About Us
Finch Sangha Zen Buddhist Meditation Group is located in Kennewick, Washington, and is affiliated with
Great Vow Zen Monastery in Clatskanie, Oregon ( www.zendust.org).
We have regular meditation, services, Sunday Dharma discussion, Tues. study group and provide on-going instruction
in Buddhism and mediation. We are also involved in a prison ministry at Coyote Ridge Correctional Facility and offer
spiritual support to local area Buddhists.
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Dharma Thoughts:
New year, new beginnings...
We often make New Year's resolutions, and then we don't keep them. When we think about it, we realize
that we made resolutions we couldn't keep. They were lofty and wide, but we didn't find a way to make a place for
them in our daily lives.
"I'm going to meditate regularly," has to be translated into a time of day and days when I'll be able to sit
down and meditate. How about, "I'm going to meditate on Monday, Wednesday., Friday and Sunday at 7:30 a.m. for 25 mins."
Ok, that's doable and will build a foundation for my practice.
It's not too late to think about resolutions, more time with your family, establishing a regular meditation practice,
exercising, etc. Take one of your wide, open resolutions and make it doable and see what happens!
In the Sangha of All Beings,
Jikei
We cast the Dharma
like seed in a field,
not knowing
if it will sprout in this life
or wait for another time.
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Contacts
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Schedule
Sundays: Meditation, Chant Service and Dharma Discussion 3:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
1st
& 3rd Tuesdays: Meditation and Study Group 7:00-8:30 p.m.
2nd & 4th Tuesdays: Meditation from 7:00-7:25 p.m., followed by tea
4th Sundays: Extended sitting with walking meditation and Dharma talk 2:00 p.m.-5:15
p.m.
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Coming Events:
Extended Sittings
4th Sunday, 2:00 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
If you are going to attend the full
2-hr. sitting, please arrive by 1:50 p.m. to get seated in the zendo. The first hour will
be 25 mins. sitting, with a wiggle bell at 2:25 p.m., and walking meditation at 2:50 p.m.
If you can only be here for one hour, please arrive by 2:55 and join kin hin (walking meditation),
or arrive at 3:30 p.m. and join the walking meditation.
If you arrive before kin hin begins, please wait in the hallway until the clappers are struck.
Dharma talk at 4:00 p.m., followed by service, then tea and goodies.
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