"True freedom is that which is within the mind."
 

Master Taisen Deshimaru, founder of Zen in Europe ( 1914-1982)

Weekends and samu weeks

The samu is the selfless activity at the service of the community, which prolongs immobile meditation in daily movement: in...

Cancellation winter session & Sangha conference

Due to the current health situation and the restrictions in force we are obliged to cancel the 2020 winter camp and the...

Sesshin at la Gendronnière are cancelled

All sesshin and activities for the month of November 2020 are cancelled.
(c) David Gabriel Fischer

Day of zazen for Master Deshimaru: MAY 3rd

Dear and dear friends of the Great Sangha AZI, As you now know, the extension of the confinement will not allow us to meet...

Cancellation "Great Sangha session"

Dear friends of the AZI, As you can imagine, the Great Sangha session that was supposed to take place at the end of April at...

Doing what must be done

Message of the Spiritual Council of AZI written by Raphaël Doko Triet.

Cancelation zen retreat " Arts et Santé "

Cancelation For obvious reasons related to the Covid-19 epidemic, the "Arts and Health" workshop is cancelled. Merci pour...

Important: measures taken in times of Coronna epidemics

Following the passage to stage 3 in the Covid 19 epidemic, the Abbot of La Gendronnière and the AZI have decided to...

Permaculture at la Gendronnière

Today, we naturally get inspired by permaculture methods in order to walk along and not against that which we call “nature”. The art of growing food becomes the art of non-separation between man and nature.