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Brisbane based {{Wiki|Sun}} Mountain [[Zen]] offers weekly [[meditation practice]] in [[East]] Brisbane, Samford and Kenilworth on the Sunshine Coast. We also provide a comprehensive introductory program for beginners and monthly [[meditation retreats]]. {{Wiki|Sun}} Mountain [[Zen]] is an intentional {{Wiki|community}} of [[Zen]] practitioners guided by authorised [[Zen]] [[teachers]] Mervyn Lander Gôun-Ken, Cecilie Lander Gôen-An, Sue Wolter and Arno Hess Shûun-Ken. Our practice combines [[elements]] of both [[Rinzai]] and [[Soto Zen]] [[traditions]] and as such includes [[zazen]], [[mindfulness]] and [[koan]] {{Wiki|training}}. {{Wiki|Sun}} Mountain [[Zen]] is a non-profit organisation whose aim is to provide [[Wikipedia:Authenticity|authentic]] [[Zen]] {{Wiki|training}} to all who are [[interested]]. [[Zen]] [[mediation]] is a non-religious {{Wiki|contemplative}} practice and everyone is welcome irrespecive of whether they have a specific [[religious]] affiliation or none. ==What is [[Zen]]?== This description of [[Zen]] was written around the 6th century CE and is still valid today. [[Zen]] has survived throughout the centuries transcending cultures, [[languages]], [[beliefs]] and [[religions]]. [[Zen]] points beyond our [[rational]] [[belief]] system to the [[experience]] of [[reality]] itself. [[Zen]] practice invites participants to [[awaken]] to the [[reality]] of one’s [[true nature]] directly. This [[experience]], called [[Kensho]], cannot be conceptualised. Experiencing [[Kensho]] and personalising the [[experience]] in our day-to-day [[life]] is the aim of [[Zen]]. ==[[Zen]] Practice== [[File:Zen Practice.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Zen Practice]] [[Zen]] [[meditation practice]] leads towards an unconditional [[awareness]] free of internal commentary, [[judgements]], [[Wikipedia:concept|concepts]] and [[self]] created [[boundaries]]. ===[[Zazen]]=== There are three [[meditation practices]]: #[[Awareness]] [[meditation]] through focusing on our [[breath]]. #[[Awareness]] [[meditation]] through focusing on the [[Koan]] Mu. #[[Shikantaza]], (just sitting) an open [[awareness]] [[meditation]] focusing on what arises in the [[mind]] and the subsequent [[letting go]] of what has arisen. ===[[Kinhin]]=== [[Kinhin]] is a [[mindfulness]] excercise that takes [[Zen]] from the cushion into our everyday [[world]]. It is a [[walking meditation]] that combines [[mindfulness]] practice and [[awareness]]. ===[[Dokusan]]=== [[Dokusan]] is a confidential face to face meeting between a [[student]] and a [[teacher]]. Anyone who is not in a formal student-teacher relationship is welcome to discuss their practice with a [[teacher]]. (Note that not all [[teachers]] teach in all locations.) If a [[practitioner]] has determined to become a [[student]] of [[Zen]], usually after having completed the introduction to [[Zen]] lectures and after having established a regular [[meditation practice]], a formal request can be made to become a [[Zen]] [[student]] of a particular [[teacher]]. The process is quite simple, students approach the [[teacher]] they want to work with and ask the [[teacher]] to become a [[student]]. Once the [[teacher]] accepts the [[student]], a practice [[path]] is then developed to suit the [[aspirations]] of the [[student]]. The [[student]] then works only with his or her [[teacher]] exclusively. A [[student]] can terminate the relationship at any time by simply discussing the {{Wiki|matter}} as appropriate. ===[[Koan]] practice=== [[Koan]] practice clarifies [[self]] [[realization]], freeing the many layers of acquired {{Wiki|conditioning}}. [[Koans]] are usually phrases or dialogues between [[masters]] and students that were collected in [[ancient]] [[China]] and have survived until now. [[Koans]] cannot be intellectually grasped but only “understood” through the direct [[experience]] of practice. ===[[Sesshin]]=== Sesshins are for practitioners who are committed to intensive [[Zen]] practice that varies in lengths from 2 to 7 days. See our [[calendar]] of events for a full program. Single days of intensive practice are held monthly. ==Inside-Zen Prison program== [[File:Inside-Zen Prison program.