Core areas of our training and practice

All practices at Zen Garland revolve around awakening and cultivating our ability to live in unity with wisdom and compassion. First and foremost, we follow the core teachings of Dogen Zenji:

To study Buddhism is to study the Self. To study the Self is to forget the Self. To forget the Self is to become enlightened by all things.

We offer training in the following eight core areas of practice to bring these ideas to life in our living space.

Eight core practices of Zen Garland

Different forms of Zen meditation

A mentoring relationship with Sensei Okami

Liturgy & Ceremony

Embodiment practices to develop body-mind awareness

Okami's Inner Dialogue ( Big Mind Process & Zen Focusing )

Commitment to aid projects for the marginalized and disadvantaged

An intimate relationship with the natural world

Studied Buddhist texts, history and philosophy

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