02/23/2026
The deepest gratitude for these beautiful beings and those who attended part time but are not present(hybrid and online: Mushin, Jikai, Jen, and Philip) ❤️ 2026 1st weekend retreat
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Open Gate Zen Collective is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
Community of Zen practitioners with the commitmen
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466 E Street
Chula Vista, CA
91910
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| 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.
