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DESCRIPTION:Formal Zen Meditation\nThe Clear Water Zen Center is open Sun
 day at 9:30 AM\, for three 35-minute rounds of zazen  meditation with a 
 short period of walking meditation (kinhin) between  each sitting. Pleas
 e arrive at least a few minutes early\, as we begin  promptly at 9:30 AM
 . If this is your first visit please call ahead to  make arrangements: (
 727) 391-5735.\nFirst Sunday of each month: A first sitting meditation o
 f 35  minutes is followed by a few minutes of walking meditation known a
 s  kinhin and a second sitting of 35 minutes. A chanting program follows
   the second sitting.\nSecond Sunday of each month: A first sitting medi
 tation of  35 minutes is followed by a few minutes of walking meditation
  known as  kinhin and a second round of sitting meditation of 35 minutes
 . A dharma  talk by Ken Rosen\, the founder of the group and the senior 
 student of  Sensei Lawson Sachter\, follows the second sitting.\nThird S
 unday of each month: A first sitting meditation of 45  minutes is follow
 ed by a few minutes of walking meditation known as  kinhin. Due to the l
 ength of the first sitting\, a bell is sounded at the  midway point so t
 hat participants can stand and stretch or simply  adjust their sitting p
 osture. A Beginner's Class begins after the first  sitting. It includes 
 an introductory talk by Mr. Rosen\, a 20 minute  sitting\, kinhin\, a qu
 estion and answer period\, a second 20 minute  sitting\, and a second qu
 estion and answer period.\nFourth Sunday of each month: Three rounds of 
 sitting  meditation of 35 minutes each\, with kinhin following each sitt
 ing.  During any sitting\, participants may quietly leave their sitting 
 cushion  and go to a separate room of the Zen Center for private and  co
 nfidential consultation with Mr. Rosen concerning matters of practice.\n
 On rare fifth Sundays\, there are three rounds of sitting meditation of 
 35 minutes each\, with a kinhin following each sitting.\nEvery Sunday pr
 actice session ends at 11:30 and is followed by an  informal social gath
 ering with tea\, coffee\, and snacks except on the  first Sunday of each
  month which is followed by a Board meeting.\nThe Clear Water Zen Center
  is located behind the Unitarian Church at 2476 Nursery Road in Clearwat
 er\, between Belcher Road and US 19\, and follows the traditions and tea
 chings of Roshi Philip Kapleau (1912-2004)\, founder of the Rochester Ze
 n Center and whose book The Three Pillars of Zen was instrumental in int
 roducing Zen Buddhism to the West.
URL:http://clearwater.patch.com/events/zen-meditation-da776a49
SUMMARY:Zen Meditation
LOCATION:2476 Nursery Rd\, Clearwater\, FL 33764: 2476 Nursery Rd\, Clear
 water\, FL
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