Some recent haiku by me, students and friends. You and the others here have placed yourselves in a Zen meditation group. I will show a few videos and introduce some other kinds of meditative practices throughout the semester, but for the most part we will do zazen. You will be given written assignments over readings assigned from the books listed below. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by S. Suzuki.
Regular attendance is essential.
Absences detract from zazen practice and from grades. Students may be dropped from class for excessive absences. As is true of ours, the Zendo is quite often a multi-use space. In many monasteries monks and nuns sleep on pads in the Zendo until time for meditation. Cushions are then set to make the room into a meditation hall.