General reminder: Tuesday Zen practice

Weekly Practice on Tuesdays

Short version: join us any Tuesday at 9am Pacific at this Zoom link.

Just as a reminder, tomorrow, Tuesday January 20 is our next practice period:

• Practice: Tuesdays at 9:00am Pacific (12:00 Eastern; 18:00 CET). Practice varies slightly in length, up to 40 minutes (leaving early is OK)

• Where: on Zoom here

As always, you can find the complete schedule & entries to copy to your calendar at https://www.tczen.org/schedule

If it’s your first time joining, the next orientation occurs January 27 (recommended but optional; you could join any time):

• Orientation: for first-time visitors, the optional introduction occurs 30 minutes earlier on alternating weeks (8:30am Pacific; 11:30am Eastern; 17:30 CEST). Next: January 27, or see the calendar.

Special Event: Wednesday February 4
(hybrid online + live in the SF Bay Area)

On Wednesday, February 4, I’ll speak at Kannon Do Zen Center in Mountain View, California. Kannon Do is a long-established Japanese style Soto Zen center. It was founded in 1968 and sits today in the center of Silicon Valley.

I’m looking forward to visiting! Kannon Do invites everyone in Tech Community Zen to join online or in person:

• When: Wed, February 4, 2026, practice starting at 7:10pm (talk at 7:55pm)

• What: Dharma Talk: Zen, Tech, and the Logic of Not Knowing

• Where: Find full details and a Zoom link here

As we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr today, I’m giving extra thanks for your practice and its effect in the world 🙏

— Chris