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ZEN CLUB

Saturday 30th April
1-3pm @ the little Bangkok Meditation Center

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Zen Group Meeting #2:  “The Ten Bulls”

1-3pm at the little Bangkok Meditation Center, Ekkamai

There is no charge for this event, and no need to book in advance.

You do not need to take anything along, but a review of the topic links (below) is useful to join in the discussion

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zen-groupThis month’s topic: Meditation Zen Style and the “Ten Bulls”

For the second meeting, we will spend the first part of the session meditating in Zen style. Sid and Joe will explain the Zen posture, and the different approaches to what to do with the mind while sitting. We will then discuss the “Ten Bulls” pictures and poems.  There are different versions online.  We will use the one from Reps and Senzaki’s Zen Flesh Zen Bones.
If you Google “Ten Bulls” you will find other versions as well, including a cartoon version on YouTube.

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About Zen Club:

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Shunru Suzuki

The Zen Study club will be a beginners Zen Buddhism study group based around the teachings of historical Zen masters as well as contemporary Zen teachers, including the founder of San Francisco Zen Center, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, and teachers from this lineage in America.

Zen is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism that started in India, then was brought to China about 1500 years ago, where it developed into a distinct school. It then spread to other Asian countries, especially Japan, before arriving in the West in the 20th century.

The club will informally explore Zen thought, practice and teachings from the perspectives of Zen sutras, stories, poems, koans (riddles), and teachings from contemporary teachers, that will be taken selectively from a large body of Zen literature. Besides an informal and fun exploration of Zen philosophy, we will incorporate some guidance on the Zen method of meditation, which is the heart of the practice.

In addition, we might show videos of dharma talks from the San Francisco Zen Center and other American Zen teachers.

Joe and Sid are long time educators from San Francisco, and although not formally trained as Buddhist teachers, have had many years of Zen practice and study. They have a strong interest in developing their own Zen Buddhist practice and sharing it with others in Thailand who might not know about Zen and its practical and ancient wisdom. There will be more focus on interaction and group discussion than lectures.

The group is open to all who seek a beginners mind approach to an ancient and revitalized Buddhist practice as it applies to contemporary life.

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Joe in question time

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Location:

‘APARTMENTS’ Little Bangkok Meditation Centre is a 4 minute walk from Ekkamai BTS Station.

Enter Ekkamai (Sukhumvit Soi 63). Turn left into the second soi (lane). Bourbon street restaurant is on the corner. We’re the third building on the right, in the ‘APARTMENTS’ building. Go up to the top floor.

Follow the excellent map – it is very precise!

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