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 6:00am (arrive and be in your seat by 5:55) and 6:45am. Come for one or both periods. We end with a brief liturgy/chanting service. Note: The center will be closed from Monday, Aug. 27 through Monday, Sept. 3 for the Labor Day holiday. Wednesday evening zazen from 7:00pm-8:30pm resumes September 12. Click here for the detailed zazen schedule. |
Study
Calligraphy by Torei Zenji
“Listen.
Are you breathing just a little and calling it a life?” ~ 30 Days of Engaged Zen ~ Sunday, September 9 through Sunday, October 7 Do you want to practice Zen with consistency and depth? Here’s a way to do just that - make a commitment to practice for 30 days, together with Tetsugan, Dosho, and others in the NZC community. Click here to learn more. |
Engagement
Next Sunday Open Practice:
August 19 Early Zazen, 9:00 to 10:15am: This session is designed for those with previous Zen meditation experience, and an understanding of how to work with the body, breath and mind on the cushion. Arrive and be in your seat by 8:55am; plan to stay for the full block of practice (~10:15am). Open Zen, 10:30 to 11:30am: A short period of meditation with basic instruction, followed by a dharma talk or dharma dialogue. No previous meditation experience is required to attend Open Zen. For more information Click here.
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SoundCloud
Many talks by Tetsugan and Dosho can be found at the Nebraska Zen Center SoundCloud page.
Recent Talks
The Importance of Lineage: A Thicket of Razor Sharp Thorns is Dosho's talk for Sunday Open Zen on July 29, 2018. In the talk, Dosho talks about the what, why, and how of our Zen lineage, briefly introduces the life of Hakuin Zenji, and shares a story from about 1220 when all ancestors of modern Rinzai and Soto sat together in the same room.
Nánquán Sells His Body Again is a dharma dialogue from Open Zen on July 15, 2018. Tetsugan and Dosho first offer some comments regarding sovereignty and the teacher-student relationship, and then facilitate a conversation about this case and it's significance for us today.
Nánquán Sells His Body and Cheap Is How I Feel is Dosho's talk for Open Zen on July 8, 2018. In the talk, Dosho comments on the Record of Empty Hall, Case 13: "Nánquán publicly presented: 'If a sovereign teacher were to sell his body would there be someone to purchase him?'” The kōan raises provocative questions: What are you selling your body for? How can we best offer the dharma? The talk includes a reflection about ideas for changes at NZC.
Quest for True Belonging: In this talk from Sunday Open Zen on June 17, 2018, Tetsugan discusses "home" from a Zen perspective and how spiritual vows become a refuge for practitioners. She then offers an overview of the Four Practices of True Belonging (from Brene Brown's book, Braving The Wilderness), and encourages listeners to work their edge by being vulnerable, letting go of comfort, and learning how to be present with people and difficult circumstances without sacrificing who they are.
Many talks by Tetsugan and Dosho can be found at the Nebraska Zen Center SoundCloud page.
Recent Talks
The Importance of Lineage: A Thicket of Razor Sharp Thorns is Dosho's talk for Sunday Open Zen on July 29, 2018. In the talk, Dosho talks about the what, why, and how of our Zen lineage, briefly introduces the life of Hakuin Zenji, and shares a story from about 1220 when all ancestors of modern Rinzai and Soto sat together in the same room.
Nánquán Sells His Body Again is a dharma dialogue from Open Zen on July 15, 2018. Tetsugan and Dosho first offer some comments regarding sovereignty and the teacher-student relationship, and then facilitate a conversation about this case and it's significance for us today.
Nánquán Sells His Body and Cheap Is How I Feel is Dosho's talk for Open Zen on July 8, 2018. In the talk, Dosho comments on the Record of Empty Hall, Case 13: "Nánquán publicly presented: 'If a sovereign teacher were to sell his body would there be someone to purchase him?'” The kōan raises provocative questions: What are you selling your body for? How can we best offer the dharma? The talk includes a reflection about ideas for changes at NZC.
Quest for True Belonging: In this talk from Sunday Open Zen on June 17, 2018, Tetsugan discusses "home" from a Zen perspective and how spiritual vows become a refuge for practitioners. She then offers an overview of the Four Practices of True Belonging (from Brene Brown's book, Braving The Wilderness), and encourages listeners to work their edge by being vulnerable, letting go of comfort, and learning how to be present with people and difficult circumstances without sacrificing who they are.
Zendo (meditation hall) Protocol
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