We welcome all who want to learn more about Zen Buddhist meditation. Our vibrant community is committed to Zen practice and teachings, and offers daily sitting meditation, weekly classes and lectures, and monthly intensive meditation retreats. Our Center is located on the eastern shore of Bde Maka Ska in south Minneapolis.
People from all over come here to listen to talks by teachers, attend classes and workshops, participate in retreats, attend services, and most importantly, to do sitting meditation (zazen). We welcome everyone who seeks to do Zen practice. Our vibrant community is committed to relieving suffering through ethical living, meditation, and Buddhist teachings.
People from all over come here to listen to talks by teachers, attend classes and workshops, participate in retreats, attend services, and most importantly, to do sitting meditation (zazen). We welcome everyone who seeks to do Zen practice. Our vibrant community is committed to relieving suffering through ethical living, meditation, and Buddhist teachings.
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Programming
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The Minnesota Zen Meditation Center offers many opportunities for the study and practice of Zen Buddhism. We offer daily sitting meditation sessions, weekly talks, introductory classes, and individual meetings with teachers. All of these offerings are open to the public by donation. MZMC also offers more in-depth classes, contemporary and traditional retreats, and guest-teacher workshops.
Introductory Classes
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Our popular introductory class is now online! MZMC offers our four-part Introduction to Zen Meditation online via Zoom each Sunday morning from 10 - 11 a.m. or Tuesday evening from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. From that date on, the class will be offered simultaneously on Zoom and in-person each Sunday and Tuesday.
Sunday/Tuesday Talks
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Sunday mornings and Tuesday evenings are good times to become familiar with the MZMC community. The weekly dharma talk provides continued learning about Zen Buddhism and offers you a chance to know the teachers more fully. To subscribe to our Sunday/Tuesday Talks podcast with another service, use this rss feed: http://mnzencenter.org/audio/rss.xml.
Daily Meditation
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The daily practice schedule is open to the public by donation. You are welcome for all, or any part of, this schedule. If you are new to Zen Buddhism or the Center, you may want to attend the one-time Introduction to Zen Meditation class before you begin coming to these regularly scheduled meditation sessions.
Curriculum
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Our curriculum provides structured support for exploration of Buddhist teachings to clarify the fundamental questions of our lives. Introduction to Zen Meditation: If you are new to Zen Buddhism or MZMC, our four-part introductory series of talks is the place to start. Each session includes meditation instruction and teaching on how meditation and Zen relate to daily life.
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