Calendar – Nebraska Zen Center

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	May 2026
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					1 Early Morning Zazen Early Morning Zazen May 1, 2026 5:30 am - 6:00 am Join early on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a half hour zazen with Rev. Daishin McCabe & Zen Fields over Zoom. Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 1, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA NZC Work Practice NZC Work Practice May 1, 2026 8:00 am - 10:00 am Work practice is zazen in action. Join the sangha at NZC for work practice every Friday morning at the temple. Each week, we will gather to bring our energies to caring for the building and garden. Bring work gloves if you have them. Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA • • •	2 Discover Writing As a Zen Practice Discover Writing As a Zen Practice May 2, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Kanshin Carol Dougherty will lead four monthly writing workshops at NZC. The first three 3-hour sessions will include exploring your own mind with meditation, writing prompts to help you dig deeper, and deep listening to each other. The fourth session will be an eight-hour writing retreat/sesshin. Participation is by donation–suggested donation is $35/day for members, $45/day for nonmembers. Give more if you can afford to help pay for someone else; come even if you can’t afford to pay. Please register ahead of time as there is limited space. Saturday, April 4th, 9-noon Retreat/sesshin: Saturday, May 2, 8 am-4 pm (BYO bag lunch; water, tea, coffee provided). •
3 Sunday Open Zen & Dharma Talk by Kanshin Carol Dougherty Sunday Open Zen & Dharma Talk by Kanshin Carol Dougherty May 3, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Zazen Short service Dharma talk Coffee, tea + conversation Please arrive by 9:45 and be seated on your cushion by 9:55 Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88585048888 Meeting ID: 885 8504 8888 Dial by your location +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 646 931 3860 US +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 885 8504 8888 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/k2lnZ4uyn •	4 Early morning zazen Early morning zazen May 4, 2026 5:30 am - 6:00 am Join early on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a half hour zazen with Rev. Daishin McCabe & Zen Fields over Zoom. Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 4, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Zazen and discussion Zazen and discussion May 4, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ONLINE ONLY Schedule: 6:00 PM Zazen 6:25 Walking Meditation 6:35 Zazen 7:00 Shared Reading and Discussion 7:30 Closing Join on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 • • •	5 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 5, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Weekly Study Group Weekly Study Group May 5, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Kanshin Carol Dougherty, resident priest, will lead us in a study of Vasubandhu’s Thirty Verses. The study text will be Carol’s Master of Divinity thesis from Naropa University, which includes 12 different translations of the Thirty Verses and will be provided digitally (free). This text offers a less academic understanding of Vasubandhu’s teaching, one that is practical and easier to read than many of the translations. Join in person or by Zoom. $10 suggested donation for these sessions; pay if you are able. Bodhisattvas can give more to support everyone’s participation. To receive the course materials, contact Carol at clddoc8@gmail.com. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85918206959 Meeting ID: 859 1820 6959 • •	6 Early Morning Zazen Early Morning Zazen May 6, 2026 5:30 am - 6:00 am Join early on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a half hour zazen with Rev. Daishin McCabe & Zen Fields over Zoom. Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 6, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Evening Just Sitting Evening Just Sitting May 6, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm End your day with zazen. Join us on Wednesday evenings for two 30-minute periods of zazen with kinhin, or walking meditation, in between. After zazen, we will recite the Fukanzazengi and share thoughts and questions about our practice. Please join us! 6–6:30 Zazen 6:30–6:40 Kinhin 6:40–7:10 Zazen Recitation of Fukanzazengi Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83108749577 Nebraska Zen Center • • •	7 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 7, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Dharma Study w/ Zen Fields Dharma Study w/ Zen Fields May 7, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Daishin will offer a guided meditation and a dharma discussion via Zoom. You can participate in person by coming to NZC and sitting in the zendo. From home, simply click on the Zen Fields Zoom link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Nebraska Zen Center • •	8 Early Morning Zazen Early Morning Zazen May 8, 2026 5:30 am - 6:00 am Join early on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a half hour zazen with Rev. Daishin McCabe & Zen Fields over Zoom. Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 8, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA NZC Work Practice NZC Work Practice May 8, 2026 8:00 am - 10:00 am Work practice is zazen in action. Join the sangha at NZC for work practice every Friday morning at the temple. Each week, we will gather to bring our energies to caring for the building and garden. Bring work gloves if you have them. Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA • • •	9 Liberation Through Understanding: Fundamentals of Buddhist Philosophy Part 1: The Foundational and Bodhisattva Vehicles Liberation Through Understanding: Fundamentals of Buddhist Philosophy Part 1: The Foundational and Bodhisattva Vehicles May 9, 2026 9:00 am - 12:00 pm There are ways of understanding both the world and the mind that can decrease stress, frustration, and confusion while also connecting us to an appreciative experience of life. Koji’s two long-form classes (the first was in January) are intended to help us clarify the foundations of Buddhist thought, starting with early Buddhism and following the evolution of teaching and practice through the Mahayana schools and culminating in an explanation of the unique teachings of Zen. The purpose of this series is to offer practitioners a deeper understanding of the ideas that underpin Buddhist practice, making available a more subtle and nuanced interpretation of practice experiences. Topics covered in the January class, The Foundational and Bodhisattva Vehicles, include the historical Buddha, impermanence, not self, the reality of stress, the cessation of stress, karma, cause and effect, emptiness, Buddha nature, consciousness, and collective liberation. Koji’s class on May 9 is called Zen: The Method of No Method. Topics to be discussed include Daoist and Confucian connections, the koan, no gaining mind, Dogen Zenji, menmitsu, dynamic function, and the life of awareness. We hope you will join us! $45 for nonmembers/$35 for members/pay what you can Register here. •
10 Second Sunday Work Practice Second Sunday Work Practice May 10, 2026 8:30 am - 9:30 am Work practice is zazen in action. Join the sangha at NZC for work practice every Friday morning at the temple. Each week, we will gather to bring our energies to caring for the building and garden. Bring work gloves if you have them. Sunday Open Zen & Dharma Talk by Koji Acquaviva Sunday Open Zen & Dharma Talk by Koji Acquaviva May 10, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Zazen Short service Dharma talk Coffee, tea + conversation Please arrive by 9:45 and be seated on your cushion by 9:55 Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88585048888 Meeting ID: 885 8504 8888 Dial by your location +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 646 931 3860 US +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 885 8504 8888 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/k2lnZ4uyn • •	11 Early morning zazen Early morning zazen May 11, 2026 5:30 am - 6:00 am Join early on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a half hour zazen with Rev. Daishin McCabe & Zen Fields over Zoom. Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 11, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Zazen and discussion w/ Zen Fields Zazen and discussion w/ Zen Fields May 11, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ONLINE ONLY Schedule: 6:00 PM Zazen 6:25 Walking Meditation 6:35 Zazen 7:00 Shared Reading and Discussion 7:30 Closing Join on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 • • •	12 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 12, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA •	13 Early Morning Zazen Early Morning Zazen May 13, 2026 5:30 am - 6:00 am Join early on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a half hour zazen with Rev. Daishin McCabe & Zen Fields over Zoom. Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 13, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Evening Just Sitting Evening Just Sitting May 13, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm End your day with zazen. Join us on Wednesday evenings for two 30-minute periods of zazen with kinhin, or walking meditation, in between. After zazen, we will recite the Fukanzazengi and share thoughts and questions about our practice. Please join us! 6–6:30 Zazen 6:30–6:40 Kinhin 6:40–7:10 Zazen Recitation of Fukanzazengi Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83108749577 Nebraska Zen Center • • •	14 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 14, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Dharma Study w/ Zen Fields Dharma Study w/ Zen Fields May 14, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Daishin will offer a guided meditation and a dharma discussion via Zoom. You can participate in person by coming to NZC and sitting in the zendo. From home, simply click on the Zen Fields Zoom link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Nebraska Zen Center • •	15 Early Morning Zazen Early Morning Zazen May 15, 2026 5:30 am - 6:00 am Join early on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a half hour zazen with Rev. Daishin McCabe & Zen Fields over Zoom. Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 15, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA NZC Work Practice NZC Work Practice May 15, 2026 8:00 am - 10:00 am Work practice is zazen in action. Join the sangha at NZC for work practice every Friday morning at the temple. Each week, we will gather to bring our energies to caring for the building and garden. Bring work gloves if you have them. Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA • • •	16
