Weekly meditation practice! Ocean Light Zen is a community dedicated to help each of us perceive our true nature and save all beings from suffering. We offer weekly Zen meditation practice in West Seattle to serve the greater Seattle community. We also offer retreats, dharma talks, kong-an interviews to support and sustain a rewarding Zen meditation practice. Ocean Light is affiliated with the Kwan Um School of Zen, which has a worldwide network of Zen centers and teachers to provide even more s …

Buddha Jewel Zen Center and Monastery celebrates it's second year in Seattle. This meetup group offers information to everyone about the Zen Center and it's upcoming classes and events. The monastery is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday 9am-9pm. Your welcome to come in for a tour and meet the Dharma Masters. all classes are free, all support comes from your generous donation (dana).

Due to my teachers stepping down from his responsibilities at Kanzeon Zen Center in Salt Lake City. I've been requested to take over the running of the center there. The Sunday the 16th class is cancelled because I need to travel to Salt Lake and meet with the Sangha there. I'll be back the following Sunday and the doors will be open one last time, Sunday February 20th, after which there will be no more classes at Trikaya. Thankyou very much for your support and my apologies for this sudden en …

********** I've moved to Albuquerque!  I don't foresee any more meetings in Seattle Matt ******** You are what you practice. You strengthen what you exercise. It may be helpful to crudely deconstruct improvisational acting into 3 elements: 1. Given circumstances: http://www.meetup.com/Zen-in-the-Art-of-Improv/pages/Circ... 2. Ideas: http://www.meetup.com/Zen-in-the-Art-of-Improv/pages/Idea... 3. The actual events: dialog, interpersonal and physical interactions between the improvisers ( …

Meditation Class in English Wednesday at 7:00pm to 8:30pm Everyone is Welcome! The classes will allow you to unwind your mind and return to your true home. They will provide you with new tools for dealing with stress, anxiety and problems. They will also help you to transform negative states of mind, such as hatred, greed and anger; and to cultivate positive minds, such as patience and loving kindness. The class is free and no registration is required.

The aim of this group is to build a community of parents and children who practice mindfulness in the tradition of Zen monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh.  Children and parents can both benefit from cultivating the tools of happiness such as insight, deep breathing, compassion and self-awareness.  The hope is to have at least a once a month get together structured around a theme such as gratitude, generosity, etc!  The meeting will be loosely structured so that kids and parents can practice …

… Our process  is inspired by Eugen Herrigel with this quote from 'Zen in the Art of Archery': "The archer ceases to be conscious of himself as the one who is engaged in hitting the bull's-eye which confronts him. This state of unconscious is realized only when, completely empty and rid of the self, he becomes one with the perfecting of his technical skill, though there is in it something of a quite different order which cannot be attained by any progressive study of the art..." Just like you can …

I've started this group out of the growing need for my massage clients to have a place to do their homework and go deeper into their healing path. We are hear to provide a safe, sacrade, comfortable space for you to experience the power of universal (Tao) healing energy. If you are one interested and a believer in your ability to heal yourself. This is the place for you. Done on Donation As we grow we'll beable to move into a studeo. Lets wake-up together

… Using a unique Zen-style structure, the Awareness Intensive gives us the opportunity to have a direct experience of our essential nature. This process gives us the possibility of stripping away that which hides the inner core, and gives us the space to have an immediate experience of it. This group is residential and includes 5 vegetarian meals. Participants are strongly encouraged to do the group residentially, but this is not required. Begins at 7pm on June 8th, and ends at 6pm on June 10th. …