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 3 times per week 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

524 The Mind Watcher Oct. 13 24
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523 Karma: what is it, and what it is not Sept 29th 24
Karma: Sanskrit word for “ action/ volition”. Its origin is found in Indian religion and philosophy. It defines the moral and ethical law of causality that is to say: cause is inducing effect. More precisely:    Action ( doing) and intention (thinking) trigger or will trigger cons...
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522 The 4th Noble Truth by Miranda Sept. 21 24
The 4th Noble Truth “Setting the Wheel of the Dharma in Motion” As humans, we can’t seem to find our way to inner peace, our lives are constantly oscillating with ups and downs, and we are so attached to getting what we want (pleasure) and avoiding what we don’t want (pain) that we live in [...
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521: OakvilleZenMeditation 10th year's birthday! Pic enclosed.....text below
It was a very nice garden party organized by Ana and Cathy for our 10th-year anniversary. Thanks for all who joined us. Arnaud...
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