ends, we maintain a daily schedule of zazen (meditation), chanting services, and periodic sesshins (intensive meditation retreats). We also offer outreach activities at Northern Michigan University through a student group, Presque Isle Zen Community, and we participate in a variety of interfaith and environmental activities.

Lake Superior Zendo was founded in 1990 by Rev. Tesshin Paul Lehmberg, then a lay practitioner. He has since been ordained and received dharma transmission--authority to teach independently--from his teacher, Rev. Shoken Winecoff, Abbot of Ryumonji Zen Monastery, in Dorchester, Iowa. Lake Superior Zendo maintains an informal relationship with Ryumonji.

For many years we sat in member homes, and in 2002 we bought our present property, a small farm house in north Marquette, two blocks from Lake Superior.

We are meeting FACE 2 FACE in person at the zendo and via ZOOM . Please email lakesuperiorzendo@gmail.com for an invitation to our Zoom Zendo. Feel free to email if you would like to visit the zendo or need beginning instruction.

Regular Face 2 Face and ZOOM Schedule:

Monday

Closed

Tuesday

7:00 am                       Zazen

7:30 am                       Short Morning Service

Wednesday

7:00 am                       Zazen

7:30 am                      Short Morning Service

6:30 pm                      Zazen

7:00 pm                       Fukanzazengi

Thursday

7:00 am                      Zazen

7:30  am                      Short Morning Service

Friday

7:00 am                      Zazen

7:30 am                      Short Morning Service

6:30  pm                Presque Isle Zen Community Zazen

Saturday

9:00 am                      Zazen

9:40 am                      Short Morning Service

Sunday

9:00 am                  Zazen

9:40 am                  Morning Service/Dharma Talk

10 am                     Coffee/ Tea Hour

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