Zazen with Sunim
Evening meditationZazen with Sunim
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023 at 17-18.30Zen Master Hyon Gak Sunim will be present in Zen House and personally lead the meditation Booking necessary: SMS 41471790 latest 16.00 same day.
Time: Tuesday October 10 at 17:00 - 18:30. Doors open at 16.45. Meditation ends at 18. Q&A with Sunim until 18.30
Place:
Zen Room (2. etg.) i Zen House, Sporveisgata 29, 0354 Oslo
Price: NOK 150,-
Price: NOK 150,-
Booking:
SMS to 41471790 latest at 16.00 same day
Zen Master Hyon Gak Sunim will be present in Zen House and personally lead the meditation. Participation by physical attendance only.
This is a mini-course in Zen meditation that gives you a basic introduction to the technique and enables you to practice on your own. Sunim uses easy-to-understand English. After the meditation, we will have a Q&A with Sunim where you can get answers to questions you have regarding your practice.
Zen House invites you to weekly meditations with Zazen. Zazen, which directly translates to "sitting meditation", is a meditation in which, by sitting calmly in the correct sitting position and focusing on the breath, you gradually quiet the thinking process and calm the mind.
Periods of sitting still are interrupted by shorter intervals of 'kinhin', a slow walking meditation.
You will enjoy this meditation whether you are a beginner or have previous experience with meditation. All necessary instruction will be provided.
Hyon Gak Sunim is a Zen Master, originally from USA, and educated in literature and philosophy at Yale and Harvard. In 1992 he was ordained monk in the Temple of the Sixth Patriarch, China. He received inka from Zen Master Seung Sahn in 2001, and was appointed by him to assume the leadership of Hva Gye Sah Temple in Seoul, South Korea, where he was until 2007.
He has edited several of Zen Master Seung Sahn's books, including "The Mirror of Zen" and "Wanting Enlightenment Is A Big Mistake".
Hyon Gak Sunim is a sought-after lecturer throughout South Korea, Asia and large parts of the West. This is his 18h visit to Zen House, Oslo.
Hyon Gak Sunim is currently leading Zen Center Regensburg. Here you can read more about the center.