Lincroft Zen Sangha

1475 W. Front Street Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse Earth Room Lincroft, NJ   Lincroft Zen Sangha is a community of Zen practitioners engaged in the practice of Soto Zen Buddhism. It is our intention to create and maintain a community that supports a practice of meditation, study, and service to others. We are committed to nurturing a Zen practice that guides and shapes our daily lives, and is a source of wisdom and compassion for ourselves, our families, and our community. In our community are Buddhists, practitioners of other traditions, and practitioners with no religious affiliation at all. All are welcome. We find the practice of Zen to be enriching to all traditions and ways of life. Ehipassiko — come and see for yourself! We welcome you.

Currently we meet weekly on Thursday evenings, once a month in person and other times over Zoom.

First Thursday of the month: We meet in person at the UUCMC on the first Thursday of each month, starting at 6:20 PM ET and ending around 8:30. We begin with a Buddhist service (chanting together) and sit for three 25 minute periods of silent meditation (“zazen”), interspersed with two 10 minutes periods of walking meditation. (“kinhin”). The evening is also on our Zoom link.

Other Thursdays: We meet over Zoom only, starting at 6:50 PM ET and ending around 9:00. Typically we sit for two 25 minute periods of silent meditation, followed by a service and then a 50 minute discussion period following Council guidelines. Usually this is Dharma study, focusing on a chapter of a book.

Please email us at info@lincroftzen.org before coming the first time or if you have not come recently to verify the schedule and for the Zoom link. If you are new to Zen mediation, see our First Visit page.