• Centro Zen Anshin Pace del Cuore

    Centro Zen Anshin Pace del Cuore

    at every step, the deep meaning of reality, endless.

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  • Il Risveglio

    Il Risveglio

    the awakening of spirit in the beauty of forms.

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  • Meditazione Zen e Studio del Dharma

    Meditazione Zen e Studio del Dharma

    only a Buddha bows to another Buddha

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  • Danza Creativa - Danzaterapia

    Danza Creativa - Danzaterapia

    Anshin, a peaceful oasis in the heart of Rome

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  • Spiritualità, Arte e Cultura

    Spiritualità, Arte e Cultura

    every being has his own power, his own energy, his own dance

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  • Radici

    Radici

    Tai Chi born from Infinite

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  • Centro Zen Anshin Pace del Cuore
  • Il Risveglio
  • Meditazione Zen e Studio del Dharma
  • Danza Creativa - Danzaterapia
  • Spiritualità, Arte e Cultura
  • Radici

La Via degli Occhi Limpidi

La Via degli Occhi Limpidi

C’è un grande scrittore nigeriano, Bayo Akomolafe, a cui mi piace accostare l’autrice di queste pagine. Entrambi ci invitano a superare recinti e steccati, a guardare questo mondo che tutti abitiamo con “occhi limpidi”, per uscire dalla schiavitù del già noto, del cliché e della convenzione.
Filippo La Porta

Dharma Talks Doryu

La saggezza dei Maestri Buddhisti commentata e attualizzata dalle parole del Maestro Doryu Cappelli

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Se respiri, stai danzando

Beati i fiori, beati i pesci, beate le montagne.
A nessuno di voi verrebbe in mente
di voler essere da un’altra parte.
Vi prego, insegnateci il vostro segreto.

Zen - Zazen Meditation

True everyday Practice becomes naturally a beneficial gift
for us and all beings.
Zen - Zazen Meditation

Practising at Anshin

Hours and days of Anshin Practice.

Zen - Zazen Meditation

Zen and Forms

Studying and understanding the meaning of the forms of Zen.

CREATIVE DANCE – DANCETHERAPY

Awakening of agility, elasticity and trust in your own body, emotions and creativity.
CREATIVE DANCE – DANCETHERAPY

CONSCIOUS LISTENING

A space to grow and free your own vital force

CREATIVE DANCE – DANCETHERAPY

Tai chi - Qi Gong

Equilibrium, harmony, balance: an ancient wisdom for a new wellness.

ZEN AND DANCE

Workshops with dancer and zen priest Annamaria Gyoetsu Epifanìa
ZEN AND DANCE

Anshin - The Teachers

Annamaria Gyoetsu Epifanìa
Guglielmo Doryu Cappelli

ZEN AND DANCE

HOLIDAY IN ANSHIN

Zen Garden B&B
Blue River Guest House

SESSHIN

kinhin

Monthly sessions of intensive practice open to everyone, irrespective of religious belief and culture

Sesshin, literally meaning "to unite, to recollect the heart-mind," is a period of retreat offering a unique opportunity to focus our attention on the various facets of the Practice, away from distractions.
Sessions of meditation alternate to ceremonies, Samu*, Oryoki**, Dharma talks***, and rest .

The profound atmosphere in a Sesshin rests on the commitment of all participants to living in mutual harmony, and in a spirit of mutual support.

Typical schedule of a short Sesshin:
First day:
5.00 pm    Sangha**** gathering and Samu (organizing spaces and meals)
7.30 pm    Zazen, Kinhin, Zazen
8.50 pm    Evening Cerimony
9.30 pm    Informal supper and tidy up
10.15 pm    Zazen
10.45 pm     Reciting the Bodhisattva***** vows
11.00 pm    Rest

Second day
5.30 am    Wake up
6.00 am    Zazen, Kinhin, Zazen
7.20 am    Morning Service
7.45 am    Oryoki (Formal breakfast)
8.30 am    Samu
9.30 am    Dharma Talk
10.15 am    Zazen
11.00 am    Closing ceremony; tidy up
11.15 am    Closing Sangha meeting
12.00 am    Common lunch


*Samu: work, as a gift to the Community and to the Temple
**Oryoki: a formal meal  
***Dharma Talk: teaching about Buddhist philosophy
**** Sangha: a practising community
***** Bodhisattva: an awakened being

“With practice and study we can awake an amazing body, mind and spirit. Our big duty as human being is to show the beauty of being exactly as we are, embracing the uncertain and stormy nature of the existence”

Anshin Zen Centre is affiliated to the  Sanshin Zen Community founded by Master Shohaku Okumura and is also associated to the  Italian Buddhist Union
Meditation and all the Centre activities are open to everyone, independently from any religious belief or culture.

2 minutes walking distance from Trastevere station, Anshin Zen Centre is well connected with public transportation: directly linked to the airport Leonardo Da Vinci and to Termini station.mappa

 

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