Zen Buddhism

Weekday mornings 6:00-7:00am Fridays mornings 6:00 to 7:00am, informal sitting available until 7:30am, followed by a discussion group Before attending your first event, please contact us for a brief orientation. For more information, [click here](https://three-treasures-sangha.org/our-practice/).

What is Qigong? Qi (aka chi or ki) is often translated as "energy" or "breath" and Gong (aka gung or do) as "skillful work." Qigong can be said to be work that we do to become skillful in cultivating life force energy. This energy is not imaginary, but rather the fundamental bio-magnetic energy that flows through all of nature including each cell of our bodies. This energy can be come blocked, inefficient, out of balance, excessive or deficient. Through mindful movement, breath and visualizations we can begin to restore this energy to a more fluid, or if you will, "youthful" state and begin to cultivate this life force energy. The top medical schools in the country have been doing extensive research into the benefits of Qigong and Tai Chi. Harvard in particular, puts out articles nearly every month about the health benefits of Tai Chi: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-health-benefits-of-tai-chi This is an ongoing class with the exercises cycling through and harmonizing with the 5 seasons of the Taoist energy calendar, so newcomers and beginners may join at anytime. We are currently working on Wood/Spring protocols Classes are online through Zoom while we are under orders to stay home. Classes are $17 drop in. Please RSVP. 8 class sessions $120 I can invoice through Square or I accept payment via Venmo, Paypal, or Zelle. This is an ongoing class with some attendees who are not be members of meetup.

Pueden unirse al grupo de WhatsApp en el siguiente link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/F4WGDvb9KEZJ2Jfi03GB8M A través del grupo se compartirá el link para entrar a la reunión. Como introducción, aprenderemos conceptos básicos del Budismo tales del como "Karma", "reencarnación", o "iluminación", pero más importante, entenderemos de qué se trata el Budismo y por qué es importante para nuestras vidas y nuestra felicidad. Antes de unirse a la sesión, favor de llenar el formulario en el siguiente link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1W4RSzLEW33WuFbJWF2qEKidtuT35uWcS1kB7pxT0C2A/edit?usp=drivesdk Muchas gracias, nos vemos pronto

Due to the pandemic, please reach us out first before you go to the park to find us. Thanks. Meanwhile, you are encouraged to learn the meditation and read books through the Internet. https://en.falundafa.org/ Falun Dafa has five gentle, easy-to-learn exercises, one of which is a meditation. Free of charge.

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Join us for Weekday Morning Meditation in an online format. Start the new day with community meditation over Zoom on Mondays and Fridays, from 8-9am, followed by 30 minutes-ish of contemplative discussion. Practice will start with morning chants (shared on the Zoom screen) followed by silent meditation. Participants are welcome to join and leave the practice whenever their schedules permit. The program is free (though [donations are gratefully accepted](http://bit.ly/psmcDonate)) and well attended by a core group of people who don't RSVP on Meetup. Newcomers, please join us! 🌼 Schedule: 8:00 - 8:10 AM [Traditional morning chants](https://portland.shambhala.org/chanting-practice-in-shambhala-buddhism/) 8:10 - 8:30 AM Sitting 8:30 - 8:35 AM Walking meditation 8:35 - 9:00 AM Sitting meditation & compassion meditation 9:00 AM Optional chatting about the day’s meditation experience 🔶 **Join via Zoom:** 🔗 [https://portland.shambhala.org/zoom-open-meditation/](https://portland.shambhala.org/zoom-open-meditation/) Zoom Meeting ID: 817 700 397 Passcode: 108 ❓ For questions or technical issues, write to hello@portland.shambhala.org ℹ️ For more information, check out our calendar and website at [https://portland.shambhala.org/](https://portland.shambhala.org/)

Anxiety can be an overwhelming feeling. There might not be a reason for it, but it can still take hold of you. People might tell you to “relax.” They will want to reassure you “everything is all right,” but that doesn’t usually help. To eliminate anxiety, you must eliminate the root cause of it. In our minds, we hold so many pictures of our past experiences. Therefore, you can become anxious when there seems to be no reason for it because you are not seeing the present situation as it is but through the pictures in your mind. Your body responds to the stress or danger signals your mind is sending and you feel anxious, without even knowing the original stimuli \*\*Please RSVP on our event website: https://www.onlinemeditationevents.com/class/anxiety-relief-meditation/

