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SUMMARY:Zazen - Online
DESCRIPTION:*Online only* \nSilent sitting meditation. Open to all.\nTo participate online\, please click on the zoom link below: \nsit.mountaincloud.org\nPasscode: mountain22 \nParticipants will be guided through two rounds of 25-minute sits\, with a 5-minute walking meditation in between. You’re welcome to attend both sits\, or just one if you’re new to silent sitting. \n∞ \nZazen\, derived from the Japanese term meaning ‘sitting meditation’\, is a cornerstone practice in Zen Buddhism. At its essence\, Zazen is the act of simply sitting\, yet it encompasses much more than mere physical stillness. Practitioners engage in Zazen with a deliberate posture and mental focus unique to Zen meditation\, emphasizing mindfulness and awareness of breath. Through dedicated practice\, Zazen cultivates clarity\, presence\, and insight\, serving as a pathway to deepening one’s understanding of the self and the nature of reality. \n∞ \nYou may sit with us in our zendo as follows*:\nMonday – Thursday\n7:00-8:00am • Zazen\n5:30-6:30pm • Zazen \nWednesday\n5:30-6:30pm • Wisdom Wednesday\nmeditation + guidance + brief talk/Q&A \nThursday\n5:30–7:00pm • Dharma Talk\nmeditation & dharma talk at 6:00pm \nFriday\n7:00-8:00am • Zazen \nSaturday\n7:00–8:00am • Zazen (online only) \nSunday\n8:30–9:30am • Zazen\n9:30- 10am • Community Tea (in-person only)\n10- 11:15am • Introduction to Zen Meditation (in-person only) \n  \n*There is no Zazen during retreats or sesshin. Please check the calendar for any changes in our regular meditation schedule.
URL:https://www.mountaincloud.org/event/sat-zazen-online/2025-01-25/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Sanbo Zen,Weekly/Daily Event,Zazen
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SUMMARY:The Precepts Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, January 25th   |  9:00 – 10:15 AM Mountain Time (US & Canada)\nSemi-monthly on Saturdays ~ Meets Online  \nFor the first session\, read the book’s Introduction! \nThis group is for members and friends of members who want to explore how the Ten Precepts might inform\, empower\, and enliven our practice\, both on the cushion and off. We will be reading Opening to Oneness by Nancy Mujo Baker. Our Curriculum Coordinator & Campus Coordinator\, Kieran Mead-Ward\, will convene the meetings\, and we anticipate guest appearances by the author herself! \nTo join us\, use the following Zoom link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84830985606?pwd=bmKCAkzyhSXkHmWKtXYfMJz3gWAvin.1\nMeeting ID: 848 3098 5606\nPasscode: sangha \nPlease consider giving dana to our teachers It’s a Buddhist tradition to offer a financial gratitude gift to the teacher. You can use these payment methods: paypal: nancyebaker@earthlink.net \n∞ \nIn Opening to Oneness\, Zen teacher Nancy Baker offers a detailed path of practice for Zen students planning to take the precepts and for anyone\, Buddhist or non-Buddhist\, interested in deepening their personal study of ethical living. She reveals that there are three levels of each precept: a literal level (don’t kill\, not even a bug)\, a relative level that takes moral ambiguity into account (what if it’s a malaria-spreading mosquito?)\, and an ultimate level—the paradoxical level of nonduality\, in which the precepts are naturally expressed from a state of oneness. \nFull of nuance\, intelligence\, and compassion\, the first half of the book addresses the ten grave precepts mostly from the relative level\, including instructions for how to practice these precepts individually and in pairs or groups. The second half of the book takes a deep dive into looking at the precepts from the ultimate perspective\, largely through an exploration of the writings of Dogen\, the thirteenth-century religious genius who founded the Soto Zen school. \n\n\n\n\n∞ \nNancy Mujo Baker Roshi is a distinguished Zen teacher and writer\, renowned as the founding teacher of the No Traces Sangha within the lineage of Maezumi Roshi’s White Plum Sangha. Recognized as a Dharma successor to Bernie Glassman\, she holds the esteemed position of being among the first fully empowered lay Soto Zen teachers. With over forty years of teaching experience\, she served as a Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Sarah Lawrence College. Currently residing in New York City\, she brings a wealth of wisdom and insight to her teachings. We had the privilege of featuring one of her essays\, “Sitting No-where\, Leaving no Traces\,” on our website previously. You can read it by clicking here.
URL:https://www.mountaincloud.org/event/the-precepts-study-group-2025-01-25/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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