Cedar Falls Zen Sitting Group     
We meet at St. Lukes Episcopal Church, 2410 Melrose Drive in Cedar Falls, IA.
For meeting information, call 319-277-3826, or e-mail us

General Information
  • We meditate in the style of the Japanese Soto tradition. The purpose of this group is doing Shikantaza together. ( Shikantaza means - 'just simply sitting'. )
  • We maintain a silence throughout the meditation.
  • Participants bring own zafu & zabuton , or cushions & blanket for the sitting. Chairs are available at the site.
  • The last half of alternate Tuesday sessions are for listening to dharma talk recorded by the Cedar Rapids Zen Center.

    • Sitting Time Table  
    Tuesday evenings
    19:20 - 19:50 zazen (sitting meditation)
    19:50 - 20:00 kinhin (walking meditation)
    20:00 - 20:30 zazen (sitting meditation) or
    listening to Dharma Talk from 19:50
    		Saturday mornings
    7:20 - 7:50 zazen (sitting meditation)
    7:50 - 8:00 kinhin (walking meditation)
    8:00 - 8:30 zazen

    Calendar (Please check back often for the latest updates.)

    New To Our Group
    Because we meet outside of the church's business hours, the building doors are usually locked. If you are new to our group, please call 319-277-3826 (Yayoi), or 319-266-8831(Karen), or 319-277-6115 (Larry), or e-mail us before attending your first sitting.

    Reference
    Sitting Manners.
    How to do zazen.
    Crossing the legs during zazen.
    Helpful exercises to become able to cross the legs.
    How to sew a zafu and zabuton.

                    How to do zazen video clip (Gudo Nishijima, on YouTube)



    Link
    Soto Temples and Zen Centers in Northeast Iowa
    How to set up a zen sitting group - written by Liverpool Zen Group


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