I sincerely want to learn more about Buddhism. I am a practiced meditator of many years—particularly mindfulness meditation. Thusly, vipassana is of great interest to me. I would like to expand my spiritual journey. I’ve been coming across a blockage toward that end, however, with regards to being welcomed with my trained and medical service dog. Although he is small enough to sit on my lap, trained to neither bark, socialize or ever leave my side, nobody has accepted the opportunity to experience this for themselves. I hope against hope that your temple will be the exception.
You and your certified service dog are welcome to services and activities of the Midwest Buddhist Temple.
We are a Shin Buddhist Temple (Jodo Shinshu in Japanese), and we certainly are not in the vipassana tradition. Our roots are in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism, which has a “Path of No Path” in the sense that we do not have a physical practice (path). Rather, we are ordinary people, living ordinary lives and traveling together as “fellow travelers” to encounter a spiritual path that is profoundly ordinary.
We do have Zen Shin mediation, which is a hybrid meditation-type service of Soto Zen, mindfulness and quiet introspection. These sessions are held at 8:30 am Sundays and at 6 pm Wednesdays.
Our Family Service is open to all and are held at 10:30 am Sundays.
Gassho (with palms together), Rev. Ron