Zen in Ireland

The Irish Zen Group has been active since 1991 and has three practice centres (dojos), in Galway, Dublin and Cork.

We focus on the practice of zazen (sitting meditation), and we are open to everyone interested in taking up the practice of meditation.

We practice according to the Soto Zen tradition, as transmitted by the monk Taisen Deshimaru, who brought Zen from Japan to Europe in 1967. Deshimaru was a disciple of Kodo Sawaki.

Alain Liebmann is the leader of our group. A Zen monk with 35 years experience of meditation, he is one of Deshimaru's original disciples.

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Diary:

February. Sunday February 26 there will be a Zazen Day in the Dublin Dojo: for details see here.

March. Alain will hold a sesshin at La Gendronniere, 16 - 18 March, arrive on March 15. For contact details see here.

March. A beginner's mediation course will start in the Cork dojo. For details see here.

Zen meditation classes are now offered in Athenry. See Athenry for more details.

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