Zen Practicum/Full Day of Practice - “Beginning Anew”

Join us for our first Day of Practice in 2024 - a fresh opportunity to re-gather as a sangha and share the warmth of a companionable commitment to the Way. In Zen we are always beginning anew, always waking up together with all beings. So here’s the chance to rouse your (spirit of awakening) and put your Zen practice on a clear, firm footing for the year ahead.bodhicitta

The day is one of renewed inquiry into (seated meditation), (self-donation), (emptiness) and the intimacy of engaging life with the mind of -knowing. All good medicine, to help in the calming and healing of our increasingly rackety, volatile world.zazendanashunyatanot

We’ll begin by reviewing the practical basics of posture, breath awareness, and letting go of the self, then take up the story and study the mind of our great Zen ancestor, Bodhidharma, who travelled from India to China in the 5th-6th Century with…