2025 Fundraiser (aka merch!)

Thank you for another incredible year of community practice! Between dharma transmissions, our new training ango program, new caretaker, and house led jukais, our sangha is growing up in ways that have been a long time in the making. Thanks you so much to everyone who’s been part of it, near and far.

ACZC is a 100% small donor funded center and we continue to operate on a pay what you can, no one turned away basis. We’re tremendously grateful (and frankly amazed) that we’ve been able to make it this way for so many years right here in Central LA. As you probably know, we lose money every month, and for some reason the rent never gets any cheaper. Your support in these year end fundraisers are the only way we’re able to keep going for another year.

We have big plans for 2026 that we can’t wait to share with you, including the possibility of an ongoing community Zen zine, a sangha trip to Japan to pay our respects to the home head temples (and likely sing a little karaoke), and our ten year anniversary (!!). Anything you can contribute to let that happen is huge. But most of all thank you so much for being a part of our little community, and for everything you do!

We are a registered 501c3 - all donations are tax deductible.

Introducing Our 2025 Rewards!

• $60: Digital Zine + Holiday Postcards - Digital edition of one issue of ACZC’s first original zine featuring fresh translations of classic Zen texts and original commentary from our favorite head teacher + Seven postcards from all holidays past to send to your friends and loved ones with original ACZC art.
  Your zine options are (choose one):

  • Issue 1 - This. Is a Good Idea (The Buddhist Creation Myth)

  • Issue 2 - Two Poems (THE Two Poems of Zen (Sandokai & Hokyo Zanmai))

  • Issue 3 - Like This (Dogen's Inmo)

  • Issue 4 - Some Points to Keep in Mind for Zazen (Keizan's Tips & Tricks)

• $80: Limited Edition 2026 ACZC T-Shirts! + Postcards + Digital Zine - Original t-shirt art featuring scripturally accurate Buddha and the phrase “Nyoi” in Japanese (sort of a Japanese “you do you”)

• $80: 2026 ACZC Wall Calendar + Postcards + Digital Zine - Full color original artwork by ACZC’s own head teacher, including all the Zen holidays, full moons, and days of note

• $140: T-Shirt + Calendar + Postcards + Digital Zine

• $225: 2x T-Shirt + 2x Calendars + 2 set of Postcards + 2 Digital Zines (Share with a friend!)

• $400: Hard Copies of all four issues of the Zine + T-Shirt + Calendar + Postcards - Beautiful bound print copies of ACZC’s first original zine with hand silkscreened covers + all the other rewards mentioned above.

• Dealer’s Choice! - Any amount of your choice can be made here as a one time donation. If you would like a reward of equal to lesser value of the amount please just note that in the notes along with your address, or send us an email.