Carmel Zen Meditation Group

Welcome to the Carmel Zen Meditation Meetup Group!

I'm a Soto Zen practitioner recently returning from San Francisco to Carmel. I had been sitting regularly at the San Francisco Zen Center and would like to develop a sangha (meditation community) in the northern suburbs of Indianapolis. My vision is to have regular sittings with dharma (spiritual teaching) discussions on a weekly basis. I am not a Zen priest so I do not consider myself a dharma teacher. However, I am happy to share what basics I do have familiarity with.

At each event we will meditate for 25 minutes and read and discuss a chapter of Zen literature, usually "Zen Mind, Beginners Mind" by Shunryu Suzuki. While this is oriented towards the Soto Zen tradition, no particular background is required, only sincere interest. I look forward to developing a sangha with you and deepening our practice together!

Note: The group is designated as "private" to provide more privacy protection to group members. However, membership remains open to the public.