What we’re about
The meaning of the word zen is meditation, zazen means sitting meditation. In zazen practice we begin to know ourselves, and to go beyond the limits of our personal ego. Within our tradition zazen is referred to as shikantaza (just sitting), not doing, letting go of thoughts, dropping off body and mind. This sitting meditation is the focus of our practice. Language limits our ability to communicate the true nature of zen; it is something that is better understood through practice. We are open to everyone interested in learning about zen.
Mary Soshin Laheen is the teacher at Earth+Sky Zen Dublin Dojo. Mary received shiho (dharma transmission) from Robert Kennedy Roshi in 2019. She has been practicing zen since the mid 1990s, received tokudo ordination from Alain Tai Nan in 2003, and subsequently from Kōshū Itabashi Zenji at Gotanjoji Temple, Japan in 2008. She is a member of the White Plum Asanga, an affinity group of Maezumi lineage teachers.
We encourage people to practice daily meditation, something that has become central to the lives of zen practitioners in our community, even though we may have jobs, families and worldly responsibilities. Through our practice we recognise ‘zen mind’ in our daily life. We organize Zazen days, weekend retreats/ sesshins, and a week-long retreat during the summer.
