Why Meditate?
People become interested in meditation for many reasons. Some people may feel the need to find a deeper perspective on their lives; others may want come to terms with stress or be going through a personal crisis. But it is not always easy to find the motivation to follow a consistent and stable meditation practice. The group provides a focus where we can meditate with others, draw encouragement and learn from them, and examine how Buddhist insights can help us practically in living from a deeper perspective.
What type of meditation do you practise ?
The Serene Reflection Meditation tradition (Japanese: Soto Zen; Chinese: Ts’ao-Tung Ch’an) emphasises the unity and integration of meditation and finding the heart of compassion, love and wisdom in mindful daily living. It is the longest-lived current Zen tradition and its form of meditation practice, known as ‘Serene Reflection Meditation’ (Japanese: ‘shikan-taza’ or ‘Zazen’), is straightforward. Meditation is the foundation through which we can experience the deepest Truth directly for ourselves. In Serene Reflection Meditation, we learn to sit still with an open and alert mind, accepting thoughts and feelings that arise, without judging them.