17 Sunday Open Zen & Dharma Talk by Pam Shoju Griffin Sunday Open Zen & Dharma Talk by Pam Shoju Griffin May 17, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Zazen Short service Dharma talk Coffee, tea + conversation Please arrive by 9:45 and be seated on your cushion by 9:55 Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88585048888 Meeting ID: 885 8504 8888 Dial by your location +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 646 931 3860 US +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 885 8504 8888 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/k2lnZ4uyn NZC Board Meeting NZC Board Meeting May 17, 2026 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm If you have something you would like the board to consider, please share it with a board member at least a week in advance so it can be included on our meeting agenda. We also set aside time at the end of each meeting for comments and questions. For more information about the NZC board, check out our governance page, here. • •	18 Early morning zazen Early morning zazen May 18, 2026 5:30 am - 6:00 am Join early on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a half hour zazen with Rev. Daishin McCabe & Zen Fields over Zoom. Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 18, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Zazen and discussion w/ Zen Fields Zazen and discussion w/ Zen Fields May 18, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ONLINE ONLY Schedule: 6:00 PM Zazen 6:25 Walking Meditation 6:35 Zazen 7:00 Shared Reading and Discussion 7:30 Closing Join on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 • • •	19 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 19, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Weekly Study Group Weekly Study Group May 19, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Kanshin Carol Dougherty, resident priest, will lead us in a study of Vasubandhu’s Thirty Verses. The study text will be Carol’s Master of Divinity thesis from Naropa University, which includes 12 different translations of the Thirty Verses and will be provided digitally (free). This text offers a less academic understanding of Vasubandhu’s teaching, one that is practical and easier to read than many of the translations. Join in person or by Zoom. $10 suggested donation for these sessions; pay if you are able. Bodhisattvas can give more to support everyone’s participation. To receive the course materials, contact Carol at clddoc8@gmail.com. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85918206959 Meeting ID: 859 1820 6959 • •	20 Early Morning Zazen Early Morning Zazen May 20, 2026 5:30 am - 6:00 am Join early on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a half hour zazen with Rev. Daishin McCabe & Zen Fields over Zoom. Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 20, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Evening Just Sitting Evening Just Sitting May 20, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm End your day with zazen. Join us on Wednesday evenings for two 30-minute periods of zazen with kinhin, or walking meditation, in between. After zazen, we will recite the Fukanzazengi and share thoughts and questions about our practice. Please join us! 6–6:30 Zazen 6:30–6:40 Kinhin 6:40–7:10 Zazen Recitation of Fukanzazengi Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83108749577 Nebraska Zen Center • • •	21 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 21, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Dharma Study w/ Zen Fields Dharma Study w/ Zen Fields May 21, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Daishin will offer a guided meditation and a dharma discussion via Zoom. You can participate in person by coming to NZC and sitting in the zendo. From home, simply click on the Zen Fields Zoom link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Nebraska Zen Center • •	22 Early Morning Zazen Early Morning Zazen May 22, 2026 5:30 am - 6:00 am Join early on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a half hour zazen with Rev. Daishin McCabe & Zen Fields over Zoom. Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 22, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA NZC Work Practice NZC Work Practice May 22, 2026 8:00 am - 10:00 am Work practice is zazen in action. Join the sangha at NZC for work practice every Friday morning at the temple. Each week, we will gather to bring our energies to caring for the building and garden. Bring work gloves if you have them. Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA • • •	23 NZC closed for the Memorial Day weekend NZC closed for the Memorial Day weekend May 23, 2026 •
