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March 9, 2023

Japanese Tea Ceremony!

Japanese Tea Ceremony – February 17, 2023 On February 17th, The Tallahassee Chan Center was honored to host a performance of Cha No Yu (the Japanese […]
October 1, 2022

Haiku Party, September 2022

We had a wonderful Haiku Party at the Tallahassee Chan Center on Sunday, September 25! 13 people came to learn how to write haikus, and practiced […]
June 7, 2022

Buddha’s Birthday, 2022

  Buddha’s Birthday and Open House, June 05, 2022 ​On Sunday June 5th from 2:00pm – 3:30pm Eastern, the Tallahassee Chan Center celebrated its 4th Vesak, […]
April 22, 2022

Chozen Bays Roshi and Hogen Bays Roshi Visit the Tallahassee Chan Center

April 18 – April 19, 2022 The Tallahassee Chan Center sangha and Guo Gu were recently honored with a visit from Chozen Bays Roshi and Hogen […]
August 28, 2021

First TCC Intensive Chan Retreat since 2019: A Retreatant’s Story

I walked into the Tallahassee Chan Center for a five day retreat, having never before meditated for more than half an hour a day, genuinely scared […]
April 15, 2021

Volunteering at the Chan Center (COVID-era!)

On January 30th, a small group of Tallahassee Chan Center volunteers pruned the garden, cleaned the altar, and re-organized the library space.  
April 15, 2021

Fundraising Complete for the Mobile Medical Unit

Black People More Likely to Get and Die from COVID-19 Black Americans are disproportionately burdened with COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalizations and death as compared to non-Black American […]
July 20, 2020

7-Day Online Chan Retreat

This past Saturday, July 18, 2020, the Tallahassee Chan Center concluded a 7-day fully Online Chan Retreat, with 50 registered participants. This retreat was held in […]
January 4, 2020

7-Day Intensive Chan Retreat

31 retreatants attended the intensive Chan retreat from December 26, 2019 to January 1, 2020 at the Tallahassee Chan Center. This retreat is dedicated to the […]