Bridging Class

Bridging Class and Live Online Sitting Sessions, Tainan- welcome to join us from anywhere

We have moved all our Taiwan’s in-person Bridging Zen courses online. In each live class, you will have real-time teaching, sitting meditation, and group sharing. We hope to bring practitioners from anywhere to the Zen community so that you would know that on the way to uncover your self-nature, you are not alone.

The Bridging Class is designed for practitioners to get familiar with the skill of doubting meditation. It consists 3 lecture classes which you will need to enroll in the Online Zen School and the course to watch the class videos at home and 3 live sitting meditation sessions which you will need to log in to the Zoom meeting app for real-time teaching and group sharing.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at friend@nonezencenter.org.

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Bridging Class, Tainan
(Please note that this class will be conducted in English and for non-native Chinese speakers only.)

The Bridging Class is designed for students who have completed the Beginner’s Class in the Center, or have learned meditation before but want to learn a new meditation skill. The aims are to help students get familiar with the method of doubting meditation or huatou (Chn. huatou, Jpn. wato, Krn. hwadu), enhance the right view about Zen and Zen meditation, and build up a regular sitting habit.

The Bridging Class consists of 3 lecture classes and 3 real-time online sitting meditation sessions. We provide the lecture classes online for all global students. You may find the lecture classes by signing up for the Online Zen School AND enrolling in the course Beginner’s Zen Class and Bridging Class at https://nonezencenter.teachable.com/.

The real-time online sitting meditation sessions are held on Saturdays at 8:30 am – 9:30 am, with a 15-to-30 minute sitting session and followed by a group sharing session.

Online Registration Required
As required by Taiwan law, our non-profit organization provides classes to its members only. Those who apply for classes will automatically apply for the learning membership to take classes at None Zen Center, which is why you will need to fill in some personal information on the application form. No membership fee will be charged for learning membership. The None Zen Center reserves the right to accept or reject any application.

Tuition Free
We provide tuition-free meditation classes, but we do ask that you consider providing a donation. The None Zen Center is run entirely by donations. It is the loving gifts from our teachers, students, and friends which create a tuition-free learning environment for Zen meditation, and so will your generosity surely pass on the same love to others.

We recommend a NT$800 donation for the three-session Bridging Class provided in our Tainan Center, but donations of greater and lesser sums are all appreciated. No one will be turned away.

Classes will be held on the following dates:

Unless specified otherwise, the class will be hold as scheduled below. Please join the class ten minutes earlier to prepare yourself for the class.

Bridging Class, Tainan Year 2021
Class	Dates (Saturdays 11am-11:45am)
TNSEG 32 (2 sessions)	Real-time Zoom Sitting Session 1/9, 1/16 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am)
TNSEG 33 (2 sessions)	Real-time Zoom Sitting Session 1/23, 1/30 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am)
TNSEG 34 (2 sessions)	Real-time Zoom Sitting Session 2/27, 3/6 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am)
TNSEG 35	Real-time Zoom Sitting Session 3/13, 3/20, 3/27 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am)
TNSEG 36	Real-time Zoom Sitting Session 4/10, 4/17, 4/24 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am)
TNSEG 37	Real-time Zoom Sitting Session 5/8, 5/15 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am)
TNSEG 38	Real-time Zoom Sitting Session 5/22, 5/29, 6/5 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am)
	No Class in June
TNSEG 39	Real-time Zoom Sitting Session 7/17, 7/24, 7/31 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am)
TNSEG 40	Real-time Zoom Sitting Session 8/21, 8/28, 9/11 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am)
TNSEG 41	Real-time Zoom Sitting Session 9/25, 10/2 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am)
TNSEG 42	Real-time Zoom Sitting Session 10/23, 10/30, 11/6 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am)
TNSEG 43	Real-time Zoom Sitting Session 11/20, 12/4, 12/11 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am)

Bridging Class, Tainan Year 2020
Class	Dates (Saturdays 11am-11:45am)
	No class in January
TNSEG 24 (2 sessions)	2/16 (Sun), 2/22
TNSEG 25	3/14, 3/21, 3/28
TNSEG	4/11, 4/18, 4/25 cancelled
TNSEG	5/2, 5/16, 5/23 cancelled
TNSEG	7/4, 7/11, 7/18 cancelled
TNSEG 26	7/25, 8/1 (2-session class)
TNSEG 27	Outdoor Sitting Session 8/15, 8/22 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am) 8/29 (Saturday, Monthly half-day retreat 8:30am-10:30am)
TNSEG 28	Outdoor Sitting Session 9/5, 9/12 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am) 9/19 (Saturday, Monthly half-day retreat 8:30am-10:30am)
TNSEG 29	Outdoor Sitting Session 10/17 (Saturday, 8:30am – 9:30am) 10/24 (Saturday,Monthly half-day retreat 8:30am-12:00pm)
TNSEG 30	Outdoor Sitting Session 10/31, 11/7 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am) 11/14 (Saturday, Monthly half-day retreat 8:30am-12:00pm)
TNSEG 31	Outdoor Sitting Session 11/21, 12/5 (Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am) 12/12 (Saturday, Monthly half-day retreat 8:30am-12:00pm)