Zen Buddhism, Zen Meditation, Sweetwater Zen Center, San Diego, California

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 enlightened by all things.
~Dogen Zenji

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Winter Solstice

At Sweetwater Zen Center we have a tradition of hiking up Cowles Mountain to see the sun split on the Winter Solstice.
Cowles Mountain, part of Mission Trails Regional Park, has a Kumeyaay Winter Solstice observatory site, located along the trail of the tallest peak in the city of San Diego. From the eastern horizon, at dawn on the days surrounding the solstice a peak splits the rising sun. The original stone arrangement pointing to the peak was destroyed many years ago, according to Ken Hedges, curator with the Museum of Man, but it has been since recreated, and is a popular hike destination around the Winter Solstice. (from the Viejas website).
Meet at the Zen Center at 5:30am or meet us at the mountain.
Click here for directions.

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Zen Center Accreditations: White Plum Sangha | Zen Peacemakers | Soto School