Our new name is now official. We are now the Zen Life & Meditation Center of Chicago. Sometime in January we will put up a completely new web site that will have a new domain address. Until that time, this site will remain up. If you are still planning to make a year-end donation, please [...]
M. Ward Chinese Translation
Joshin Roshi will give the precepts to Brendon Gross in a Jukai Ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 6th at 2:00 pm. Please join for this joyous celebration to witness Brendon’s commitment to deepening his Zen practice. Everyone is welcome.
Here are some words from Brendon:
I will soon be graduating with my Bachelors Degree in Environmental Studies from [...]
The Zen Community will be closed during the month of December. The Zen Community is in a period of transition in which it will be changing it’s name and offering a completely new set of programs beginning early next year. This web site will also be completely changed over the course of the next few [...]
The levels of stress and anxiety in our culture are at an all-time high. We are bombarded daily with enormous amounts of information. To reduce our stress and anxiety, we need opportunities to slow down, step back and reflect on our busy lives. Mindfulness meditation can help restore order and balance to your life. It’s [...]
We are living in difficult and troubling times, where rapidly changing circumstances create stress and anxiety. Job-insecurity is at an all-time high, increasing fear for the future. When the stress in our life becomes too great, it can adversely affect many areas of our life - our emotions, relationships, vitality, mental health and physical well-being.
By [...]
Jason Poole will give a performance of Hawaiian music and stories at the Zen Community of Chicago on November 6th at 7:30 pm. Cost is $10/$5 for children under 12.
He will be available for Ukulele/Hawaiian Song private lessons for $40/hour from Nov. 5th to 8th.
He is also offering a Group Class on November 7th from [...]
The levels of stress and anxiety in our culture are at an all-time high. We are bombarded daily with enormous amounts of information. To reduce our stress and anxiety, we need opportunities to slow down, step back and reflect on our busy lives. Mindfulness meditation can help restore order and balance to your life. It’s [...]
This morning on October 9, 2009, our Dharma Brother, John Daido Loori Roshi passed away at 7:30 am.
Daido Roshi was one of twelve dharma successors of Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi. He founded the Zen Mountain Monastery and devoted his life to maintaining authentic Zen training. He developed a distinctive style, called the Eight Gates of [...]
We are living in difficult and troubling times, where rapidly changing circumstances create stress and anxiety. Job-insecurity is at an all-time high, increasing fear for the future. When the stress of our life becomes too great, it adversely can affect many areas of life - our emotions, relationships, vitality, mental health, and physical well-being.
By practicing [...]
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