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Welcome to the Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago
Founded 1949 by Soyu
Matsuoka Roshi.
Visit the Temple
Our services and activities are held at 608
Dempster Street in Evanston,
Illinois
1 Day Meditation Retreat
Saturday July 13th 12:30PM
Preregistration Not Required
Suggested D0nation $50.00
Please
listen to a Hannamatsuri Dharma Talk given May 5, 2013 by
Kozan Jim Matson
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Introduction to Zen Meditation
While we welcome newcomers and beginner’s
instructions are given at all of our services, we also offer
a service at 2:00pm on the third Sunday of each month dedicated
to those who would like a more structured introduction to
our practice. The Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago is a Soto
Zen Temple dedicated to helping practitioners realize their
true nature through Zazen, seated meditation. Zen Buddhists
hold that all living beings are pure Buddha nature that seems
to be obscured by the workings of the discursive mind, fueled
by the pressures of modern life. Through daily practice of
seated meditation, we allow the discursive mind to settle,
and let this true nature be expressed in our daily life.
Buddhism is
non-theistic. The historical Buddha is not worshipped as a
deity, but rather serves as an example of the realization
we express through our Zazen practice. Practitioners of other
faiths may cultivate themselves through Zazen, supplementing
their existing spiritual practice.
Please join
us for an Introduction to Zen Meditation Workshop on Sunday
June 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. The workshop will consist of basic
instruction in Zazen and a shortened period of Zazen< better
suited for new practitioners.
Special Services
Throughout the
year we celebrate various Zen Buddhist Holidays. Check our
calendar for more information
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Regular Services
Our services at the Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago are open to all.
Newcomers are welcomed, and instruction in Zen meditation is
offered at each service. Please join us for one of our regular Meditation Services.
We offer Zen meditation (zazen) services in the Soto Zen tradition three times weekly:
- 10:00am
Sunday
- 2:00pm
Sunday
- 7:00pm
Wednesday
Services last for approximately
two hours and include chanting, seated meditation (zazen),
and walking meditation (kinhin). Tea is usually served afterwards.
Please feel free to stop by and visit. Newcomers are always
welcome and instructions are provided at every service.
Meditation Retreats
For more intensive
practice, please join us for our next one day Sesshin
(meditation retreat) which will be held Saturday July
13th at 12:30PM. Sesshin is an important
part of regular practice, enabling us to reinforce our daily
practice with more extended periods to further settle the
mind.
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E-mail the Temple or call us at 847-272-2070 for further information
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