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             S I T T I N G / P R A C T I C E   G R O U P S
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                                  USA

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                         CALIFORNIA - SOUTHERN
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  Joshua Tree
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              Name: Dhamma Dena
           Address: HCI - Box 250
              City: Joshua Tree
             State: CA
               Zip: 92252
           Contact: Ruth Denison
            Voice#: (619) 362-4815
           Updated: Mar 94
      Sources used: Dharma Seed Tape Library


  Long Beach
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           Contact: Bill Cooper 
            Voice#: (310) 424-2929
           Lineage: Soto Zen
       Description: Tuesday Evenings, 7:30pm
           Updated: 5 Feb 95
      Sources used: Bill Cooper 


  Los Angeles
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           Contact: Jim Hopper
           Address: 401 South Fischer #5
              City: Glendale
             State: CA
               Zip: 91205
            Voice#: (818) 543-0669
            E-mail: none, yet
           Lineage: Theravada, Vipassana
       Affiliation: Ruth Denison
          Teachers: Jim Hopper
       Description: Classes, retreats, held in Glendale, Riverside,
                    Pasadena, Dhamma Dena. Sitting group Wed. eves
                    7:30pm
           Updated: 4 Oct 95
      Sources used: Gordon L. Smith 

              Name: The Skillful Meditation Project
           Contact: Jason Siff
           Address: PO Box 42035
              City: Los Angeles
             State: CA
               Zip: 90042
            Voice#: 213-223-2470
           Lineage: Theravada (vipassana)
       Description: Sitting group meets Wednesday evenings from
                    7:00-8:30pm, followed by discussion. Other groups in
                    private homes led by Jason Siff meet several times a
                    month.
           Updated: 11 Jun 95
      Sources used: Gordon L. Smith 

              Name: College of Buddhist Studies
           Address: 939 S. New Hampshire Avenue
              City: Los Angeles
             State: CA
               Zip: 90006
           Updated: Mar 94
      Sources used: Dharma Seed Tape Library

              Name: Gay Buddhist Zen Group
           Contact: Norman McClelland (Rev. Vajra Karuna)
           Address: P.O. Box 29750
              City: Los Angeles
             State: CA
               Zip: 90029
            Voice#: (213) 461-5042
           Updated: Mar 94
      Sources used: Dharma Seed Tape Library
  
              Name: Ordinary Dharma
           Contact: Christopher Reed & Michele Benzomin-Maruda
           Address: 247 Horizon Avenue
              City: Venice
             State: CA
               Zip: 90291
            Voice#: (310) 396-5054
       Description: Wed eve  7:30-9:00 pm (Intro Class)
                    Tue eve  7:30-9:00 pm
                    1st and 3rd Sundays  9 am - 3p pm
                    Weekday Mornings   6:30-7:30 am
                    ALSO: WARNER SPRINGS (619) 782-9223
                    "Manzanita Village" sittings daily morning and evening
           Updated: Jul 95
      Sources used: Christopher Reed <74534.3255@compuserve.com>

              Name: Rinzai-ji Zen Center
           Address: 2505 Cimarron Street
              City: Los Angeles
             State: CA
               Zip: 90018
            Voice#: (213) 732-2263
           Updated: Mar 94
      Sources used: Dharma Seed Tape Library


  San Diego
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           Contact: Mark Berger
              Name: San Diego Vipassana Meditation Society
           Address: 1335 Santa Barbara Street
              City: San Diego
             State: CA
               Zip: 92107
            Voice#: (619) 225-0817
           Updated: Mar 94
      Sources used: Dharma Seed Tape Library

              Name: Manzanita Village
           Contact: Christopher Reed & Michele Benzomin-Maruda
              City: Warner Springs
             State: CA
            Voice#: (619) 782-9223
       Description: sittings daily morning and evening
           Updated: Jul 95
      Sources used: Christopher Reed <74534.3255@compuserve.com>

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