Open Gate Zen Collective

Open Gate Zen Collective Open Gate Zen Collective is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
Community of Zen practitioners with the commitmen

Día de Muertos remembering our Beloved ones. At OG Zendo .www.ogzen.org
11/04/2025

Día de Muertos remembering our Beloved ones. At OG Zendo .www.ogzen.org

5 Regrets Of The Dying1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.2....
10/31/2025

5 Regrets Of The Dying

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

2. I wish I hadn’t worked

3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings .

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends .
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

Open Gate Zen Collective invites you to a sangha service dedicated to our ancestors and to all who face illness. We will...
10/31/2025

Open Gate Zen Collective invites you to a sangha service dedicated to our ancestors and to all who face illness. We will gather for zazen at 5:30 PM, followed by a service at 6 PM, and then a joyful potluck meal together. You are welcome to bring a photo or memento of your loved ones for our altar. In the spirit of Mexican tradition, we also invite you to prepare and share your loved ones’ favorite dishes. Whether you join us in person or online via Zoom, your presence will be a precious part of this occasion. Please RSVP and be part of this meaningful gathering https://www.ogzen.org/rsvp

Check our OG Zendo schedule for the month of October, adding more sitting and talks liked to Upaya Zen Center.
09/22/2025

Check our OG Zendo schedule for the month of October, adding more sitting and talks liked to Upaya Zen Center.

Join us this Fall Practice in OG Zendo (OG Schedule) linked to the practice period in Upaya Zen Center (our Mother Templ...
09/22/2025

Join us this Fall Practice in OG Zendo (OG Schedule) linked to the practice period in Upaya Zen Center (our Mother Temple)

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466 E Street
Chula Vista, CA
91910

Opening Hours

Monday 7pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday 7pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 7pm - 8:30pm
Thursday 7pm - 8:30pm
Friday 7pm - 8:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 11am

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Open Gate Zen Collective

Open Gate (OG) Zen Collective (4 Vows Sangha) emerged from multiple sitting groups gathered in San Diego. This included friends of Sensei Shinzan and the Carlsbad Zen Community. Thanks to the direction and generosity of Mark Koe Gunn, weekly sittings became available in his Carlsbad home in 2015. Later, Sensei Jose Shinzan Palma was invited to impart dharma teachings there. CZC later moved to Encinitas and became known as the sangha’s North County Group with its other half established in the South bay. Sweetwater Zen Center opens its space for the meditation group. Thus, 4 Vows Sangha (Now OG Zen Collective) came to be with the leadership and vision of Sensei Shinzan. OG Zen Collective is a group of people that share and are motivated by the practice of Zen (Zazen) and work together to achieve harmony in our lives for sake of world.

OUR MISSION is to gather and practice zazen (Zen meditation) and develop Zen training. We practice to realize and embody what our Zen ancestors have done for centuries, to realize our Buddha nature, to awaken and to serve others.

OUR VISION is to keep the practice of Zen, to wake up and to embody the 4 All-Embracing Vows:

Beings are numberless; I vow to Awaken them.