Compassionate mind ONLINE Silent meditation

Our Wednesday evening on-site program has been canceled to help reduce community spread of covid19. We currently intend to resume meditation together on Wednesday, May 6th

We offer three online meditation opportunities each week:

Please check here for updates & details: https://sites.google.com/site/salemzencenter/home

On-line Guidelines:
Ahead of time, follow the link and download the free Zoom Cloud Meetings App if you would like.
Follow the link at the appointed time.
Tap on Gallery view (button in the upper right) if you d like to see everyone.

Beginner s Lecture - Wednesdays 6:00 to 6:55 p.m. PST
Introduction to Zen Meditation (please attend before joining the Wednesday or Saturday online meditation):
Follow this link: https://zoom.us/j/5252640686
Just drop in and Emily will help provide basic instruction for beginning Zen meditation.

For the Silent Zen Meditation session:
*Wednesdays 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. PST
Meditation with the teacher.
7:30 to 8:00 p.m. Dharma talk & Chime in with the teacher.
To join follow this link: https://zoom.us/j/143728548
Know that you will be muted for the duration (so we are not overwhelmed with sounds).
Please do not unmute yourself.
You can bow once you enter.
We will do about 2 minutes of waiting in silence for everyone to drop in while a bell sounds every 15 seconds.
After two and a half minutes the clappers sound followed by 3 bells to begin meditation.
You may face forward, backward or sideways.
After 25 minutes two bells end the sitting period.
Make one bow together and you may depart or remain for a short talk & opportunity to chime in.
When talk finishes, we ll help you learn the controls & etiquette for chiming in.

*Wednesdays 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. PST Meditation with the teacher.
7:30 to 8:00 p.m. Dharma talk & Chime in with the teacher.
To join follow this link: https://zoom.us/j/143728548

The Salem Zen Center sits jointly with the Unitarian Universalist Compassionate Mind Sangha, sharing Sensei Lee Ann Nail as our teacher.

Saturdays 7:30 to 8:00 a.m. PST Meditation with long time student, Dominique Gensei Donaho.
8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. PST Poetry share & Chime in.
To join follow this link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/661358229

We will return to our usual meditation schedule (below) once it is safe to do so. Check our website for more information. https://sites.google.com/site/salemzencenter/home
Until that time please join us online as outlined above
Thank you!