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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.
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What is

Zen?

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"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 Monday through Friday morning at 6 am GMT

We sit for 35 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


 

The Monastery of Daily Life - Nanda Nina Lynch
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Beginner's Mind - Nanda Nina Lynch - Sacred Ceremony - November 16th, 2024
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All Beings are from the very beginning Buddhas -Nanda Nina Lynch
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Dharma Talks

Nanda in Namaste'

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Get In Touch

Colmeeiros, Sao Martinho Das Amoreiras, 7630-536 - Portugal

honshinzen@gmail.com | +351 875 765 432

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