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First time
Posted: September 3rd, 2005, 7:33 pm
by Arcadia
in a zen dojo. I dialogued with my escoliosis and felt my ankles dislocated, but I still can walk so I guess nothing is broke...
Posted: September 7th, 2005, 11:24 am
by jimboloco
the experience of repetition
buena suerte sentando zazen
you might want to re-title the subject as "first time in a zen center"
it could spark some interest that way.
What is the name of the Zen center? Is it in Rosario? How is it set up? Is there a formal teacher there?
I visited a Zen dojo in New Orleans several times, when I was living in Shreveport, Louisiana, a smaller city about 250 miles northwest. They had a coffee shop and cafe eventually. They do have affiliate centers in Mississippi and also in Alabama.
The experience of deep concentration is an essentially healing one.
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Posted: September 8th, 2005, 1:04 pm
by jimboloco
http://www.zen-azi.org/dojos/country_e. ... %20AMERICA
two zen centers related to the new orleans zen center that got blown away, the diaspora of practitioners make find their way into your quaint country.
Posted: September 8th, 2005, 1:39 pm
by Arcadia
thanks, jimbo! I like my title... and I don´t spect all-time-direct-communication here.
The name of the Zen Center:it´s the only Zen Center in Rosario so it is called only "Dojo Zen", it´s seven blocks from my house.
The master-master is Kosen Thibaut, I guess he´s in France. I heard him ten years ago in a book presentation in Rosario.
A link:
www.zen-deshimaru.com.ar
Posted: September 8th, 2005, 2:48 pm
by Doreen Peri
Don't feel badly, Arcadia.
I've never been in one myself, to my knowledge.
If I were in a dojo some time in my life, I certainly didn't know it.
This is my first time, too.
Trying to figure out what it is.
Posted: September 8th, 2005, 2:50 pm
by Doreen Peri
I thought I had a bad case of escoliosis once but found out it was only a cold.
Posted: September 8th, 2005, 9:11 pm
by jimboloco
OK you've got your style, abbreviated and minimalist, like a zendo
"first time" with the void, yes, feels good.
the zendo in your town does, i believe the same style of meditation sitting that the new orkleans zen center did
both with the same primary teachers,
I like their sitting style a lot,
it is shikantaza, just-sitting, strong on the posture and the outbreath, right?
Doreen it is like taking a cigarrette break without the cigarrette.