Email: nebraskazencenter@gmail.com (we respond to email during regular business hours, Monday-Thursday).
When to visit and what to expect:
We offer a variety of activities for adults (we do not offer programs for children), and there are several ways to become acquainted with our style of Zen practice:
1. Attend Sunday Open Zen, offered most Sunday mornings, 10:30-11:30. Click here for more. Note: it is not necessary to have first received zazen instruction to attend Sunday Open Zen. During Open Zen, we practice meditation for a brief period (15 minutes); simple instructions will be offered, in the event you are new to meditation. One of the teachers will then give a talk, followed by time for questions and discussion. We end the morning with tea, coffee and conversation in the community room.
2. Attend an Introduction to Zen workshop, or a Tuesday evening class (see the Offerings tab for more information).
3. Attend dokusan (a face-to-face meeting) to get acquainted, ask questions and receive practice instruction from one of our teachers, Dosho or Tetsugan.
When you arrive at the center, park on the street. Enter the building through the back door (follow the sidewalk around the right side of the garage and up the stairs). When you enter, place your shoes and outerwear in the designated spaces. Cell phones should be left in your car, or silenced and left in the back entryway with your other belongings (do not bring them into the meditation hall).
If you have general questions about NZC that you'd like to ask before you visit, please contact us at nebraskazencenter@gmail.com.
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