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Zen River Sangha is a spiritual community embodying the deepest teachings of the Buddha and Rinzai Zen. We manifest our intention to support one another in wise and compassionate living.
The Sangha is a center and practice community which is open to the Fox Valley community and attended by hundreds of practitioners who are interested in meditation and Zen Buddhism. Zen River Sangha is affiliated with the Hollow Bones Order, contributing to and using the Order’s core teaching processes. The community practices Mondo Zen and uses the Hollow Bones Five Training Elements:
In addition to meditation and emotional awareness, Zen River Sangha offers opportunities to learn meditative physical disciplines, such as Tai Ji and QiGong.
We are deeply committed to Mahayana practice and the Bodhisattva vows. We are good stewards of the resources with which we are entrusted and follow standards of environmental consciousness, utilizing local and sustainable exchanges to the extent feasible. We are good citizens of the Fox Valley and support and participate in the interfaith community. Everyone interested in learning and practicing with us is welcome, regardless of her or his spiritual beliefs; our practice form is an American expression of Rinzai Zen.
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