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A community to practice silent meditation
Mindfulness meditation open to all
Join us any week for casual meditation practice: Sundays at 5pm in Seattle / Magnolia.
If you are interested to learn meditation, join a Newcomer's Orientation session for instruction in Zen sitting.
If you already practice meditation, join any session and bring your practice as it is, in any of these styles:
Zen / Buddhist
Centering prayer
Insight meditation
Mindfulness meditation
Our only requirement is that each person's meditation style be seated and silent, not disturbing others.
We provide meditation cushions and chairs to sit as you prefer.
Details
Details
When and Where
We meet at the Magnolia Presbyterian Church, 28th Ave W and Dravus, Seattle.
Time: Sundays at 5:00pm (until 6:00pm)
Address:
3051 28th Ave W, Seattle, WA 98199
Enter at the right hand, smaller entrance.
Parking: parking is adjacent to the building and in ample street parking
Bus: Metro Route 24 stops in front
Join our email list: Sign up for the Open Sound Zen email list
Cost: there is no cost to practice with us. We do accept donations with gratitude.
Meditation Style
Meditation is a wonderful way to develop compassion, health, and insight.
If you would like meditation instruction, attend a Newcomer's Orientation session for an introduction to Zen practice (see the schedule for those dates).
Or feel free to join us with your own silent meditation practice from any tradition.
Meditation is suitable for anyone. In our practice, meditation may be done using a floor cushion or sitting in a chair, as best suits each person.
In addition to sitting meditation practice, we occasionally have Zen ceremonies. We also offer Zen koan practice in addition to group meditation.
Tradition & Organizer
We are part of the Open Sound Zen Community in Seattle and online.
Our organizer is Chris Chapman, who has practiced Zen for 25 years. He received teaching authority in 2023 in the Golden Wind Zen Order, a lineage of Zen Master Seung Sahn.
For more on the Open Sound Zen Community — our forms, teacher, lineage, commitment to openness & inclusion, ethical practice, and much more — visit the Open Sound Zen Community web site.
For our online practice times on Tuesdays, visit Tech Community Zen.
Contact: opensoundzen@gmail.com
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