We invite you to an introduction to Zen meditation in the tradition of Japanese Soto Zen, led by teacher of the Zen Community Kannon, roshi Jerzy Kuun, on December 28 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.

Jerzy Kuun has been a teacher since 2011, and in August 2019, he received the Dharma transmission from roshi Jakusho Kwong, the abbot of the Zen Center on Sonoma Mountain.

Admission is free, but we kindly ask for donations to the donation box or to the account: BWZ Kannon 51 2130 0004 2001 0568 2737 0003.

Registration at the email address: jd108@data.pl.

'Zen meditation is a natural state of mind. It is not an extraordinary state. In Zen, we learn to cultivate this natural state of mind. The instruction I will present is very precise. One might get the impression that something extraordinary needs to be done, but it serves to find the natural, proper state of mind that we have always possessed. It is also accessible without instruction. These guidelines are meant to provide structure, to help train so that the experience of the natural state of mind not only occurs but is constantly available. The goals of meditation can be understood in various ways. One could say that it serves to regain alertness, helps to awaken, to be present, to wake up from the 'sleep' in which we spend most of our time during the day: daydreaming, unconsciousness, separation, duality, returning to the reality of life.'