Welcome to GenjoAn e.V.
We are a Zen community (Sangha) with members from all over Europe.
In zazen meditation, we observe how our mind perceives the world and how it reacts to it - without doing anything with it. The silent acceptance of the movements of the mind leads us into relaxation.
We always meet on Mondays at 7.00 - 8.30 pm.
Currently in Hamburg-Oldenfelde.
You will receive the exact address after your registration.
You can also practise Zen meditation online with us.
Zazenkais are one-day retreats: intensive days of zazen practice and instruction by the teacher.
Zen weekends take place several times a year. They consist of two days of practice, which can also be attended individually.
Dharma expositions are online lectures by teachers in which they present their understanding of Zen.
Roshi Corinne Joie Partagée is the founding teacher of GenjoAn. She has been practising zazen since 1989 and received her teaching licence in 2009.
Sensei Hildegard Lauth lives with her family in the Upper Palatinate and works as a non-medical practitioner. Her love of Zen has been with her since the 1980s...
Sensei Jin Dong Jong Shin was born in Seoul and has lived in Paris since the age of eight. He received Dharma transmission in September 2023.
Henning Matthaei came to Corinne Frottier Roshi via several other teachers and has been practising zazen with her since 2008.
Zazen is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese character 座禅 Tso-ch'an, which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word ध्यान Dhyana (phonetically). It literally means ‘meditation’ or ‘sitting in contemplation’. It describes a state of pristine, thoughtless and wide-awake awareness.
In common usage today, ‘zazen’ refers to the meditation exercise itself, which, through dedication and perseverance, leads the meditator's mind into a state of unbound alertness.
We sit zazen every Monday evening. You are welcome to join us. Participants without experience in zazen should take part in an introduction beforehand. This will take place during the regular time.
Location: We are currently meeting in a private house in Hamburg Oldenfelde. Please write an e-mail if you would like to attend. We will then send you the full address.
Time: Mondays, 19.00 - 20.30
The last evening zazen before the summer break will take place on 21.7.
After the summer break we will start with a Zazenkai on 31.8.