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Zazen
No morning zazen Thursday, March 21 or Monday, March 25 (pre and post retreat). 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 Note: due to a retreat, there will be no evening zazen on March 20th 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
Due to a retreat, there will be no Sunday program
on March 24th Sunday March 31, 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
Is My Meditation on Track? is Dosho's talk from March 17, 2019. What is the purpose of your meditation? Zen practice offers a path of radical acceptance of this very mind, and all our bits and pieces, as the Buddha.
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
Is My Meditation on Track? is Dosho's talk from March 17, 2019. What is the purpose of your meditation? Zen practice offers a path of radical acceptance of this very mind, and all our bits and pieces, as the Buddha.
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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