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/

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. 🙏

Weekly Zen Meditation meetings followed by a talk and Q&A session. Duration 1-hour. Led by Sensei Ryuko, a Soto Zen Priest and a Master Zen Teacher in various traditions. Our practice is based on the Japanese Soto tradition, but combines this with our background in Rinzai (koan work), Korean and Vietnamese Zen practices. All welcome regardless of experience, and particularly welcome if you share our community spirit that helping ourselves is as important as helping others. We typically sit for just 10 minutes, then a talk followed by discussion. This is a very lively group that discusses a wide range of Zen-related issues and questions. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/516177070 We are a "Zen center without walls" using Zoom to meet. Visit us at our website: http://www.stillcenter.org For more information, recorded talks, our books, and more. We are open to all members worldwide.

Mindfulness Meditation Centers Founder, Lama Michael Gregory, explores Awakening Your Nature this Sunday. Out of concern for our members and guests, live Sunday meetings are being suspended for the next several weeks. Our founder, Michael Gregory, continues to offer Sunday classes live on Facebook, beginning at 8:00 AM mountain daylight time. Follow him on this link to receive notification of Sunday classes. https://www.facebook.com/michael.gregory.9212 Thank you and look forward to seeing you soon! May you be happy. May you be well. May you be safe. May you be peaceful and at ease. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please join Mindfulness Meditation Denver for guided meditation and no-nonsense meditation instruction enabling those who are beginners on the path as well as seasoned practitioners to settle body and mind while exploring the foundational methods of meditation as handed down from a 2500 year old tradition. Core instruction for developing mindfulness, along with specific topical discussions are presented throughout the month. Our classes and courses are open to anyone, both beginning students and practitioners are welcome, and is also suitable for advanced practitioners wishing to reacquaint themselves with the core principles of the tradition as taught by passionate, seasoned teachers with long-term practice backgrounds. As with all MMC programs, this course is offered by generosity only. That means there is no fee, but there will be a donation button on the course’s website if you wish to offer support for the teachers and the program. This is available due to the sustained membership of the larger MMC community. If you wish to be a sustaining member which is encouraged please go to our community's webpage and contribute: https://mindfulnessmeditationcenters.com/contribute/ Follow us on Facebook: Denver: https://www.facebook.com/mindfulnessmeditationcentersdenver/ Evergreen: https://www.facebook.com/Mindfulness-Meditation-Centers-Evergreen-CO-148032648581505/ We look forward to seeing you Sunday! Clare, Adam, Noel, Margie and Kitty

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/

New Time: 7:30 am to 9:00 am PT In-Person in San Diego, California and Live on Zoom and Facebook Zoom: 885 970 5149 Password: Dharma Join Mindfulness Meditation Sarasota for ONLINE ONLY guided meditation and no-nonsense meditation instruction enabling those who are beginners on the path as well as seasoned practitioners to settle body and mind while exploring the foundational methods of meditation as handed down from a 2500 year old tradition. Core instructions for developing mindfulness, along with specific topical discussions, are presented each Sunday. On FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/mindfulnessmeditationcenters Our classes and courses are open to anyone, both beginning students and practitioners are welcome, and is also suitable for advanced practitioners wishing to reacquaint themselves with the core principles of the tradition. PLEASE JOIN US

