Sunday Open Zen

Nebraska Zen Center offers Open Zen every Sunday except holidays from 10 am to noon.* We devote our Sunday practice period to honoring Buddhism’s three treasures:

• we honor the Buddha and our own Buddha nature by sitting zazen (meditation) for thirty minutes;

• we honor the dharma, or teaching, by listening to a dharma talk or discussing the dharma amongst ourselves;

and

• we honor our sangha, or community of practitioners, by sharing tea and conversation and engaging in communal work practice.

*Start time for Sunday Open Zen may vary. Please check NZC’s calendar for start times and format.

Please arrive fifteen minutes ahead of start time, and be seated on your cushion before the five-minute han strikes.

Zazen Instruction Before Sunday Open Zen:

If you are new to Nebraska Zen Center or would like to receive or brush up on zazen instruction, we invite you to arrive at 9:15 am on Sundays. We will introduce you to the Zen center and show you how to sit zazen before Open Zen begins at 10.

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Most Sundays:

Sunday Open Zen from 10 am – 12 pm: 30 minutes of zazen and a dharma talk followed by conversation over tea or coffee.  Dharma talks by guest teachers, either in person or via Zoom, or student talks.

Information about the next Sunday Open Zen:

Join from home with Zoom:

NZC Sutra/Chants: