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

545 Stress: reading our body, watching our mind & practicing Metta Sun April 20th 25
Stressors are everywhere, permanent, intermittent, subtle, violent, sudden, slow, chronic, acute. They come from our past via memory, from the present, and even from the unknown future. They are mostly hidden in our subconscious or fully exposed consciously.   Stressors are defined as even...
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544 Being in the Now: a Zen practice icon Sun Ap 13th
         Being in the “NOW:  a Zen Dharma icon Thich Nhat Hanh is calling “NOW” a miracle, E. Tolle the “Power of Being.”  Being in the moment or in the “Now” is critical as far as Zen philosophy and its practice are concerned.&nbs...
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543: Towards equanimity & serenity: A Zen journey March 29 25
Towards Equanimity to Serenity: a Zen journey. With our waves of stressors,  multi-tasking, and information overload -real and false-, finding and maintaining a sanctuary of proper mental balance and calmness is almost impossible to reach, and yet critical to achieve. This is affecting not only...
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542  Why most people quit meditation within 6-8  weeks of practice March 22nd 25
I will divide the talk into 3 parts:  1 regarding meditation itself, 2 regarding the meditator, and 3 Other causes for quitting.  A- Meditation: 4 main factors for quitting   1- The process of mindfulness-based meditation, meaning the “know-how” to meditate.   2- Ab...
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