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

534 The Proper (Right) Intention by Miranda Jan 12th 2025
Proper Intention Proper intention, which falls within the category of wisdom training, is the second step of the Eightfold Path. Intention, in this context, refers to the mental state that drives our actions and is considered a key factor in shaping our moral conduct and the consequences of our beha...
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#533 Mind-Body connection: how to explore your emotions by reading your body. Dec. 22th 24
MInd-body connection: how to explore your emotions by reading your body Oriental and Zen Buddhism consider the Mind and Body as an unbreakable single unit in which each part affects the other one continuously and at different degrees. Body functions, thoughts, and emotions are the jobs of our subcon...
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#532: Negative feelings: pampweer them! Dec. 15th 24
 Negative feelings: Pamper them!....the Zen way. Negative feelings are an important part, if not the default mode of our emotional mind.  They can be permanent, transient, intense, or shallow.  To name a few: regret, guilt, anger, worry, jealousy, sadness, anxiety, hopelessness, apathy, d...
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#531 Dealing with impermanence Dec. 7th 24
  Dealing with impermanence  Zen says: “ Enjoy the best of the good because it will not stay.  Accept the worst of the bad because it will not last” While dying from mushroom poisoning, Amanda, the fidel servant of the Buddha asked him:  “Teacher: What is your most importa...
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