Leeds Zen Group

Leeds Zen Group If you have any questions or wish to arrange an introduction please contact John on 07946 476471.

Leeds Zen Group meets three times a week at Woodhouse Community Centre to practice zazen - simply sitting, neither grasping at the thoughts and emotions that arise within us, nor rejecting them, but allowing them to pass by. Central to Zen Practice is the practice of zazen – simply sitting, not grasping at the thoughts and emotions that arise within us, nor rejecting them, but allowing them to pas

s by. Through this, naturally, unconsciously and automatically, we become aware that many of our everyday preoccupations are not so important, and that clinging tightly to them brings suffering to us and to others.

“Sitting quietly, doing nothing; Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.”- Matsuo Bashō(Image is “Cherry Blossoms i...
22/04/2026

“Sitting quietly, doing nothing;
Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.”
- Matsuo Bashō

(Image is “Cherry Blossoms in the Grove of Sujin Temple” by Utagawa Hiroshige II)

08/04/2026

“Suffering originates from various causes and conditions. But the root cause of our pain and suffering lies in our own ignorant and undisciplined state of mind. The happiness we seek can be attained only through the purification of our minds.”
– The Dalai Lama

02/04/2026

“Every child is born in the garden of humanity as a flower. Each flower differs from every other flower. There are many messages in our society that tell us, even when we’re young people, that there’s something wrong with us and that if we just buy the right product, or look a certain way, or have the right partner, that will fix it. As grown-ups, we can remind young people that they’re already beautiful as they are; they don’t have to be someone else.”
– Thich Nhat Hahn

Address

197 Woodhouse Street
Leeds
LS62NY

Opening Hours

Monday 7pm - 8:30pm
Thursday 6:30pm - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 10:30am

Telephone

07946 476471

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