2025 ZEN STUDY WITH MUGAKU ROSHI

2025 Zen Study with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 7:45 pm MT via Zoom Conferencing
(5:30 pm PT/8:30 pm ET)

2025 Zen Study with Mugaku Roshi begins on Tuesday, January 21. You are warmly invited to join the intimacy of weekly Zen study via Zoom with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi in the company of your fellow practitioners.

36 Classes in 2025

• Segment 1: Throw Yourself Into the House of Buddha (19 classes)
  Jan 14 – June 24 
• Segment 2: The Hidden Lamp (17 classes)
  July 1 – Nov 18

Throw Yourself Into the House of Buddha will introduce you to the life and selected teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi, a significant Zen Master who influenced Zen practice in the West. 

The reading includes Tangen Roshi’s life story in his own words and teachings that convey the heart of his Zen understanding. Each chapter conveys his direct, uncompromising, yet encouraging message about the possibility of Zen realization. 

“Wake up,” writes Harada, “and you can say for yourself, ‘The sun is my eye, the wind my breath, all of space my heart, the mountain and ocean my body. The sun shining brightly, vividly, is the eye of my life. The vastness of the sky is my heart.’ Who is the master of this boundless heart? No one else but you. This is your reality. Heaven and earth—same root, all things—one body.”

In July, the class will turn to selections from The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-five Centuries of Awakened Women, a collection of koans and stories of Buddhist women from the time of the Buddha to the present day. This revolutionary book includes many teaching stories hidden for centuries, unknown until this volume. These stories are extraordinary expressions of freedom and fearlessness, relevant for men and women of any time or place. Each story is accompanied by a reflection by a contemporary woman teacher–personal responses that help bring the old stories alive for readers today–and concluded by a final meditation for the reader, a question from the editors meant to spark further rumination and inquiry. 

Why is this Zen Study Series Important?
Zen Study with Mugaku Roshi: Origins of Zen is the heart of the practice of the Steelyard Sangha in 2025 – and it is a beautiful opportunity to strengthen your meditation and study in a worldwide community of practitioners led by Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi, a transmitted Zen teacher. The pulse of the Tuesday telecourse calls supports the continuity of our practice throughout the year. The program is a requirement for enrollment in some retreats and training with Mugaku Roshi.

The 2025 ZEN STUDY WITH MUGAKU ROSHI SERIES includes:
Thirty-six weeks of instruction and practice with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi.
Access to MP3 recordings of all class sessions.
Access to Zoom Video recordings.
Supplemental materials.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
ENROLL IN ZEN STUDY WITH MUGAKU ROSHI
2025 FULL-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION*

TAZ Member: $600 in one annual payment
General Admission: $790 in one annual payment

TAZ Member: 12 installments* of $50.00
General Admission: 12 installments* of $66.00

*If you enrolled in the 2024 full-year subscription with monthly payments, the recurring transactions end after 12 payments.
Monthly subscriptions and annual payments for the Zen Study with Mugaku Roshi Series do not renew automatically.

The best rate for Zen Study enrollment is a full-year subscription.

SEGMENT 1 ENROLLMENT
2025 Zen Study with Mugaku Roshi Segment 1:
Throw Yourself Into the House of Buddha (19 classes)
Jan 14 – June 24

TAZ Member $360
General Admission $475

REFUND POLICY

Students & Recent Grads
Full-time students, TAZ members under 30, and those in life transitions may request reduced rate registration. Please CONTACT US for a registration link.

Multiple Full-Year Subscription Enrollees in Partner Households
If you are TAZ Members in a household partnership, the first enrollee will register at full price; the partner enrollee may register at half price. This option does not apply to friends or family who are not in your household. You will find the partner payment options on the registration form.