Zen groups
In France:
Bernay – Dojo zen de Bernay · 19 rue de Morsan · 27300 Bernay
Responsable : Christian Espiau – http://www.zenbernay.org/
Cergy – Dojo zen de Cergy · LCR du Ponceau · Place du ponceau · 95000 Cergy
Responsables : Françoise Lesage – http://www.dojozencergy.fr/
Le Blanc Mesnil – Groupe zen de Blanc Mesnil · 102 avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier · 93150 Le Blanc Mesnil
Responsable : Guy Rivoallan – http://dojozendublancmesnil.blogspot.fr/
Le Havre – Dojo zen Le Havre · 127, rue d’Etretat · 76600 Le Havre
Responsable : Marie-Françoise Samson – Renseignements: Marie-Françoise Samson (+33) 6 08 85 20 17
Les Ulis – Groupe zen Les Ulis · 18- LCR Vaucouleur · 91940 Les Ulis
Responsable : Pascale Laroussi – Renseignements: Pascale Laroussi (+33) 6 62 87 48 03 · plaroussi9[@]gmail.com
Lorgues – Groupe zen de Lorgues · 665 Carraire du Pin · 83510 Lorgues
Responsable : Yves Jégou – Renseignements: yvesjegou[@]yahoo.fr – Yves Jégou (+33) 4 94 73 97 64
Lyon – Dojo zen Bouddhiste de Lyon · 17 rue Raspail · 69100 Villeurbanne
Responsable : Paul Pichaureau – http://www.dojo-bouddhiste-zen-lyon.fr/
Nantes – Dojo zen de Nantes · 4, rue de la Rosière d’art · 44000 Nantes
Responsable : Guy Faure – https://dojozennantes.wordpress.com/
Paris – Dojo Seine Zen · Armée du Salut · 29, rue de cordelières · 75013 Paris
Responsable : Philippe Coupey – http://www.seinezen-paris.org/
Rouen – Dojo zen de Rouen · 5, rue Georges d’Amboise · 76000 Rouen
Responsable : Christian Espiau – http://www.zenrouen.org/
Tremblay sur Mauldre – Groupe zen de Tremblay sur Mauldre · 7 bis avenue Paul Cézanne · 78990 Elancourt
Responsable : Françoise Lesage – Renseignements: Françoise Lesage +33(0)6 31 76 35 43 · fr.lesage[@]libertysurf.fr
Valenciennes – Dojo zen de Valenciennes · 29, rue de Famars · 59300 Valenciennes
Responsable : René Lelong – Renseignements: René Lelong (+33) 6 72 59 00 25 · zenval[@]laposte.net.
In Germany:
Berlin: Zen Dojo Berlin · Wassertorstr. 62 · 10969 Berlin
Responsablee: Gerd Fuchs, Hermann Jansen – http://www.zen-berlin.org/de/dojo-berlin/
Flensburg: Zen Gruppe Flensburg (im Pastorat St.Nikolai) · Südermarkt 15 · 24937 Flensburg
Responsable: Torben Fröhlich – http://www.zen-gruppe-flensburg.de/
Halle: Zen Gruppe Halle · Peißnitzhaus · 06108 Halle (Saale)
Responsable: Lucius Bobikiewicz – http://www.zen-meditation-in-halle.de/
Hamburg: Zen Dojo Hamburg · Holländische Reihe 31a, Hinterhof, 1. Stock · 22765 Hamburg
Responsable: Gernot Knödler – http://zendojohamburg.de/
Ludwigslust: Zen Gruppe Ludwigslust (im Mehrgenerationenhaus Zebef e.V.) · Alexandrinenplatz 1 · 19288 Ludwigslust
Responsable: Bertrand Schütz – www.zen-ludwigslust.de
Köln: Dojo Mugakan · Auguststraße 1 · 50733 Köln
Responsable: Frank Tatas – http://mugakan.de
Müllheim (Baden): Zen Gruppe Müllheim · Etage Zwei, Wilhelmstraße 6 · 79379 Müllheim
Responsable: Christoph Martin – Kontakt: christoph_martin[@]web.de
München: Zen Gruppe München (im Treffpunkt Theresienhöhe ) · Hans-Fischer-Str. 13 · 80339 München
Responsable: Jürgen Mattik – Kontakt: juergenmattik[@]gmx.de
Tübingen: Zen Dojo Tübingen · Gänsackergäßle 2 · c/o Takemusu Aikido · 72074 Tübingen (Lustnau) – Responsable: Uli Dietze – http://www.zendojotue.de/
Waren a.d. Müritz: Zen Gruppe Waren (in der Yogapraxis A. Mecklenburg) · Kleingievitz Nr. 10 · Groß-Gievitz
Responsable: Grit Nagel – Kontakt: grit-nagel-kt[@]gmx.de
In Switzerland :
Buchs – Zen Dojo Buchs · Technikumsstrasse 14 · 9470 Buchs
Responsable: Gerhard Reuteler – http://members.aon.at/samsarati/dojopage1.html
Kodo Sawaki wrote about the dojo:
“A group behaves just like a coal fire. A burning ember that is not fanned goes out all by itself. A big pile of embers becomes a blazing furnace.
When there are many of us, each person must take it upon himself to not disturb the others, by virtue of which we obtain a unique atmosphere. It is precisely by this atmosphere that we recognize a dojo of the Buddha Way.”
Taisen Deshimaru wrote about the dojo:
“The atmosphere of the dojo and the presence of the master and disciples are a precious aid to meditation. A tendency toward emulation occurs in the dojo, which prevents you from giving up at the first sign of fatigue or pain. Doing zazen together, with other people, leads us to practice every zazen as though it were the first time.”
Philippe Coupey wrote about the dojo:
“Every dojo with a strong, solid practice has its own energy. It’s an energy that comes from doshu — how the people in the dojo express the Way through their bodies and minds.
If you visit a dojo and don’t go back for awhile, remember that this place exists, and that you have received the Buddhist teaching there. And if you do go back, please try to practice on a regular basis.
Remember the mind you have at the very beginning. Don’t become an old hand at the practice, thinking you know more than other people, and so on. Beginning mind. This is zazen mind.”