Oakville Zen Meditation

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Zen Master & Dharma teacher G.Arnaud Painvin MD and Late Catherine Painvin MD are pleased to welcome you. We are providing mindfulness meditation classes which includes silent sitting meditation followed by teaching called Dharma talk and finally Q&A and discussion.

You have access to all Dharma Talks since November 2014. We are open to everyone and our classes are free. For more detailed information about our meditation classes you can find out more About Us.  If you are interested in joining our mailing list please Subscribe to our newsletter below.

Short quote from late little dog called Shih Tzu who was one of my best Zen Master:

“ I am not special, not dogmatic, do not walk on water, don’t take myself too seriously, make mistakes all the times and enjoy wonderful questions and challenges from students so I can learn from them. My job and joy is to try to help others with their struggles the best I can through the practice of meditation and the teaching of Zen Buddhism philosophy”.

As you may know Zen Buddhism is not based on faith per-se, doctrines, dogmas or scriptures but rather on strong spiritual practice based on daily mindfulness meditation, understanding down to earth existential philosophy and practice, both of them designed specifically to alleviate our suffering and its 3 main sources ( desire/I want, hatred / I don't want and delusion/illusion), and, finally, based on pure common sense. We do not preach a so-called divine truth but just factual realities of life and their subsequent wisdoms. Finally, we are against any proselytism, that is to say, to convert people's beliefs such as religious, political or others.

Everyone is welcome ...

Dharma Lecture

602 May 30th 26 Mark: The 5 Remembrances
The 5 Remembrances Today I want to talk about a short teaching from the Buddhist tradition called the Five Remembrances. They’re called “remembrances” because they’re not meant to be philosophical ideas we agree with once and move on. They’re meant to be remembered—returned to again and ...
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601 May 23 26 Miranda Our Shared Earth: a practice of Interdepence.
Our Shared Earth: A Practice of Interdependence On April 22, the world celebrated Earth Day, and despite concerns about what we’re facing as a planet, it’s easy to feel there is not much we can do as things seem to have gone so far in the wrong direction. It can feel overwhelming at times, and [...
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600! Enlightenment ..before and after May 16 26
Enlightenment:  Dialogue between a student and teacher.  Student: “What is Enlightenment?”    Teacher: “Before Enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.  After Enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.” said  Zen Master Pang  8th century. This is a famous Zen say...
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599 Karma: a Zen perspective May 09 26
Karma demystified                 In Zen, karma (literally "action") is stripped of its more mystical , divine or multi birth-death reincarnation cycles found in other spiritual traditions such as genuine  Buddhism:...
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