A New Zealand Zen community with groups from Auckland to Christchurch. This guide is compiled from the place's own published information; we have not visited, and it is not a review.
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The place
The Mountains and Rivers Order of Zen Buddhism in Aotearoa describes itself as a community of practitioners spread across New Zealand, with six local groups offering weekly meditation. Its site says it offers two full week-long sesshin each year plus shorter opportunities. The head of the Order, Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi, of Zen Mountain Monastery leads retreats in Nelson in July; in January, Hojin Sensei, abbot of the Zen Center of New York City, leads retreats based in Christchurch.
What it offers
- Online meetings: Sunday morning zazen 9 to 10:30 am and weekday morning zazen 6:20 to 7:30 am.
- A Wednesday evening discussion in spring and autumn.
- A 30-minute online beginner instruction before joining.
- January 2027: a public talk on 15 January, a Zen art workshop on 16 January and a retreat on 17 to 23 January.
Before you go
- Read zazen for beginners and what a sesshin is.
- See the New Zealand directory.
- Sign up through the order's own site.
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