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Zazen
Zazen (Zen meditation) is about realizing the truth through intimacy with what is present in each moment. In addition to Sunday mornings, zazen is offered: ~ Monday through Thursday mornings 5:55am-7:30am and ~ Wednesday evenings 6:55pm-8:30pm for those new to the center or new to Zen meditation, basic instruction is offered at 6:40pm Click here for additional information. |
Study
Information regarding classes, retreats & sesshin for 2019 has been updated. Click the Offerings tab above for details. 
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Engagement
Sunday
February 24, 2019 8:25 to 11:30am: Morning Practice Drop in for a meditation period, or join us for the morning, which includes a caretaking period and social time. 8:25 Zazen 9:00 Kinhin 9:10 Zazen 9:40 Kinhin 9:50 Zazen 10:20 Liturgy/Chanting 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.
~ Dharma Talks
Fine Snowflakes, They Do Not Fall Elsewhere is Dosho’s talk from a snowy Sunday, February 17, 2019. In the talk, Dosho addresses the issue of radical self acceptance, especially applied to our thinking and feeling during meditation practice. When the mind is divided the whole world is divided. When the mind is healed, the whole world is one snowflake.
Confusion and Kōan Introspection: Sunday, February 3, 2019, Dōshō offers instruction for how to work with a kōan, specifically the mū kōan. In addition, the talk includes Wúmén’s vivid comment on mū, well-being and ground-of-being intentions, meditation apps, and Socrates.
January Sesshin 2019 Talk 3: Repaying Our Debt of Gratitude - Dogen taught, "Extending the buddhas' and ancestors' compassion freely and unlimitedly, we are able to attain buddhahood and let go of the attainment." In this talk, Tetsugan talks about our debt to the buddhas' and ancestors' for continuing this incredible practice so that we today have access to it. How can we repay our debt?
Sesshin: Gathering the Heart-Mind from Sunday Open Zen, August 12, 2018. Tetsugan begins this talk by describing the meaning and the process of sesshin - the word used in Zen for intensive meditation retreats - which plays a critical part in deepening one's practice. She goes on to highlight how this deepening manifests when practitioners shift from a focus on personal gain to serving others and life itself.
Many talks by Tetsugan and Dosho can be found at the Nebraska Zen Center SoundCloud page.
~ Dharma Talks
Fine Snowflakes, They Do Not Fall Elsewhere is Dosho’s talk from a snowy Sunday, February 17, 2019. In the talk, Dosho addresses the issue of radical self acceptance, especially applied to our thinking and feeling during meditation practice. When the mind is divided the whole world is divided. When the mind is healed, the whole world is one snowflake.
Confusion and Kōan Introspection: Sunday, February 3, 2019, Dōshō offers instruction for how to work with a kōan, specifically the mū kōan. In addition, the talk includes Wúmén’s vivid comment on mū, well-being and ground-of-being intentions, meditation apps, and Socrates.
January Sesshin 2019 Talk 3: Repaying Our Debt of Gratitude - Dogen taught, "Extending the buddhas' and ancestors' compassion freely and unlimitedly, we are able to attain buddhahood and let go of the attainment." In this talk, Tetsugan talks about our debt to the buddhas' and ancestors' for continuing this incredible practice so that we today have access to it. How can we repay our debt?
Sesshin: Gathering the Heart-Mind from Sunday Open Zen, August 12, 2018. Tetsugan begins this talk by describing the meaning and the process of sesshin - the word used in Zen for intensive meditation retreats - which plays a critical part in deepening one's practice. She goes on to highlight how this deepening manifests when practitioners shift from a focus on personal gain to serving others and life itself.
Zendo (meditation hall) Protocol
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