Bellingen Zen Group
Bellingen Zen Group is a small, but dedicated group of Zen practitioners who get together to support one another in all the activities we offer. We do this so that we may learn to meet our life with honesty, intelligence, kindness, and insight. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, we would love to hear from you.
Vince Jensen
Guiding Teacher
Vince Jensen is the Guiding teacher of Bellingen Zen Group and Associate teacher of Ordinary Mind Zen Brisbane. He commenced studying Zen in 1985 with Charlotte Joko Beck at Zen Center of San Diego. After moving to Australia in 1999, he continued to study with Joko Beck as well as several other teachers including Ezra Bayda from Zen Center of San Diego, Sexton Burke Roshi and Ellen Davison Roshi at Bellingen Zen Group, and with Gregg Howard of Ordinary Mind Zen Brisbane. Vince was appointed Practice Leader by both Ellen Davison (2016) and Gregg Howard (2017) and in 2021 received Dharma transmission from Gregg Howard and became a teacher within the Ordinary Mind School of Zen.
Schedule
Bellingen Zen Group offers a regular schedule of formal sittings, all day sitting, and longer retreats. These events are offered at times in person or on Zoom or both depending on circumstances. Our weekly sitting schedule is: Tuesday 7:30pm to 8:30pm - includes 2 sitting periods. Thursday 7:30pm to 8:30pm - includes 1 sitting period followed by a talk. If you haven’t sat with us before Vince would like to make contact with you before you begin sitting with us. Our email is bellingenzengroup@gmail.com. To find out about other planned events and changes to the schedule, email Vince and he will send out the information you require.