Guided Koan Meditation on Awareness | Boston | Somerville

Where Does Experience Happen? A Koan Meditation on Awareness

In this guided Zen koan meditation, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon invites practitioners to look directly into awareness and ask: where does experience happen? This livestream is for meditators, Zen students, mindfulness practitioners, and anyone seeking a deeper way to meet thoughts, emotions, and the present moment with clarity.

This practice includes Mind Heart Breathing, sound meditation with the singing bowl, and a sequence of koans on direct experience, awareness, self and world, subject and object, and what remains when thought falls away. Rather than answering these questions intellectually, you will be guided to hold them gently until the mind becomes still enough to see experience as it is.

Zen Master Rizzon also explores the relationship between sitting meditation and moving meditation, showing how Zen practice can continue through daily life, conversation, creative work, walking, washing dishes, martial arts, and every ordinary activity. The teaching points toward equanimity, clear seeing, and peace with what is—not because life becomes easy, but because the mind no longer has to fight reality.

Following the meditation session, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon will take questions from the audience. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions to deepen their understanding of meditation, Zen, life, or even the mind itself!

All are welcome to attend, regardless of prior experience or background. While the class is free of charge, donations are greatly appreciated to support the Zen Art Center's mission to cultivate inner peace and harmony in the world. Your generosity enables us to expand our schedule of offerings and continue serving our community.

Studio 5R is on the 1st floor, call 781-530-0753 if the front door is locked.

You can also attend remotely via livestream on YouTube @zenartcenter:
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