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HOUSTON ZEN CENTER

GARDENING AND PAINTING
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Cool and pleasant January weather allows us to garden outside the Center, as well as continue with painting inside the meditation hall. Beginning with lunch at 12:00, we will devote January Saturdays from 12:30 until about 3:00 pm, to the Zen practice of raking, weeding and learning a little about the garden from Head Gardener, Mary Carol Edwards. You are welcome to learn some cooking by helping the Head Cooks, (Tenzo), Dale Kent and Kevin Davis, prepare lunch at 11:00. Join Abiding Teacher Gaelyn Godwin in the zendo as we paint various walls and doors. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate.

Houston Zen Center is a place to practice meditation in the Zen tradition. The Center offers daily meditation, introductory and advanced classes on Zen, as well as classes on other topics in Buddhism and spirituality. The Center is open to everyone who is interested in practicing meditation; the Center’s members come from all walks of life. We offer longer meditation retreats throughout the year and this website is updated frequently.

The Daily Sitting Schedule is listed on our PRACTICE link. For a Google map and directions to the Center, click here: MAP AND DIRECTIONS. The lovely downloadable MONTHLY CALENDAR (Pdf 816KB) lists this month's current events.


PRACTICE

INTRODUCTION TO
ZEN SITTING

If you are new to Zen or meditation, photo of member in sitting posture wearing robes please come to our Wednesday introduction. We offer a one-hour introduction on the first Wednesday of each month, beginning at 6:30 p.m. There is no charge and everyone is welcome. Click here for more classes...

PRACTICE

INTRODUCTION TO
ZEN MEDITATION

Five Week Series
Mar. 1–29, 2012.

Next Five Week Series
Apr. 26–May 31, 2012.
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Taught by Abiding Teacher, Gaelyn Godwin, with the assistance of senior practitioners, this class is for people new to meditation, as well as those who want to establish a regular practice. The series provides an introduction to Zen theory and practice. Each class includes discussion and meditation. See the events page for a full list of current classes.