The mission of the Anchorage Zen Community is to realize, embody, and communicate the teachings of the Buddha as conveyed by the Soto school. At this time we do not have a residential program or Social Service resources. We sit in community for the sake of all beings. Anchorage Zen Community strives to integrate formal Zen practice and everyday life for personal and social transformation.
Nirvana is here, before your eyes This very place is the Lotus Land This very body the Buddha – Hakuin Zenji
For thirty years, small groups of people have been practicing the way of the Buddha here in Anchorage. We have carried our practice into our daily lives as we have cleaned creeks, visited prisoners, celebrated Buddha’s birthday and enlightenment, held services and activities for children, organized interfaith potlucks, sat with the dying, and chanted for the dead. The head priest of the community since January 2012, Genmyo Zeedyk, has stepped down. AZC welcomes Interim Priest Koun Franz who joins us live via Zoom two Sundays a month. In the midst of the busyness of life, we continue to offer a place to practice just sitting in silence. We invite you to join us.
Anchorage Zen Community in the News:
https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/meet-sangha-anchorage-zen-community
https://northwestdharma.org/2016/09/a-brief-history-of-nothing-special