MANSFIELD ZEN CENTER
is a very small urban apartment zendo now, but one day with the help of a committed Zen Buddhist Sangha we will have a bigger and more permanent zendo here in Mansfield.
FOUNDER:
I was raised Catholic and studied Native American religions and Eastern Philosophy in my youth including Taoism and Buddhism and recently became a Lay Ordained Zen Buddhist in 2006. I have also participated in traditional Lakota Sioux sweat lodge and pipe ceremonies in the past. My Dharma name is "Doryu"-"Way of the Dragon".
Three of my former teachers were in the Soto Zen lineage of Suzuki Roshi, author of the book "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" and founder of San Francisco Zen Center and Dainin Katagiri Roshi author of "Returning To Silence". I am not representing myself as a teacher here. But I am willing to share with anyone what I know of Buddhism and will answer any questions on Zen you may have as best as I can.
Plus for more information, history, and photos about MANSFIELD ZEN CENTER please click here on the name or below on the logo to visit us on the world wide web.
HELP US FIND A ZENDO: If you can rent inexpensively or donate a building or space in a building in Mansfield then please contact me. A nice studio or store front with living space in the back would be ideal! We are in desperate need of a Zendo. I have a dream: If we can find a nice space I can then schedule daily zazen practice (sitting meditation), food distribution for the needy and meetings for the local peace group and let Mansfield Zen Center have a positive Buddhist presents here in Mansfield, OH for years to come.
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few."
-SHUNRYU SUZUKI - ROSHII have edited my layout at Crazyprofile.com
