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. 
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Study
This four-session class is appropriate for newcomers to the Zen way and for those who have an established practice.
Relying on both our experience and study, we will explore this essential question - what is right mindfulness? Class sessions will usually include zazen, dokusan, and a study session. Registration deadline: 5:00pm, Wednesday, Sept. 5 Click here for more. “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 Practice:
August 26, A Morning of Zazen, 9:00am-12:00pm This is a silent and spacious time to practice meditation in community. Drop in for any or all sitting and walking meditation periods. Note: no meditation instruction is offered during these sessions. Previous Zen meditation experience is required. 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
Loving the Buddha Way: What is It? Dosho's talk for Sunday Open Zen from August 19, 2018. In the talk, Dosho addresses affinity for the Buddha Way, the Way’s inner pattern, the self-ablaze, and how love for the Buddha Way is like love in a relationship.
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.
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.
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
Loving the Buddha Way: What is It? Dosho's talk for Sunday Open Zen from August 19, 2018. In the talk, Dosho addresses affinity for the Buddha Way, the Way’s inner pattern, the self-ablaze, and how love for the Buddha Way is like love in a relationship.
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.
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.
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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