24 NZC closed for the Memorial Day weekend NZC closed for the Memorial Day weekend May 24, 2026 Sunday Open Zen & Dharma Talk by Koji Acquaviva via Zoom Sunday Open Zen & Dharma Talk by Koji Acquaviva via Zoom May 24, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Although NZC will be closed for the Memorial Day weekend, Rev. Koji Acquaviva will offer a dharma talk via Zoom at 10 am on Sunday, May 24. Question-and-answer period to follow. Please join us from home! Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88585048888 Meeting ID: 885 8504 8888 Dial by your location +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 646 931 3860 US +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 885 8504 8888 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/k2lnZ4uyn • •	25 NZC closed for the Memorial Day weekend NZC closed for the Memorial Day weekend May 25, 2026 Early morning zazen Early morning zazen May 25, 2026 5:30 am - 6:00 am Join early on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a half hour zazen with Rev. Daishin McCabe & Zen Fields over Zoom. Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 25, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Zazen and discussion w/ Zen Fields Zazen and discussion w/ Zen Fields May 25, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ONLINE ONLY Schedule: 6:00 PM Zazen 6:25 Walking Meditation 6:35 Zazen 7:00 Shared Reading and Discussion 7:30 Closing Join on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 • • • •	26 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 26, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Weekly Study Group Weekly Study Group May 26, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Kanshin Carol Dougherty, resident priest, will lead us in a study of Vasubandhu’s Thirty Verses. The study text will be Carol’s Master of Divinity thesis from Naropa University, which includes 12 different translations of the Thirty Verses and will be provided digitally (free). This text offers a less academic understanding of Vasubandhu’s teaching, one that is practical and easier to read than many of the translations. Join in person or by Zoom. $10 suggested donation for these sessions; pay if you are able. Bodhisattvas can give more to support everyone’s participation. To receive the course materials, contact Carol at clddoc8@gmail.com. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85918206959 Meeting ID: 859 1820 6959 • •	27 Early Morning Zazen Early Morning Zazen May 27, 2026 5:30 am - 6:00 am Join early on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a half hour zazen with Rev. Daishin McCabe & Zen Fields over Zoom. Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 27, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Evening Just Sitting Evening Just Sitting May 27, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm End your day with zazen. Join us on Wednesday evenings for two 30-minute periods of zazen with kinhin, or walking meditation, in between. After zazen, we will recite the Fukanzazengi and share thoughts and questions about our practice. Please join us! 6–6:30 Zazen 6:30–6:40 Kinhin 6:40–7:10 Zazen Recitation of Fukanzazengi Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83108749577 Nebraska Zen Center • • •	28 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 28, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Dharma Study w/ Zen Fields Dharma Study w/ Zen Fields May 28, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Daishin will offer a guided meditation and a dharma discussion via Zoom. You can participate in person by coming to NZC and sitting in the zendo. From home, simply click on the Zen Fields Zoom link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Nebraska Zen Center • •	29 Early Morning Zazen Early Morning Zazen May 29, 2026 5:30 am - 6:00 am Join early on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a half hour zazen with Rev. Daishin McCabe & Zen Fields over Zoom. Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5763403743 Passcode: ZenFields Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA Morning Zazen Morning Zazen May 29, 2026 6:00 am - 7:30 am 35 minutes zazen, 10 minutes kinhin (walking meditation), 35 minutes zazen, short morning service, 5 minutes soji (temple cleaning) Please be seated on your cushion 5 minutes before the starting bell, or you will have to wait until the next bell. You can stay for the entire period; or join at 6:00 a.m. and leave quietly at 6:35; or join at 6:45 a.m. for the second period of zazen and the service. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81503315515 Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA NZC Work Practice NZC Work Practice May 29, 2026 8:00 am - 10:00 am Work practice is zazen in action. Join the sangha at NZC for work practice every Friday morning at the temple. Each week, we will gather to bring our energies to caring for the building and garden. Bring work gloves if you have them. Nebraska Zen Center, 3625 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, NE 68131, USA • • •	30
31 Just Sitting Just Sitting May 31, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Three 35-minute periods of zazen, with 10-minute kinhin (walking meditation) in between. Coffee, tea + conversation Please arrive by 9:45 and be seated on your cushion by 9:55 Join Virtually on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88585048888 Meeting ID: 885 8504 8888 Dial by your location +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 646 931 3860 US +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 885 8504 8888 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/k2lnZ4uyn •

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