This page describes a few terms used elsewhere in this site to describe our practice. A glossary of zen terms can be accessed by clicking here.

Kinhin
Walking meditation, or kinhin in Japanese, is usually performed in between periods of zazen. 

Sangha
The community of Buddhist practitioners. More narrowly, the immediate community, in this case Stillpoint. More broadly, the larger human community, or the community of all living beings.

Sesshin
Translated as "Gathering of the mind," sesshin is an extended period of sitting meditation lasting many days. Periods of zazen and kinhin may be interspersed with work practice, lectures, and discussion.

Zazen
Seated meditation, or zazen in Japanese, forms the heart of our practice. We urge newcomers to seek instruction in zazen from a senior Stillpoint member before sitting in the zendo.

Zazenkai
All day sitting, or zazenkai in Japanese, provides one with the opportunity for intensifying and deepening one's practice through the experience of longer periods of uninterrupted zazen

Zendo
A space reserved for meditation.