During these anxious times, the Third Ancestor’s teachings can be very helpful in relieving the anxiety of life as we know it right now.
Translated by Richard Clark

Zen Center of

Las Vegas

Come experience the true Dharma with us

Zen Master

Ji Haeng

Abbot & Guiding Teacher 

Zen Master Ji Haeng, (translation: Wisdom Action) serves as both Abbot and Guiding Teacher of the Zen Center of Las Vegas. Beginning formal zen training in the Kwan Um School of Zen in the mid 1980’s, he received “Inka,” a Buddhist term meaning “authority to teach” from the famous Korean Zen Master Seung Sahn on April 6, 2002. 

Announcements:

   Mid-week Zen practice will commence once again on Thursday May 2nd from 6:30 – 7:30 pm. 

Our Teachings

Weekly blogs and teachings from Zen Master Ji Haeng are released every Monday morning.

This poem was presented to Ji Haeng at his ceremony by Zen Master Wu Kwang who was his sponsor and guide throughout the transmission process.

The white cloud is never hindered by the blue mountain peak,

Clear water flows endlessly to the sea,

The Great Vow is our original face, 

10,000 years. Wisdom Action.

The Sixth Patriarch, Hui Neng, defined Zen as bringing forth no thoughts about what we perceive externally while also most importantly not being moved by internal feelings and emotions.

Being moved around by these things always leaves us confused and unsettled. Hui Neng says “Abiding nowhere, wisdom mind arises.” The Zen Center of Las Vegas never proselytizes or teaches something that has to be “believed in” or intellectualized. The Buddha taught that all phenomena, circumstances, and yes, even cherished beliefs, are fundamentally empty of any lasting value. Even as you read this, thousands of cells in your body have died and thousands have been born. Human beings are process and not entity – Quantum Physics. Realizing this truth is liberating and brings with it great freedom. No longer tethered by philosophy or religion, we realize without dogma a moral and ethical imperative that is unparalleled. The elements that revolve within Zen are the same factors present in martial arts discipline. Said another way, there is no distinction between spirit and matter. As the Heart Sutra instructs, “Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.”

Get in touch

Location

7925 Virtue Court
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113

Contact Us

Phone : (702) 293-4222

Email : zencenteroflasvegas@gmail.com

Our Hours

Beginners Introduction
First Sunday of Every Month: 12pm

Sunday
In-Person Practice: 1pm