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

607 June 24 -26 Mindfulness of feeling Tones by Miranda.
Mindfulness of Feeling Tones   The Buddha taught four foundations of mindfulness: mindfulness of the body, feelings, mind, and mental objects or teachings. Together, they provide a framework for exploring our experience with greater awareness and understanding.Today, we will focus on the S...
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606 June 24-26 How Mindfukness works on the brain
We talk a lot about the importance of mindfulness and its practice without explaining how it works. Here is a possible explanation: Because the human brain cannot process 2 metal activities at once, being mindful in a non-judgmental way on X such as breathing or Y such as working with...
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605 June 20th Serenity & Equanimity: Is there a difference ? A Zen perspective
Serenity &  equanimity  Is there a difference ? A Zen perspective  In Zen philosophy, equanimity and serenity are closed related states of peace ,but they function differently. A simple way to distinguish them is that serenity is an intermittent emotional state of calmness, while equanimity i...
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604 June 13 26 The 3 Great Pillars of Zen practice according to Z.M. Dogen
The 3 Great Pillars of Zen practice according to Z.M. Dogen  1. Great Faith (Daishinko) dictates the stability of practice Great Faith is not about being complesant, having blind & rigid belief in unproven dogmas or sort of deities surrendered by supernatural events. Instead, it is a deep, ...
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