Wednesday 22nd February – Zen and the Flower of Life: Meditating on the Origins of Zen
Zen and the Flower of Life: Meditating on the Origins of Zen
With meditation teacher Toby Ouvry
Date and Time: Wednesday 22nd February, 7.30-9.00pm
Venue: Gallery Helios, 38 Petain Road, Singapore 208103 (click HERE for map)
This 90minute meditation class will be taking as its subject the story told in the “Flower Sutra” which is said to be the teaching of the Buddha from which the path of Zen meditation originated. Toby will be teaching a simple but profound method of Zen meditation and contemplation based around the flower sutra teaching.
The class will consist of a 20-30minute walking meditation, followed by a short talk, and then a 30-40minute sitting meditation session.
Course fee: Sing$35, all participants will be provided with a set of class notes and an MP3 recording of the class for their own personal use.
Click HERE to make payment for this class by credit card
To register or for further enquiries: Email info@tobyouvry.com or SMS 65-96750279
About the Teacher: Toby Ouvry is a meditation teacher and artist who has been practicing and teaching for over fifteen years, including five years as a Buddhist Monk. You can find more out about Toby and his work by going to www.tobyouvry.com
Background to Zen Meditation
The Zen School of Meditation arose from a combination of the teachings of the Buddha with the teachings of Taoism in China during the 6th century AD, where it became known as Chan meditation (‘Chan’ meaning ‘quietude’). Later it was adopted by the Japanese, and it is they that called it Zen.
Zen is a particularly appropriate form of meditation for today’s hyper busy and challenging world because:
- Its approach is simple, direct and non-complex (the antithesis of our complex day to day habitual mind!)
- The emphasis is on re-connecting to our ‘original mind’ or ‘beginners mind’, helping us to find relief from the information overload of our daily life, and the cynicism and world weariness that we can feel living in such challenging and world changing times
- It is metaphysics-light and can be practiced by people of all beliefs and backgrounds as the emphasis is upon experiential insight, method and process rather than belief
- Rather than giving us a set of beliefs that we should ‘accept’ without question, Zen meditation offers us a set of practices that enable us to access and enhance our naturally occurring intelligence, wisdom and compassion!
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