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Inside-Zen Prison program]] {{Wiki|Sun}} Mountain [[Zen]] offers a [[meditation]] program at the Woodford Correctional Centre. [[Meditation]] has long been recognised as an effective [[discipline]] and [[mindfulness]] practice that, when exercised on a regular basis, enhances practitioners ability to [[self]] regulate {{Wiki|impulses}} and recognise [[mental]] {{Wiki|conditioning}}. [[Meditation]] and [[Mindfulness]] {{Wiki|training}} as a rehabilitation practice is designed to focus on the ability to [[self-control]] and to mitigate harmful {{Wiki|impulses}} regardless of a practitioners raw [[intelligence]] or {{Wiki|IQ}}. {{Wiki|Sun}} Mountain [[Zen]] also teaches a [[Self]] and {{Wiki|Social}} [[Awareness]] course to Prisoners in Brisbane. This program is a mindfulness-based [[emotional]] [[intelligence]] course specifically addressing self-transformation and personal [[development]] for incarcerated adults and youth. The {{Wiki|curriculum}}, which has been designed by the Prison [[Mindfulness]] Institute in the [[Wikipedia:United States of America (USA)|United States]], teaches the following modules: *[[Mindfulness]] practices. *Resourcing [[self]] when triggered through [[state]] shifting. *[[Understanding]] [[physical]] and [[emotional]] [[pain]]. *How to change habitual roles. *Taking radical {{Wiki|responsibility}} and shifting our allegiance away from being right. *Justifying and blaming. *Choosing [[empowering]] roles in relationships. *Nonviolent [[communication]]. *[[Transforming]] conflict *The power of [[forgiveness]] *[[Mindful]] living This course compliments the weekly [[Zen]] [[meditation practice]] and offers {{Wiki|practical}} tools to integrate [[mindfulness]] in the daily routine of a prisoner. ==[[Teachers]]== {{Wiki|Sun}} Mountain [[Zen]] was founded in Brisbane, [[Australia]], in 2003 by authorized [[Zen]] [[Masters]], Rôshi Cecilie Lander and Rôshi Mervyn Lander. [[File:Mervyn Lander (Gôun Ken).jpg|100px|thumb|left|Mervyn Lander (Gôun Ken)]] ===Mervyn Lander (Gôun Ken)=== Brisbane based [[Zen Master]], Rôshi Mervyn Lander (Gôun Ken) is a [[Dharma successor]] of Rôshi Roselyn Stone (Sei’un An) Mervyn is also authorised to teach within the Sanbo – [[Zen]] [[lineage]], [[Japan]], since August 2003. He is an Anglican [[Priest]] and a retired Paediatric Surgeon. Mervyn teaches at the [[East]] Brisbane [[Zendo]]. ===Cecilie Lander (Gôen An)=== [[File:Cecilie Lander (Gôen An).jpg|100px|thumb|right|Cecilie Lander (Gôen An)]] Brisbane based [[Zen Master]], Rôshi Cecilie Lander (Gôen An) is a [[Dharma successor]] of Rôshi Roselyn Stone (Sei’un An). Cecilie is also authorised to teach within the Sanbo – [[Zen]] [[lineage]], [[Japan]], since August 2003. She works as an Epileptologist and Neurologist and is an Anglican [[Priest]]. Cecilie teaches at the [[East]] Brisbane [[Zendo]]. ===Arno Hess (Shûun-Ken)=== [[File:Arno Hess (Shûun-Ken).jpg|100px|thumb|left|Arno Hess (Shûun-Ken)]] Brisbane based [[Zen]] [[Teacher]] Arno Hess (Shûun-Ken) is a [[Dharma successor]] of Rôshi Mervyn Lander (Gôun Ken). Arno is also authorised to teach within the Sanbo – [[Zen]] [[lineage]], [[Japan]], since August 2012. Arno’s background is in business, having co-founded and managed his [[own]] technology based manufacturing company. Arno teaches at the Samford [[Zendo]]. ===Sue Wolter === [[File:Sue Wolter.jpg|100px|thumb|right|Sue Wolter]] Sunshine Coast based [[Zen]] [[Teacher]] Sue Wolter is a [[Dharma successor]] of Rôshi Cecilie Lander (Gôen An). She has a background in {{Wiki|psychotherapy}} and [[teaching]]. Sue recently retired from working with a national provider for Employee Assistance Services. Sue teaches at the Kenilworth [[Zendo]]. {{R}} [http://sunmountainzen.org.au/ Sun Mountain Zen Community]

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