Radiant BIAPOC Zazenkai

Fire Lotus Temple's Radiant Zazenkai is a full-day sit structured for Black, Indigenous, Asian, and People of Color practitioners. Hojin Sensei leads the day in the Soto Zen tradition, which emphasizes shikantaza (just sitting) as the core practice.

The schedule follows a traditional day-sit format: periods of zazen (sitting meditation) alternating with kinhin (walking meditation), a communal meal in oryoki style (eating in bowls at your seat with ceremonial attention), group chanting, and individual dokusan (a private meeting with the teacher). This compressed format gives you a taste of sesshin structure without a multi-day commitment.

The explicit framing as a BIAPOC space signals both who is centered here and what that means in practice—a room designed specifically for practitioners of color to sit together. For those new to meditation, this is a solid introduction to zazen and temple rhythm. For experienced students, it's a chance to sit with Hojin Sensei and prepare for a longer retreat.