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The Art of Zen Buddhism
John Hart, our first guest speaker of the new year talked about his life as a Zen Buddhist. He gave us a fascinating insight into the origin and evolution of Buddhism and the particular characteristics of Zen. He showed and explained the clothing and artifacts that are used and described a typical meeting which would include a forty minute period of meditation! Lots of questions were asked and I think members were made aware of how widespread the practice of Buddhism is in the world and this country.