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About
Shasta Abbey
Shasta
Abbey provides opportunities for Zen Buddhist meditation, spiritual training, and mindfulness practice
at introductory and
advanced levels in both
lay and monastic training.
Established
in 1970 by late Reverend
Master Jiyu-Kennett,
Shasta Abbey is a Buddhist
monastery in the Serene
Reflection Meditation (Soto Zen)
tradition and is a temple in the Order
of Buddhist Contemplatives.
The
heart of the Order is the
life and practice of Serene
Reflection Meditation, adherence
to the Buddhist Precepts, mindfulness
in daily life, and studying
the Dharma.
The
monastic schedule provides
a balance of formal meditation,
working meditation, and ceremonial,
which allows the mind of
meditation to be cultivated
throughout all aspects of
daily life.
Lay trainees at the Abbey
follow a schedule that
adheres closely to that of
the monastic community. In
addition, we have a large
non-resident lay community,
which includes not only local
friends, but also trainees
from around the world.
The monastery conducts a year-round
schedule of retreats, Buddhist ceremonial
festivals, and Dharma Talks. See our Guest
Information page for more detail
on lay retreats and residencies, weekly
meditation instruction, Dharma talks,
Sunday services, and tours by appointment.
No price can
be put on the Dharma,
and we do not charge fees.
We maintain and strengthen
the fabric of the monastery
through Dana, the
ancient Buddhist tradition
of mutual giving and receiving;
mutual gratitude, compassion,
and generosity of spirit.
The kind
donation of food, clothing,
medicine and shelter (the
four requisites for monks)
and the means to provide
them to the community, allow
us to continue to offer
our practice and the Dharma.
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The Abbey is located
on 16 acres of forested land
in the mountains of northern
California at an elevation of
4000 feet.
The original stone buildings on the
grounds of the Abbey were built as a
motor hotel in the 1930's by Italian
stone-masons. Additional buildings and
cloister have been constructed by the
Abbey monks and congregation.
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