Zazen-Meditation, Service & Sharing (canceled)

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Morning zazen is a one-hour meditation period with a five-minute interval in the middle to allow for changing position, stretching, or standing. At the beginning, we chant the robe verse, and at the end, the Heart Sutra and other chants. Please join us for this refreshing and energizing way to begin the day.

Good times to join zazen other than at the starting time is between 7:00 and 7:05am on weekdays. 

Please review our guidelines for online participation if you are connecting with Zoom.

Please help support Appamada’s programs. You may contribute here: https://appamada.org/contribute

Dear Sangha:
 
In our Zen tradition, the scaffolding for our practice together includes forms, chants, and roles. Together these cultivate:
embodied learninga calm, harmonious environment for practice with othersawareness of the present moment, and  connection with each other and with our ancestors and the practice path they have passed on to us. During the pandemic, we quickly moved online to best continue to practice together. Now, we can practice together in the zendo (meditation hall) in Austin or meet via Zoom to sit in zazen (meditation) together. We are delighted that a wonderful outcome of the past two difficult years is that you can access the zendo from anywhere!
 
The cloud zendo is a parallel of the four-walled zendo. We have roles (online monitor, for example) and chants (in the chant book). Here we share some guidelines about online zendo forms which we encourage you to follow when you join us for zazen via Zoom. These forms will help scaffold your practice, avoid causing online disturbances for others, and create a harmonious environment for zazen. 
Arrive 5 minutes before the start of zazen.Dress comfortably and respectfully. Avoid wearing loud, revealing, or distracting clothing, bathing suits, or pajamas. If possible, find a space where you will not be interrupted by pets, children, or other people. Check to be sure you are muted. Before sitting, do a standing bow to your seat, desk chair, etc.Then with your back to your seat, do a standing bow to the cloud zendo of others gathering.Sit with your face in profile, facing the camera or facing a wall.After taking your seat, do not eat, drink, read, write, or use your phone. Give your full attention to your Zen practice. Use the break (on weekday mornings) or kinhin (walking meditation) (on Sundays) to use the restroom if you need to.  
Bowing is an important aspect of our practice. We bow not in worship or submission, rather as a gesture of respect, and you will also find that bowing has many meanings for you to discover as you practice with it. For some people, bowing can bring up preferences and ideas. Wonderful!

We encourage you to bring your concerns and questions to practice discussion with the Entrusted Teachers, Zen mentors, or Flint and I.

With appreciation for your practice and your support, 

Peg and Flint


Contact: Peg Syverson
Email: [email protected]

Location Details
Appamada Austin (and Zoom)
913 E. 38th Street
Austin TX 78705