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Using the mind to look for reality is a delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness.

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Not thinking about anything is zen. Once you know this, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is zen. To know that the mind is empty is to see the buddha. The buddhas of the ten directions have no mind. To see no mind is to see the buddha.


Bodhidharma. The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Zen Meditation every Wednesday & Sunday Evening!

Wednesday Evening Meditation Practice

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
The doors open at 6:30 pm and the practice session begins promptly at 7:00 pm with the chanting of the Heart Sutra. We sit in meditation (zazen) for twenty-five minutes, do walking meditation for five minutes, and another twenty-five minutes of sitting. After the last sitting, we serve tea, have a brief Dharma talk and discussion related to our practice. We usually finish up by 8:30 pm.

Sunday Evening
Meditation Practice

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.
The doors open at 5:30 pm and the practice session begins promptly at 6:00 pm with the chanting of the Heart Sutra. We sit in meditation (zazen) for twenty-five minutes, do walking meditation for five minutes, and another twenty-five minutes of sitting. After the last sitting, we serve tea, have a brief Dharma talk and discussion related to our practice. We usually finish up by 7:30 pm.

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Please check the website calendar for any scheduling changes.
Location: 4690 Fruitville Road Sarasota, Florida
Contact me with questions - Visit:OrdinaryZenSangha.org
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