Followers of the Way..

"Buddha is not to be attained. The Three Vehicles and the Five Natures, as well as the Complete and Sudden teachings are only traces. All are but expedient means, temporary remedies for curing diseases."

(Rinzai Gigen . 866CE)

Welcome to the latest version of our website! We are here to provide material and support for Buddhist practitioners with an emphasis on the Zen tradition. It is a work in progress and you will be seeing changes and new features over the coming months.

In the meantime, we would love to hear from you - please get in touch with your feedback and suggestions.

Martin Goodson

Martin Goodson

Editor

New this week

The Great Awakening! - From Miraculous Birth to the Buddha's Enlightenment

Our look at the mythic and symbolic meanings of the life of the Buddha ends with the three temptations from Mara and...

Book Review:Entangled Life - How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures” by...

Peter Glynne Jones reviews this book from biologist Merlin Sheldrake (son of Rupert), on the fascinating world of...

News Round Up w/e 28th November 2020 - News and snippets from Zen cyber-space

The Great Rohatsu Sesshin - Exercises in Mindfulness

The commemoration of the Buddha's Enlightenment runs from 1st to the morning of 8th December in the NE Buddhist...

Zen Bites #6 Daily Life Practice - Zen Buddhism & Psychotherapy

In this discussion Jamie & Martin discuss the mechanics of daily life practice, the practice of meditation in the...

Images of Truth: Maitreya

Maitreya is the Buddha who is prophesied to come after Buddha Shakyamuni. He sits in the Tushita heaven awaiting his...

Sitting Under the Bodhi Tree - From Miraculous Birth to The Buddha's Enlightenment.

Our story moves into its final act when the Great Bodhisattva, having now abandoned the ascetic life, makes his seat...

News Round Up w/e 22nd November 2020 - News & snippets from Zen cyber-space

Review: My Octopus Teacher - A Netflix documentary

Craig Foster spent a year following and learning from a wild octopus. It became a relationship that changed his...

Retreat to the Forest & The Five Ascetics - From miraculous birth to The Buddha's Enlightenment

Having learned all he could from his spiritual teachers the Ascetic Gautama retreats to the forest. Here he realises...

News Round Up w/e 14th November 2020 - News and snippets from Zen cyber-space

Zen Bites #5 The Compassionate Heart

Therapeutic Mindfulness now includes specific practices around compassion. Jamie and Martin discuss the importance of...

Getting started with Zen

The Madyamaka

An introduction to the Indian Buddhist school of thought that develops in the form of commentaries on the works...

What is Zen Buddhism?

The Zen (jp.) school arose in China where it is known as Ch'an which means 'meditation'. It is a...

Editors Picks

Home Shrines

Being confined at home, why not consider making sacred spaces that can support our efforts walking the...

Karmic Dreams

The Zen stories of 'awakening' links this inner transformation with an outer event. What is the...

Buddhism - The British Library Exhibition

Buddhist manuscripts, ancient and modern accompanied by ambient soundscapes creates a meditative atmosphere at this...

Features revisited

The Indian Mahayana Development

Mahayana, (Sanskrit: “Greater Vehicle”) movement that arose within Indian Buddhism around the beginning...

The Five Wisdom Buddhas - Vairocana

Not all Buddhas were considered flesh and blood or walked the earth. The Five Wisdom Buddhas are the Wisdom states as...

What is Zen Buddhism?

Find out how to start a Zen practice within the context of the Buddha's teachings.

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Who was the Buddha?

The Buddha set out on a journey to find the cause of human suffering. When he awoke to the truth he spent the rest of his life teaching humanity the way to peace.

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