{"id":5754,"date":"2016-06-14T20:11:19","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T00:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/?post_type=ctc_event&#038;p=5754"},"modified":"2025-09-10T20:54:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T00:54:57","slug":"meditation-sunday-no-experience-necessary","status":"publish","type":"ctc_event","link":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/events\/meditation-sunday-no-experience-necessary\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditation Sunday: No Experience Necessary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"resurrect-entry-content resurrect-clearfix\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>1st and 3rd Sundays of the month<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>10 a.m. \u2013 11: 20 a.m. <\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Suggested donation $10 at the door.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ideal for beginners to the most seasoned meditators<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>All are welcomed<\/strong> to this simple and revitalizing ancient practice. Come and directly engage in sitting, walking, bowing, and voice meditation, in an atmosphere of noble silence with Dharma Teacher Senpai Lewis-Bastias or one of his Associate Teachers.<\/p>\n<p>This Sunday morning meditation practice is strictly devoted in cultivating the mind and presence without any lecturing or discussion. You may practice any form of silent sitting meditation you feel comfortable with such as <em>zazen<\/em>, <em>vipassana<\/em> or <em>shikantaza<\/em>. Zafu cushions and chairs are available; however you can bring your cushion if you wish. Wear causal but nice and comfortable clothing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Unique Meditation Space<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The meditation space is unmatched in Connecticut. You might have to go to Japan to experience a similar traditional atmosphere. The room is adorned with light colored wood with traditional designs that create a serene ambiance that soothes the mind and senses.\u00a0 An entire wall is a clear glass window that overlooks a spectacular Zen garden and adjacent tatami room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New To Meditation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are new to meditation, we recommend that you visit the following web sites and try to practice a little at home before arriving. If volunteers are available, we will be offering an <strong>Intro to Meditation<\/strong> at 9:45 a.m. for beginners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meditation<\/strong> by Ven. S. Dhammika<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Practice-Buddhist-Meditation\" target=\"_blank\">How to Practice Buddhist Meditation<\/a><\/strong> (with photos) by WikiHow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1st and 3rd Sundays of the month 10 a.m. \u2013 11: 20 a.m. Suggested donation $10 at the door. Ideal for beginners to the most seasoned meditators All are welcomed to this simple and revitalizing ancient practice. Come and directly engage in sitting, walking, bowing, and voice meditation, in an atmosphere of noble silence with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4943,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_event_category":[],"class_list":["post-5754","ctc_event","type-ctc_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ctfw-has-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/5754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5754"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/5754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13809,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/5754\/revisions\/13809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event_category?post=5754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}