Intro to Zen

Join us on the first Sunday of the month for an introduction to Zen and our Hollow Bones Zen practice hosted by Reishin Denise Leong and other senior priests or roshis. The session will cover:

  • Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path
  • Meditation and the Hollow Bones Morning Service
  • Three Marks of Existence: Suffering, Impermanence, No Self


Each meeting will feature a short meditation, an overview of the topics, and then an open forum for Q&A. Resources will be provided for further study. Whether you are brand new to Zen or have been practicing for years, come with an open mind and any questions or doubts! For more information, contact Reishin.

First Sundays
9:00-10:15 (CT)/10:00-11:15 (ET)

  • Meditation
  • Check-in
  • Presentation
  • Q&A

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Resources

*Articles from Lion’s Roar magazine will require a subscription ($6/month or $36/year).

Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path

The Four Noble Truths and Audio Practice Guides – Spirit Rock

The Noble Eightfold Path – Tricycle Magazine

Buddhism for Beginners – Tricycle Magazine

The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path – BBC

Nine Buddhist Teachers Explain Suffering – Lion’s Roar

Four Noble Truths – Insight Meditation Center – Gil Fronsdal (46:55)

The Four Noble Truths – Zen Studies Podcast (39:31)

The Eightfold Path – Zen Studies Podcast (43:38)

The Buddha – PBS/YouTube (2:40:38)

The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation by Thich Nhat Hanh 

How to Solve Our Human Problems: The Four Noble Truths by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Meditation & Hollow Bones Zen Sutra Book

A Zazen Pamphlet – Bright Way Zen

Buddhism for Beginners – Tricycle magazine

5 Meditation Tips for Beginners – Tricycle magazine

Meditation Instructions by Joseph Goldstein

How to Meditate – Lion’s Roar magazine

How to Start a Home Meditation Practice – Norman Fischer (Lion’s Roar)

Zazen: What Zazen is and How to Do It, Part 1 – Zen Studies (23:54)

Zazen: How to Deal with Thinking, Stay Engaged, and Maintain a Practice, Part 2 – Zen Studies (20:46)

Zen Meditation Instruction: How to Meditate – Yokoji Zen Center (7:56)

How to Meditate – Pema Chodron (12:18)

What Happens When You Meditate – Jack Kornfield (3:04)

Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn

How to Meditate by Pema Chodron

Hollow Bones Zen Sutra Book

Three Marks of Existence

Three Marks of Existence – Tricycle magazine

The Gifts of Impermanence – Lion’s Roar magazine

Looking Deeply into Impermanence, No Self, and Nirvana – Thich Nhat Hahn (Lion’s Roar)

What’s Left? A Practice for Understanding Impermanence by Lama Tsomo

Identity and Selflessness in Buddhism: No Self or True Self? – Jack Kornfield

The Three Marks and the Teaching of Not-Self (anatta) – Zen Studies (31:38)

Facing Impermanence? Fortunately, Buddhism is All About Life and Death – Zen Studies (27:56)

The Profound Wisdom of Impermanence – Trudy Goodman (2:35)

The Wisdom of Impermanence – Tara Brach (6:54)

Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki

What is Zen? Plain Talk for Beginners by Norman Fischer and Susan Moon

When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron

Everyday Zen by Charlotte Joko BeckWhat the Buddha Taught by Wapola Rahula