Chung Tai Zen Center of Sunnyvale invites you to discover yourself through Zen meditation.
Beginner's Zen Meditation course for adults, summer 2024 semester starts Thursday June 27 at 7:30pm! The course is weekly for four months and is a sequential, cumulative class. Free and all welcome. If you missed the first or second week, no worries, just come early and still join us!
Children's class is great for families and includes story-telling, arts and crafts, and fun games. Appropriate for ages around 4 - 14. Summer 2024 will be Saturdays at 7:30pm starting June 22, 2024!
Register now at https://sunnyvale.ctzen.org/wiki/classes/class-schedule/ or drop by in person!
More events:
CTZCS hosts Chinese Buddhist ceremonies monthly on Sunday mornings, all are welcome to experience this traditional chanting in Mandarin with English translation, 9:30am - 12:30pm, June 16, July 14, and August 4, 2024: Gratitute Medicine Buddha Sutra Ceremony
Chung Tai Zen Center of Sunnyvale is a meditation center and Buddhist temple in the heart of Silicon Valley practicing in the Chan (Zen) tradition under the lineage of Chung Tai Chan Monastery in Taiwan. The sister temple Buddha Gate Monastery in Lafayette serves those in East Bay.
All events at Chung Tai Zen Center and Buddha Gate Monastery are free and offered at no charge.
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Where can we find peace of mind and true happiness?
Zen meditation helps us attain an unbiased perception of reality. The key is to reflect inwardly. In this way, we can reach a clearer understanding of life’s difficulties with true wisdom and peace of mind as the result. All classes are free and open to the public. We are supported by your generous donations.
What makes meditation classes at Chung Tai Zen Center a superb experience?
- Qualified Teachers: Taught by dedicated fully-ordained monastics who devote their entire lives to authentic Zen practices
- Recognized Buddhist lineage: Our team of experienced monastics have undergone years of rigorous practice (and are still doing so) as part of Chung Tai Chan Monastery, a reputable international group with around 108 meditation centers around the world upholding the original teachings of the Buddha
- Practice and Learn: Structured, 20 consecutive week class includes both meditation practice as well as high-quality prepared lectures to cultivate understanding
- Wisdom: Our course goes beyond just relaxation, and also teaches in a clear way the fundamentals of timeless Buddhist philosophy as applicable to modern life
- Relax. Focus. Be Aware. : Welcome and relaxing environment in a clean and large meditation hall- Open to everyone, including those with no prior experience or background in meditation. And you don't even have to be Buddhist to meditate with us!
- Completion of this introductory course allows attendance at our more advanced meditation courses and sutra study. Participation in meditation retreats is only open to those who have taken our courses.
- Free. There is no charge to attend any event at our monastery. We are supported by your voluntary donations. No catch, no gimmicks.
Still have questions? Feel free to contact us. Register by phone, in person, or online today, and see you soon!
https://sunnyvale.ctzen.org/wiki/classes/class-schedule/
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