Columbia Gorge Mindfulness Meetup

>>>> ZOOM ID/Link <<<<
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5093952030
6:00-6:30 Sutra study. This is more fun than it sounds. A teacher will read a short Sutra (Lesson from the Buddha) and discuss it.
6:30-7:00 Check-in. (Optional) Everyone checks in with how life is going. We have several standard questions and one wildcard question picked by a member of the group. This gets very real as this is a safe space where you can really let it all hang out.
7:00-7:30 Meditation. Thirty minutes of just sitting, observing whatever arises without judgment and without effort. If you're new to meditation, we will give some instruction.
If 6:00 a.m. is too early, please show up with you can. (If you show up after 7, you may have to wait a bit until someone sees you're in the waiting room.)
Everyone who has participated in this group has a story about how it has made their lives more peaceful. Showing up is the first step. Then just keep showing up. That's all you need to do. After some time, you may notice life getting just a bit easier.
All are welcome to be a part of our morning service. Experience not necessary. Those of any faith or lack thereof are welcome. All that is required is an open mind to learn how to promote wellness, happiness, love, and peace to oneself and all sentient beings.

Four different teachers will rotate talks with a Dharma talk, meditation, sutra, and metta practices. 🙏

>>>> ZOOM ID/Link <<<<
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5093952030

All are welcome to be a part of our evening service. Experience not necessary. Those of any faith or lack thereof are welcome. All that is required is an open mind to learn how to promote wellness, happiness, love, and peace to oneself and all sentient beings. Typically a service will include the following:

• Check in. (How you’re doing.)
• Silent meditation, seated on cushion, chair, or one of the pews.
• Dharma talk from either Thay Kozen or one of five other teachers. (Buddhist teaching on how to alleviate suffering and promote happiness and peace.)
• Metta practice. (Loving kindness.)
• Sutra recitation and discussion. (Sutras are the written Dharma teachings.)
• Much love and laughter.
  🙏

Four different teachers will rotate talks with a Dharma talk, meditation, sutra, and metta practices. 🙏

>>>> ZOOM ID/Link <<<<
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5093952030

All are welcome to be a part of our Saturday morning service. Experience not necessary. Those of any faith or lack thereof are welcome. All that is required is an open mind to learn how to promote wellness, happiness, love, and peace to oneself and all sentient beings. Typically a service will include the following:

-->Check in at 8:30. (How you're doing.)
-->Silent meditation, seated on cushion, chair, or one of the pews.
-->Dharma talk from either Thay Kozen or one of five other teachers. (Buddhist teaching on how to alleviate suffering and promote happiness and peace.)
-->Metta practice. (Loving kindness.)
-->Sutra recitation and discussion. (Sutras are the written Dharma teachings.)
-->Much love and laughter.

WHO IS WELCOME?
No experience needed. Open to those of all faiths of lack thereof.
First-timers especially welcome. The Mount Adams Thiền Buddhist Temple is small country temple with both Northern & Southern Chan (Thiền) traditions.

MISSION
Our mission is to work towards the cessation of suffering by providing Meditation and Dharma (the teachings) education and support for our community.

THAY KOZEN
The service is lead by Venerable Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen). Thich Minh Tinh has been transmitted in the Vietnamese Rinzai Zen line of Thich Thien An and Thich An Giao.

In addition he has studied in Japan with Nanrei Kabori Roshi, then in the US with Soyu Mastsuoka Roshi, then in Japan with Doki Suda Roshi. Matsuoka Roshi later transmitted Kozen after a period of time as the Long Beach Zen Center’s administrative assistant.

It is under Matsuoka Roshi’s and Thich An Giao’s request that Kozen teaches and maintains a temple and teaches . Saito Roshi from Japan, has been a mentor and dear friend and teacher. Saito Roshi and Kozen were both student priests over 40 years ago in Southern Japan. They worked and studied together at a large temple.

CHANT BOOK
You can download the temple's chant book at https://mtadamszen.org/chant-book/

MASTER DOGEN’S REMINDER 
Let us be respectfully reminded:
Life and death are of supreme importance.
Time swiftly passes by
and with it our only chance.
Each of us must aspire to awaken.
Be aware: do not squander your life.
🙏

To get a sneak preview, feel free to visit our collection of videos recorded from Zoom: https://www.mtadamsbuddhisttemple.com/mount-adams-buddhist-temple-videos/

>>>> ZOOM ID/Link <<<<
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5093952030
6:00-6:30 Sutra study. This is more fun than it sounds. A teacher will read a short Sutra (Lesson from the Buddha) and discuss it.
6:30-7:00 Check-in. (Optional) Everyone checks in with how life is going. We have several standard questions and one wildcard question picked by a member of the group. This gets very real as this is a safe space where you can really let it all hang out.
7:00-7:30 Meditation. Thirty minutes of just sitting, observing whatever arises without judgment and without effort. If you're new to meditation, we will give some instruction.
If 6:00 a.m. is too early, please show up with you can. (If you show up after 7, you may have to wait a bit until someone sees you're in the waiting room.)
Everyone who has participated in this group has a story about how it has made their lives more peaceful. Showing up is the first step. Then just keep showing up. That's all you need to do. After some time, you may notice life getting just a bit easier.
All are welcome to be a part of our morning service. Experience not necessary. Those of any faith or lack thereof are welcome. All that is required is an open mind to learn how to promote wellness, happiness, love, and peace to oneself and all sentient beings.