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

563 EGO: part 2 The #1 hacker of our mind 23/Aug. 25
Ego Part 2 : The #1 hacker of our mind The ego is I me, myself, mine that is our  opinion and perception of ourselves physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. It is our own created self-image with its positive and negative components, which can be true or false.By definition, our ego tak...
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562: EGO Part 1 The #1 hacker of our mind 16/08/25
EGO Part1: the #1 hacker of our mind The ego is I me, myself, mine that is our opinion and perception of ourselves physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. It is our own created self-image with its positive and negative components, which can be true or false.By definition, our ego takes every...
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561 Mindfulness revisited: Part 2 What are the different types for practicing mindfulness? August 10th 25
 Mindfulness is paying attention purposely, moment-to-moment  on something  such as the body (i.e  breathing), a thought, a feeling, someone, or something in the environment without any analysis, judgment, or decision. Simply said mindfulness is practicing pure awareness without thinking. “ Y...
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560 Mindfulness re-visited. Part 1 What is it? What does it do? August 02 25
What Is Mindfulness?                                              &nbs...
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