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“When I find myself as the One I am to be; and as the All I am to be, what greater pleasure is there? A human being should stand free from images and detached from all creation; therein lies the greatest pleasure.” <\/p>Henry Seuse<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n

There are now over 100 teachers in Via Integralis, which has been organised as an association since 2016. They offer numerous evening groups, weekly meditation groups, and one-day or multi-day contemplation courses. They introduce people of different backgrounds and ages to the practice of zazen and have themselves been on the path as practitioners for at least ten years, others for thirty. <\/p>\n\n

The Via Integralis teaching community sees itself as a learning organisation. In a changing world, it sees itself as an experimental laboratory for holistic and cooperative togetherness.<\/p>\n\n

In the course of the first courses up to the present day, the following curriculum for contemplation teachers has evolved.<\/p>\n\n

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Contemplation teacher via integralis level 1<\/h4>\n\n

All teachers have at least ten years’ experience in non-objective contemplation or Zen practice and have completed the three-year Contemplation Teacher Level 1 course. They have thus dealt with the basics in greater depth alongside their ongoing personal practice.<\/p>\n\n

This includes:<\/p>\n\n