Bend Zen Weekly Sitting Meditations
Monday night meditations will be in person at 7pm, social and introduction time starts at 6:40pm and a Dharma discussion group starting at 8:00pm. Please show up 10min early for the sittings. Please take proper Covid-19 precautions.
We will be sitting at Brooks Hall in the Trinity Episcopal Church (Please use the East entrance & follow the signs).
469 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97703
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"Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment" - Dogen
Donations: Please make checks payable to “Bend Zen” or you can bring cash or checks to our Monday evening sits. Use the email address above for the mailing address on check donations. Thank you!
About
Bend Zen is a lay led group that has been practicing together since 2003. Bend Zen’s goal is to provide an extended meditation experience. All contemplative traditions are welcome here. While your meditation practice is uniquely your own, the form or container we use here is distinctly Zen.
“Life is short, and no one knows what the next moment will bring. Cultivate your mind while you have the opportunity. You will soon discover the treasure of wisdom, which in turn you can share abundantly with others, bringing them happiness and peace.” - Dogen
Weekly Schedule
WHEN: Monday Evenings, Please arrive 10 minutes early so we may start on time. We now have a social tea and cookies session 20min before sitting at 6:40pm. THE 2 MEDITATION SITS ARE FROM: 7:00-8:00 PM
DHARMA DISCUSSION GROUP: 8:00-8:30 PM
“Not being tense but ready. Not thinking but not dreaming.
Not being set but flexible. Liberation from the uneasy sense of confinement.
It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come.”
- Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do