The article titled Meditation for Beginners that appeared in Sunday's Gazette-Times leaves out some important information that I'd like to add.

Corvallis Zen Circle (www.corvalliszencircle.com) and Five Stones Sangha (http://www.fivestonessangha.org/) have both been go-to places for meditators for many years. Interestingly, Corvallis Zen Circle is about to complete the purchase of the first dedicated meditation center in Corvallis, which will be called Sangha Jewel Zen Center. You'll be hearing more about this wonderful new opportunity in the coming months.

In addition, a number of groups were omitted from the list: Insight Meditation (vipassana) has a group on campus at Westminster House, Mondays at 6:30 p.m. (open to everyone, not just Oregon State University students, staff and faculty members); another group meets at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Fridays at 10:15 a.m. And there are both Tibetan (Mondays, 6:30 p.m. at the Friends Meeting) and Self-Realization Fellowship (www.corvallismeditation.org) groups here too.

Our community does indeed have many resources for meditation instruction. You are welcome at any of them!

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Letter: Meditation story missed spots - Corvallis Gazette Times