Iqaluit Soto Zen Group
Groupe de Zen Sôtô d’Iqaluit
c/o Shogon François Ouellette
3202 Niaqunngusiariaq, Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
https://www.facebook.com/IqaluitZen
Meeting address:
Saimavik Studio
Building 754
Ben Ell Drive
Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
E-mail: IqaluitZen@gmail.com
Resident teacher: Shogon François Ouellette, ordained monk, Silent Thunder Order
Lineage: Matsuoka and Uchiyama lineages
Practices: Chanting sutras, circumambulation, commentary study, dana to sangha, discussion group, meditation, painting, precepts/ordination, prostrations, retreats, singing hymns, sutra study, community volunteering
Meditation: Just sitting (shikantaza), walking, zazen
Weekly program:
Informal meetings Wednesday evenings, 19:00 – 20:00
Formal meetings Sunday mornings, 10:00 – 12:00
Canadian affiliation: Atlantic Soto Zen Center (Silent Thunder Order)
International affiliation: Soto Zen Buddhist Association
Languages: English, French, Inuktitut
Updated: March 2022