Soto Zen Practice in Vancouver, BC
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi is an important classical Zen teaching poem chanted in Soto Zen monasteries throughout the world. Through many intriguing and beautiful images this poem encourages us to plumb the depths of our true nature. Over four weeks we will unpack some of the imagery and listen to what the author, Dongshan is telling us about living in the world.
Read MoreSong of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi is an important classical Zen teaching poem chanted in Soto Zen monasteries throughout the world. Through many intriguing and beautiful images this poem encourages us to plumb the depths of our true nature. Over four weeks we will unpack some of the imagery and listen to what the author, Dongshan is telling us about living in the world.
Read MoreSong of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi is an important classical Zen teaching poem chanted in Soto Zen monasteries throughout the world. Through many intriguing and beautiful images this poem encourages us to plumb the depths of our true nature. Over four weeks we will unpack some of the imagery and listen to what the author, Dongshan is telling us about living in the world.
Read MoreSunday morning dharma talk
Read MoreA four-week dharma seminar on two key Dogen texts
Read MoreSunday morning dharma talk
Read MoreA four-week dharma seminar on two key Dogen texts
Read MoreFour talks on Dogen Zenji’s Shoaku Makusa (Refrain from Unwholesome Action): In this piece of writing Dogen askes us to question deeply our assumptions of good and evil, to illuminate right and wrong from the view of practice. This deep investigation of right and wrong is a gateway to fully expressing our life and expressing Buddha Dharma.
MRZC's Soto Zen practice emphasizes being fully awake to our own moment-to-moment experience, from our meditation cushion to every aspect of our everyday life. Join us!
Mountain Rain Zen Community's Wall street Zendo and Koryuji temple are situated on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
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