Crooked River Zen Center is a zen sangha located in Cleveland, Ohio, led by Sensei Dean Williams.
Anyone is welcome to join us for meditation at the scheduled times. Click here for details about our different offerings. All practice, unless otherwise noted, takes place at 1813 Wilton Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118.
Most weeks we have two sittings: Thursday at 7:00 pm, and Saturday at 9:30 am. In addition, we offer a full day of practice (zazenkai) once a month and three-day retreats (sesshin) four times a year. There are on-going lay ordination (jukai) classes along with other special events. See our calendar for a complete listing.
Crooked River Zen is a non-for-profit and open to all in the community free of charge. We do rely solely on donations. Please consider supporting Crooked River Zen at:
PayPal: CRZC.CLE.Treas@gmail.com
CashApp: $CrookedRiverZen
CRZC practices in-person at 1813 Wilton Rd. in Cleveland Heights. In addition, our regularly scheduled CRZC programs are available via the Zoom app/website (zoom.us), meeting code 344 244 317, passcode 301533.
To be added to our weekly email list, please contact crookedriverzen@gmail.com.
To study the Buddha Way is to study the self.
To study the self is to forget the self.
To forget the self is to be actualized by all things.
~ Eihei Dogen Zenji
Zen practice is to get to our True Mind,
the mind not accessible to thinking.
This mind cannot be consciously known
by ordinary efforts.
An unusual effort is necessary.
This effort is zazen.
