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| Date/Time | Sunday 6:00 pm to 8:15 pm
Zazen, sitting meditation, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm,
Two 20 min sittings period with a short kin hin (walking meditation). Tea Break from 7:00 to 7:15pm
We complete the evening by chanting "The Heart of the Prajnaparamita" in English.
Note: some cushions available; if possible bring your own zafu or bench.
Also, if you want to use chairs they are available.
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| Teacher | No teacher; rotating monthly leaders;
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| Services | 5 Wonderful Precepts (Thich Nhat Hanh version)
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| 14 precepts of the order of Interbeing recited on first Sunday of
each month.
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| Location | We meet at 5200 Fannin Blvd. at Southmore
at the First Unitarian Universalist Church (Please enter thru the sanctuary door)
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| Readings | Discussion January, 1997, Listen to audio tape from a recent US retreat of Thich Nhat Hanh's and discuss daily practice.
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| Contact | Eric Arbiter ( email at - <ek5@pop.flash.net>)
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| Web site | Houston Zen Community
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The Houston Zen Community is a lay Buddhist Sangha supporting each other
in practice We provide a resource to the community for the
study and practice of Socially Engaged Buddhism.
We also sponsor retreats, usually 4 or 3 days at the Margaret Austin Center.
(focus on Joko Beck and other contemporary teachers )
| Date/Time | Wednesdays 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm sit followed by short break, 45 minute tape and/or discussion, reciting the 4 practice principles and then three full bows. We usually end the evening with Tea and talk.
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| Teacher | None
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| Services | 4 practice principles from Joko Beck's SDZC
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| Location | We meet at the U.T. School of Public Health.
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| Contact | (713) 660-7702
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"Caught in the self-centered dream, only suffering.
Holding to self-centered thoughts, exactly the dream.
Each moment, life as it is, the only teacher.
Being just this moment, compassion's way."
| Date/Time | Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 7pm - 9pm. |
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| Teacher | Houston Shambhala Center is part of Shambhala International, founded by Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, now led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
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| Lineages/Traditions | Buddhist: Tibetan Vajrayana -- Kagyu/Nyingma
Secular: Shambhala Training
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| Location |
4040 Milam, Suite 310 (on the third floor of the Fitness Exchange building)
Houston, TX 77006
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| Contact |
Center information line: (713)880-0132
Houston Center site: http://www.shambhala.org/center/Houston
Web site: http://www.shambhala.org
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| Comments | Please see the Web Site for lots of great info! |
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| Date/Time | Sunday 6:00-8:00PM |
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| Location | Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Church
1370 North Millbend Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
281-298-2780
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| Service | Two 20 minute sitting periods, 5 minute walking meditation, chanting of "The 4 Vows." Dharma reading, discussion, and fellowship. |
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| Readings | Selections from Suzuki Roshi, Thich Nhat Hanh, Maezumi Roshi, Joko Beck, etc. |
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| Teacher | None. Rotating leaders. |
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| The Sangha |
We are a small (4-5 regulars) lay group formed by Northwoods members in February '98. We're all "beginners" and welcome anyone interested in starting or furthering their practice and study of Buddhism.
Chairs and throwpillows available, or bring your own zafu or bench.
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| Instruction | First time to formally sit? Contact Dwight or Jerry below. A Sangha member will be happy to meet you a few minutes before the 6:00PM service and give you a brief introduction to meditation and our service. |
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| Contact |
Dwight Hatfield 281-298-8419 or e-mail: hatfid@flash.net
Jerry Wagnon E-mail: jerywagnon@aol.com
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Other Sitting Groups
The Zen Centers of the World
list is very comprehensive.
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