Join us for a cozy and energizing hour of meditation and connection, Sundays at 9am! Pjs and coffee are encouraged. In this class we explore direct paths to awakening and radical mindfulness, in a friendly, secular, and trauma-responsive space. You’ll learn practices that can support overall well-being, while also inviting you into deeper spiritual expressions of love, unity, and aliveness. With an emphasis on community and relational mindfulness, Wild Awakening’s Practice Hour encourages you to drop into an experience of intimate belonging. Each class includes instruction, a guided meditation, and a short Q&A session. ​ALL are welcome! This class is great for experienced meditators, and also accessible for beginners. If you have any questions feel free to contact Jessica here: [http://yourwildawakening.com/contact/](http://yourwildawakening.com/contact/) ​This class has a suggested donation of $12. **Donations are not required to register or attend.** If you can give more, give more. If you need to give less, give less. No one is turned away for lack of funds. You can donate at Venmo at Jessica-Graham-14, or PayPal [http://paypal.me/wildawakening](http://paypal.me/wildawakening). ​By registering for this event, regardless of your donation amount, you acknowledge, understand, and agree to the following: 1. ​Meditative practices, trauma/grief resolution, and the path of psycho-spiritual awakening (in any realm or on any level) can have side effects. These may include: feelings of disillusionment and meaninglessness, physical symptoms such as pain, high energy, and fatigue, anxiety, and depression. Side effects can also be positive and pleasurable, but can sometimes feel uncomfortable as well. *While extreme versions of these symptoms are rare*, you agree that you have informed consent about the possibility of side effects. You acknowledge and understand that you are responsible for all aspects of your health and wellbeing. You acknowledge and understand that it is your sole responsibility to exercise your own judgment in choosing to participate in this work. 2. ​Jessica Graham, and any guest teachers, accept no liability and/or responsibility for any actions or decisions you choose to take or make based on our work together, as well as content created I have created, including but not limited to youtube videos, blog posts, social media posts, and live events. 3. ​You agree to absolutely indemnify and hold harmless Jessica Graham, and any guest teachers, and their heirs, relatives, employees, subcontractors, agents, or assignees in perpetuity and throughout all known and unknown universes. You release any and all claims, now and in the future. You agree to waive any costs, claims, liabilities and expenses for any injury. 4. ​You acknowledge and understand that Jessica Graham and guest teachers are not a doctors or licenced mental healthcare professionals. Our work together is no way a substitute for medical diagnosis and/or treatment of any kind.

Main Library, Meeting Room 3B Join us for a welcoming evening of reflection, gentle music, and meaningful conversation. We’ll begin with a short grounding moment, followed by a brief reading from spiritual or philosophical traditions, and an open reflection circle where participants can share (or simply listen). Libera Animae is an interfaith community focused on inner growth, creativity, and authentic connection. All backgrounds are welcome.

Join us on Monday nights at 7pm for two 25 minute quiet meditations, with one short walking meditation in between. There will be a brief and informal conversation afterward. Stay for as long as you like and feel free to bring or share whatever is on your mind. All Zen Center events are also available via Zoom at bit.ly/IndyZen.

This month's prompt concerns the idea of the “warrior philosopher” (seemed appropriate in these times)--that is someone whose understanding of violence, power, and justice is forged through direct experience of war. We are looking at Major General Smedley D. Butler, a highly decorated U.S. Marine raised in a Quaker (pacifist) tradition who later became a prominent critic of American militarism (there is a wonderful biography of Gen. Butler called "Gangsters of Capitalism") Butler's argument in *War Is a Racket* (1935): that many U.S. interventions were driven less by national defense than by corporate and financial interests, with Butler portraying himself as an enforcer for business and Wall Street. We can consider the moral ambiguity of his insider critique—whether complicity strengthens or undermines credibility and also consider some of the concrete reforms he proposed (e.g., “conscript” capital before soldiers, restrict the military to coastal defense, and have only those who fight decide on war). Butler’s life arc clearly changed from pacifist upbringing to warrior to antiwar crusader—and asks whether true understanding of peace requires firsthand knowledge of war, and what that implies about the cost of suffering. So do we need to suffer to understand suffering? Do we have to experience war to appreciate peace? As one more question: in the movie "A Few Good Men" Jack Nicholson's character says that "you have the luxury of not knowing what I know" so do most of us go through life oblivious to real violence and suffering? See you at Drunken Philosophy!

Join us on Wednesday nights at 7pm for two 25 minute quiet meditations, with one short walking meditation in between. There will be a brief and informal conversation afterward. Stay for as long as you like and feel free to bring or share whatever is on your mind. All Zen Center events are also available via Zoom at bit.ly/IndyZen.

Sleep in on Sundays. When you've had your fill of pajama-time, roll out and have some tasty brunch with your fellow Humanists!

We are excited to host Guided Meditations on Sundays at 6 pm in our Ashram/Gallery/Home! !! !! Everyone wants to know what kind of God we worship and what kind of meditation we do. We worship the GOD that LOVES US! We understand that god is an energy and it lives in us as us. Our meditations guide others to actually experience that energy! xoxo We don't just talk about peace, love and affection, we experience it :) Also we are a home not a business, so we enjoy building community one friend at a time. We always build in time for people to mingle & develop friendships! xoxo Much Love, Frank Tennyson Namaste, Frank Tennyson http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/f/9/9/600_447824953.jpeg