Zazen in the dojo
Zazen, originally known as “dhjana”, does not have anything to do with meditation, because in fact, there is nothing to meditate about. There is nothing to find or to take. It is more like leaving all things and letting the spirit in its natural state, free, without disturbance. “Zen” means fullness, all beings, “Za” means sitting. “Zazen” therefore means to sit down naturally in the heart of all things. It is necessary to be calm, relaxed, free and to leave aside all creations of our minds, no matter what they are. Zazen is coming back to the point zero of the mind. It is the pure mind, original, perfect, absolute truth, standing above being and non-being, which we call God, Buddha, Brahma! Since we cannot grasp it and it lies beyond our personal conscience, it remains without a name, unborn, without the beginning and end.
Zazen lasts about 1 hour.
After half an hour, there is a short break to stretch our legs or to do kinhin (walking meditation).
After zazen, we chant the Heart Sutra and then we have a cup of tea together.
Mister Kaisen’s books and CDs are available for purchase in our dojo.
What you need for zazen.
Bring comfortable clothes, zafu (a meditation pillow) or a blanket to sit on. If you are interested in zazen or the events we organize, please do not hesitate to contact us, or come to see us in the dojo – preferably 20 minutes before the beginning of the zazen.
Dojo is led by a zen monk Tomasz Dabrowski, Master Kaisen’s disciple.
