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New Year All-Day Meditation Retreat - Saturday 1/5/2019.

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Please join us for a traditional, yet relaxed all day sit. Begining at 9:00 am that includes meditation, a silent lunch, dharma talk/discussion. More...

Not sure if a retreat is for you?
Here is a helpful article from Lionsroar.com https://www.lionsroar.com/why-is-doing-a-retreat-helpful/
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Zen Master Chong An Sunim sent us wonderful photo’s from the Opening Ceremony for the Original Light Temple – Located in the Piles Mountains, Hungary. (view here)

And More Good News!

Zen Master Chong An Sunim will be in Sarasota for 8 days starting March 7th, 2019. Workshop and Talk schedule will be posted as soon as they are finalized.

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Ordinary Zen Sanga - Practice Schedule

Wednesday Evening Dharma Study

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
The practice session begins promptly at 7:00 pm with the chanting of the Heart Sutra. Sit in zazen for twenty-five minutes. Then we serve tea and study the teachings of the great Zen teachers using various references and commentaries. Currently, we are studying The Platform Sutra of Hui-neng.

Sunday Evening
Group Zazen Practice

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.
The practice session begins promptly at 6:00 pm with the chanting of the Heart Sutra. We sit in zazen for twenty-five minutes, do a walking meditation for five minutes, and another twenty-five minutes of sitting in zazen. After the last sitting, we serve tea and have a dharma talk and a brief discussion related to our practice.

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I so appreciated that our Sangha member Sasha, brought the Buddha's Five Remembrances to our attention. With gratitude, I share them with you now.

I am of the nature to grow old.
There is no way to escape growing old.

I am of the nature to have ill health.
There is no way to escape ill health.

I am of the nature to die.
There is no way to escape death.

All that is dear to me and everyone I love
are the nature to change.

There is no way to escape
being separated from them.

My actions are my only true belongings.
I cannot escape the consequences of my actions.

My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

Have a very happy New Year!

Please check the website calendar for any scheduling changes.
Contact me for more info! - Visit:OrdinaryZenSangha.org
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