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Welcome!

Hon Shin Zen is a Zen Meditation Sanctuary

in Southern Portugal,

run by Nanda Nina Lynch, a Rinzai Zen priest.

What is

Zen?

"Hon Shin" means "true heart." At Hon Shin Zen, we create a sanctuary for meditation—

both in-person and online. Using meditation, Mondo Zen koans, the Work of Byron Katie,

and supportive counselling, we guide individuals on their journey

to uncover their true essence as beings of love and light.

Together, we can find the unchanging place of pure awareness, where everything begins.

From this place, we can live a peaceful life.

Welcome to Hon Shin Zen Sanctuary!

"When the fundamental nature of things is not recognised

the mind’s essential peace is disturbed to no avail.

The Way is perfect, as vast space is perfect,

where nothing is lacking and nothing is in excess."

(from the Hsin Hsin Ming, or Book of Nothing, by Seng-ts’an, trans Richard B. Clarke)

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Events

We sit zazen meditation online every Tuesday and Friday morning at 7am GMT

We sit for 30 minutes and then have a brief check-in after the sit to help us feel connected.

The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8690469129?pwd=YnhQVWRGYzkzdlRob1BIdXZnbEVwQT09

On Saturday, October 11th and Sunday, October 12th, we will have two half-day zazen online retreat sessions in honor of our Dharma brothers and sisters who will be at the Gently Sitting Like a Stone sesshin at All Nations Gathering Center in South Dakota.

6:00 am - 11:30 am ET (New York)
11:00 am - 4:30 pm GMT (Lisbon/London)

This event is done in alignment with the Shining Bright Lotus Meditation Society

please follow this link for full schedule and more details

If you are joining us for a single day, please come at the beginning of the period, not in the middle. If you are new to zazen and sitting online with us, please contact Nanda before October 11th at honshinzen@gmail.com or join the call before the first session begins.