The Dharma
Beginning Instruction
First Saturdays:
On the first Saturday of each month, at 9:30 AM, we provide a 30-minute introductioin to Zen Buddhist meditation.
The first Saturday continues with "drop-in" meditation from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Sit for just half an hour or for the entire time. The location is our Chandler facility.
Welcome
The Desert Lotus Zen Community serves the Greater Phoenix area in Arizona, creating a culture for transformation through Zen meditation, koan study, inquiry, conversation, and the arts.
We are affiliated with Pacific Zen Institute (PZI) of Santa Rosa, CA, and look to John Tarrant, Roshi, and Rachel Howlett, Sensei, of PZI for direction and guidance.
On Monday evenings, 7:15 PM to 8:30 PM, we hold a meditation and sutra service at the Valley Unitarian Church, 6400 W. Del Rio St., Chandler, Arizona, in Building B of the Office/Classroom complex on the west side of the parking lot. On Thursdays from 6:15 PM to 7:15 PM, we meet there for sitting meditation only. Look for our schedule of monthly meetings, weekend workshops, and retreats in Events.
July 18, 2008 _______ Buddha-Matters Salon
Buddha-Matters Salon combines reading, watching films, sharing poetry, art, inquiry, and conversation as a means to deepen our community and our practice. Pizza and wine at 6:30 PM for a small donation. Discussion or readings from 7 - 8:30 PM, the third Friday of every month.
Please RSVP by sending an email to salon@desert-lotus-zen.org.
August 23, 2008 - Koan & "Meditation & Creativity: Practices that Refresh and Free the Mind" Workshop with John Tarrant, Roshi
In Chandler on Saturday, August 23, John Tarrant, Roshi, of the Pacific Zen Institute will lead a koan and meditation workshop titled "Meditation and Creativity: Practices that Refresh and Free the Mind." The workshop starts at 9:30 AM and ends at 4:00 PM. On Sunday, John will work with individual DLZ members on their practice. Please note John will not hold the usual Friday evening talk.
This retreat looks at meditation as a creative act. The idea of practice is a way to put a new possibility in your life on an every day basis. This is both healing and refreshing. A spiritual practice anchors us in the greater current and meaning of life; it also allows us to approach life as we would a work of art, something that doesn't have to make sense to be beautiful. Creative leaps are often very small shifts that have large effects because a spiritual practice allows us to notice them. In this retreat a new approach to Zen koans encourages us to fall into the beauty that we meet every day. No previous experience with koans is necessary to attend.
For more information or to register, contact Carla Thomas at (480) 961-3761 or carla@desert-lotus-zen.org. See the events section of this site for the registration form.
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