Joyful Mind
Zen Community
Joyful Mind Zen Community supports the meditation practice of Zen for all people. We are an interfaith Zen community practicing together to relieve suffering in our lives and in the world. We are a group of friends and companions on the path of joy, liberation, and awakening. We are located in Rockville, Maryland and the Washington DC Metro area, and extended through our online practice.
We welcome newcomers and visitors to practice with us.
Joyful Mind Zendo offers teaching, instruction, and practice periods in the time-honored Zen tradition adapted to our contemporary and daily lives. We welcome all who are drawn to a simple meditation practice regardless of experience, religious faith or affiliation. We emphasize sitting meditation (zazen) and living the path of Awakening (bodhisattva path) for all people.
The teachings and practice are free to all. We practice diversity and inclusion as the path of Awakening. We are a non-profit organization and donations are gratefully accepted. Come sit with us!
Our Guiding Teacher Sensei Martine Palmiter is a dharma successor in the direct teaching lineage of the Venerable Hakuyū Taizan Maezumi in the White Plum Asanga.
“We practice who we really are, not who we think we are.”
