Zen in Ireland
We will be holding a three-day retreat in Roscommon on 19 - 21 March. For more details go here
The Cork dojo will host a Zen day in Cobh on Sunday 28 February. More details here.
Zen Training course in February at the Dublin Dojo.
Intensive Zen Training Course, for beginners and those with some experience. More details are available here.
The Irish Zen Group has been active since 1991 and has three practice centres (dojos), in Galway, Dublin and Cork.
We focus on the practice of zazen (sitting meditation), and we are open to everyone interested in taking up the practice of meditation.
We practice according to the Japanese Soto Zen tradition, as transmitted by Taisen Deshimaru, who brought Zen to Europe in 1967. Deshimaru was a disciple of Kodo Sawaki.
Alain Liebmann is the leader of our group. He is a Zen monk with 35 years experience of meditation, one of Deshimaru's original disciples.
Our group is affiliated to AZI ( Association Zen Internationale), a worldwide Zen organization based in Paris, France.
On this site you can:
Learn about the practice of Zen meditation.
Find a dojo where you can meditate.
Get information about upcoming retreats.
Browse resources for further study: websites, books, etc.
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