Zazen
Zazen (Zen meditation) is about realizing the truth through intimacy with what is present in each moment.
Zazen is offered Monday-Thursday mornings, with sitting periods at 6:00 and 6:45am, and Wednesday evenings at 7:00 and 7:45pm. Click here for the detailed zazen schedule. We offer a variety of programs for adults, from Sunday Zen to weekly classes, and regular retreat intensives. Click here for more. |
Study
Introduction to Zen Meditation Workshop
Next session: Saturday, June 9, 2018, 9:00am-12:00pm In this workshop we will focus on establishing a meditation posture, working with the breath and calming the heart. We will practice sitting and walking meditation together, with plenty of time for questions and discussion. *This session is appropriate both for those with previous meditation experience, and those who are new to meditation.* Click here for more info |
Engagement
Next Sunday Program
is April 29: Early Zazen 9:00 to 10:15am: zazen and a brief liturgy/chanting service. Open Zen 10:30 to 11:30am, includes a short period of meditation with basic instruction, and a dharma talk, this week by Dosho, "Waking Up As A Householder." This program is designed for adults. No previous meditation experience is necessary. We end the morning with tea, coffee and conversation in the community room. Click here for more information.
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SoundCloud
Many talks by Tetsugan and Dosho can be found at the Nebraska Zen Center SoundCloud page.
Recent Talks
Passionate Practice is Dosho's talk for Sunday Open Zen from April 8, 2018. The talk focuses on arousing the Way Seeking Heart and explores the teaching of Hakuin with a selection from Complete Poison Blossoms from a Thicket of Thorn, "286. A Crab." What is your true nature?
What You Are Seeking Is Seeking You is Tetsugan's talk for Sunday Open Zen on April 1, 2018. In the talk, she highlights the process around Way-Seeking Heart talks, and their significance for students in the Zen tradition. Emphasizing the importance of developing the Way-Seeking Heart to begin and continue the spiritual journey, she then speaks to the mystical communion that arises between practitioners and Buddha (awakening) when the Circle of The Way is set into motion.
Zendo (meditation hall) Protocol
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