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February
Schedule
Sunday 1st
Sit on Country
Thursday 5th
Zazen & Training in Compassion​
Thursday 12th
Zazen
Thursday 19th
Zazen
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Thursday 26th
Zazen
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​Dojo Schedule
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We sit Thursday evenings at St Paul's Hall 6:30pm - 8:30pm. If you are new please come at 6:00pm for an orientation.
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​Sit On Country and Walking Meditation
Our monthly 'Sit on Country' will be on Sunday, 1st of February at Kaarta Gar-up (Kings Park). We will join together with Michael Wright in zazen and kinhin on Whadjuk Noongar Country. Gather at 9.15am for a 9.30am start beneath the Marri trees to the south-west of the war memorial. We will finish by 10.30 am, but feel free to bring along a drink and a snack to enjoy socialising in the shade of the trees afterwards.
Membership and Donations
Support the ZGWA through membership and donation Membership helps towards the support of our practice and the financial viability of ZGWA. If you would like to support ZGWA and become a new member, you can download a membership form by clicking here. Please email the completed form to info@zgwa.org.au. If you would like to support ZGWA by making a donation to The Zen Group of Western Australia, please click here.
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Special Announcement
Dear Sangha, our teacher Mari has had a mishap and broken her arm. She is Ok and recovering well, but it was a nasty fall. She will be on "sick leave" until further notice. There will be no telephone or online dokusan until further notice. All other Zendo-based activites will continue as usual. We dedicate our zazen and loving thoughts to her swift recovery.
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Training in Compassion Discussion and Precepts Sharing
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After some zazen, Nick will lead a training in compassion discussion on Thursday, 5th February. It will be based on Slogan 24 & 25 "Don't be a phony" and "Don't talk about faults". (please read the slogans before attending)
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Quote of the Month
"We forget about the sublime; we’re oblivious to paradise.
We encounter the broken world and our own brokenness.
Over time we grow to be able to include more of both."
(Ross Bolleter Roshi)
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Zazen
Our normal weekly sitting consists of four periods of Zazen finishing with chanting and dedications.
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Zen Library Link
One of the benefits of being a paid up ZGWA member is that you get free access to the ZGWA library which has over 600 volumes in its collection. If you would like to access the catalogue you can do so here.
The Zen Group of Western Australia is a lay-Buddhist organisation founded in 1982 and affiliated with the Diamond Sangha. We meet on Thursdays at St Paul's Anglican Church Hall, 162 Hampton Road, Beaconsfield, WA 6162. All are welcome to sit with us.
