Sunshine Coast Meditation Center BC Canada

Sunshine Coast Meditation Center BC Canada This temple welcomes those wishing to practice meditation, study Bodhidharma, and practice Tai Chi and Qi Gong.

We spend so much timeintroducing ourselvesthrough what we do.Our work.Our relationships.Our successes.Our failures.But b...
08/12/2026

We spend so much time
introducing ourselves
through what we do.

Our work.
Our relationships.
Our successes.
Our failures.

But beneath every role
is a quieter presence—
one that doesn’t need
to prove or become anything.

This week’s invitation is simple:

Notice how often
you define yourself
by what you do.

Then take one breath,
and simply be.

08/10/2026

Forest = for rest


Silence is not the absence of sound.It is the space in which every sound appears.In meditation, we don’t try to stop the...
07/29/2026

Silence is not the absence of sound.

It is the space in which every sound appears.

In meditation, we don’t try to stop the world.

We simply begin to notice what has always been here.

Perhaps today’s practice is not about hearing more—

but hearing more deeply.

🌿 Join us this summer for meditation and silent retreat.

Retreat registration: Link in bio or sunshinechancentre.com

A Moment to PauseHow often do we arrive somewhere,while our mind is already somewhere else?Zen practice doesn’t begin wi...
07/29/2026

A Moment to Pause

How often do we arrive somewhere,
while our mind is already somewhere else?

Zen practice doesn’t begin with finding the perfect answer.
It begins with noticing.

This week’s reflection is an invitation to pause—not to escape life, but to meet it with a little more awareness.

This week’s practice:
Take one conscious breath before reaching for your phone.

May this be the beginning of returning to the present moment.



“The ordinary mind is the Way.”
— Zen Master Zhaozhou (趙州)

Every sunset reminds us:nothing lasts forever.Let go of what no longer needs to be carried.Rest in this moment.Tomorrow ...
07/27/2026

Every sunset reminds us:
nothing lasts forever.

Let go of what no longer needs to be carried.
Rest in this moment.
Tomorrow begins from here.

🌿 Retreat registration: Link in bio or sunshinechancentre.com

07/27/2026

Zen isn’t only found on the meditation cushion.

It is found while walking.

While caring for the garden.

While washing a bowl.

When we give our full attention to what is in front of us, ordinary life becomes the practice.





Birds.Wind.Traffic.Voices.Instead of focusing on what you hear,ask gently:Who is hearing?Not as an intellectual exercise...
07/22/2026

Birds.

Wind.

Traffic.

Voices.

Instead of focusing on what you hear,

ask gently:

Who is hearing?

Not as an intellectual exercise.

Simply notice.

Sometimes the question itself opens a door.

🌿 Retreat registration: Link in bio or sunshinechancentre.com

The sky never struggles to be spacious.Our minds are the same.Thoughts come and go,but awareness remains open.This is th...
07/20/2026

The sky never struggles to be spacious.

Our minds are the same.
Thoughts come and go,
but awareness remains open.

This is the heart of Zen practice.

🌿 Retreat registration: Link in bio or sunshinechancentre.com

07/20/2026

Movement prepares the body.

Stillness prepares the heart.

Together, pranayama and yoga become one practice of coming home to yourself.





Our minds are trained to solve problems.Zen sometimes offers questions that cannot be solved.Not because they are imposs...
07/15/2026

Our minds are trained to solve problems.

Zen sometimes offers questions that cannot be solved.

Not because they are impossible—

but because they invite us to experience rather than analyze.

Sit quietly today.

Listen.

Not only to sounds,

but also to the silence that holds them.

🌿 Retreat registration: Link in bio or sunshinechancentre.com

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11148 Sunshine Coast Highway
Halfmoon Bay, BC

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