Subscribe to our weekly newsletter NEW! Dharma Centre We have just launched our online Dharma Centre. All are welcome... Join our Community! Donate The virtue of generosity, charity or giving. Your donations are welcomed. Learn more Bargaining with Spiritual Powers The Hidden Art of Spiritual Transformation Aug 13, 2022 While the spiritual world may or may not be real, the way humans have bargained with these powers have many common features. How to Sit Zazen (meditation) Fundamentals of Zen Dec 15, 2021 An instructional video on how to achieve the correct posture and perform the correct mudras for Rinzai Zen meditation, finishing with instructions on how to count the breath. How to Bow Fundimentals of Zen Jan 14, 2022 The bow is an essential part of Zen training the teaches us how to surrender through the intelligence of the body, a crucial ingredient for Zen training and a necessary skill to experience awakening. 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Extract | The Wisdom of the Zen Masters by Irmgard Schloegl Book Extracts Aug 13, 2022 If there is still an ‘I’ (or ego) then there is no point in trying to deny it. What then, is the correct approach to empty the heart of ‘me’? Extract | Bankei Zen: Translations from the Record of Bankei by... Book Extracts Aug 3, 2022 After pushing his body too far in the pursuit of insight, a young Master Bankei finds himself on the verge of death when something miraculous suddenly happens. The Limits of Human Will The Hidden Art of Spiritual Transformation Jul 31, 2022 In the quest to rid the culture of old superstitions, we may have lost an important way of interacting with the unconscious. Extract | The Five Houses of Zen by Thomas Cleary Book Extracts Jul 31, 2022 This Book Extract looks at the history of early Buddhism in China and it’s symbiotic development with Chinese spiritual traditions of the time. 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