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Upcoming Events
Special Services
Throughout the year we celebrate various Zen Buddhist Holidays.
Our next regularly scheduled celebration will be on December 11, 2011
when we will observe Bodhi Day- a commemoration of the Buddha’s Enlightenment.
Please join us for the 10AM service on that day which will include a special dharma talk.
After the service we would invite everyone to join us at a local area restaurant for lunch.
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.
Introduction
to Zazen Meditation
While we invite
newcomers to all of our services, once a month on the third
Sunday at 2:00 PM we offer an introductory service for those
who prefer a more general introduction to Zen practice . This
introductory service provides explanatory talks and shorter
meditation periods.
Meditation
Retreats
For more intensive
practice, please join us for our next one day Sesshin
(meditation retreat) which will be held on Saturday February
4, 2012. 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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