{"id":268,"date":"2018-04-03T17:42:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T16:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quintadopombal.net\/?page_id=268"},"modified":"2024-03-22T19:59:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T19:59:30","slug":"zen-meditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/quintadopombal.net\/?page_id=268","title":{"rendered":"Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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„WHEN WE SIT TOGETHER AS A SANGHA<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

WE ENJOY THE COLLECTIVE ENERGY<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

OF<\/strong> MINDFULNESS“<\/span><\/h2>\n

Thich Nhat<\/em> Hanh<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Zen<\/span> Meditation<\/strong> consists of zazen (sitting meditation), kinhin (walking meditation) and sutra chanting<\/em><\/h4>\n

The group meets normally at the last Saturday of the month from 09:00 to 12:00<\/strong> (please confirm if you don’t come\u00a0regularly). Please come at least 10 minutes in advance. We start on time.<\/i><\/p>\n

We sit in silence, followed by a short period of walking meditation, sutra chanting and zazen. After a tea break an inspiring text will be read, followed by a discussion, meditation and sutra chanting.<\/em><\/p>\n

Next meeting: Saturday, 23. March 2024 at 09:00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

then: 27. April 2024 at 09:00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIn the beginner\u2019s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert\u2019s mind there are few.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Shunryu Suzuki Roshi<\/em><\/p>\n

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In Zen Meditation you „sit just to sit“ without expecting any special result.<\/em><\/p>\n

But meditation can bring both physical and mental benefits to those who practice regularly. These benefits range from improvements in concentration to a better immune system, stress relief and it can help with conditions as insomnia, anxiety and high blood pressure.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Our meditation group is open to everyone, whether you are new to meditation or have already a practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0It is not necessary to sit in the lotus position – for most people quite impossible. Just find a way to sit with a straight back in a posture that you can hold comfortably for a while. This can be on a chair<\/span>, on a bench<\/span>, kneeling<\/span> or in a simple crossed leg position on a cushion.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The participation of the zen meditation is free, but we appreciate a donation.<\/em><\/p>\n

Please contact us if you want to try it. We start on time. Please come about 10 minutes before the start.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 „WHEN WE SIT TOGETHER AS A SANGHA WE ENJOY THE COLLECTIVE ENERGY OF MINDFULNESS“ Thich Nhat Hanh Zen Meditation consists of zazen (sitting meditation), kinhin (walking meditation) and sutra chanting The group meets normally at the last Saturday of the month from 09:00 to 12:00 (please confirm if you don’t come\u00a0regularly). Please come at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/quintadopombal.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/268"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/quintadopombal.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/quintadopombal.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/quintadopombal.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/quintadopombal.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=268"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/quintadopombal.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":920,"href":"http:\/\/quintadopombal.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/268\/revisions\/920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/quintadopombal.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}