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Nothing Further to Seek

Sentient beings are already endowed with the Buddha nature, so why aren’t we all Buddhas?

How to Sit Zazen (meditation)

Fundamentals of Zen
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.

Studies in the Lankavatara Sutra by D.T. Suzuki

Book Extracts
D.T Suzuki on the history and development of Mahayana Buddhism in China.

How is the Zen Practice going? Tips for 2023

Exercises in Mindfulness 
With the Winter break over it’s time to get back to the training. We have some tips and tricks to get the ball rolling again and how to identify areas that need a little bit more effort.

Pondering

THE BUDDHA BLOG
In this episode Jizo reveals why his life was not so different from the Buddha’s.

Latest Articles

Audio Talks

The Great Way is not Difficult

Podcast: An Interview with Meido Moore

Nothing Further To Seek is Attaining the Dharma

Practice

We use it every day but are not aware of it

A Zen Teaching
Buddha Nature is closer than you think!

The Foundation of Good Meditation and Mindfulness Practice

Exercises in Mindfulness
How do we create the mind body connection? This week we have some exercises to help experience why ‘the form’ is so important in Zen training.

How is the Zen Practice going? Tips for 2023

Exercises in Mindfulness 
With the Winter break over it’s time to get back to the training. We have some tips and tricks to get the ball rolling again and how to identify areas that need a little bit more effort.

What is Rohatsu?

Exercises in Mindfulness
The memorial to the Buddha's Enlightenment is a week long Zen retreat that tests the monastic's inner strength to the full.

Bamboo on the Mountain: A story of patient endurance

Exercises in Mindfulness
How can we connect with the natural flow of things?

Magazine

Pondering

THE BUDDHA BLOG
In this episode Jizo reveals why his life was not so different from the Buddha’s.

Studies in the Lankavatara Sutra by D.T. Suzuki

Book Extracts
D.T Suzuki on the history and development of Mahayana Buddhism in China.

Leaving Home

THE BUDDHA BLOG
Prince Gautama faces a moral dilemma. 

Is ChatGPT the name of the next Buddha?

Blog
Is this the beginning of an AI revolution that will free humanity or enclave it? Or could it be the next Buddha? Find out in this week’s Blog article.

The Third Meeting

THE BUDDHA BLOG
In this episode Prince Gautama, the Buddha to be, encounters death for the very first time

Buddhism

Nothing Further to Seek

Sentient beings are already endowed with the Buddha nature, so why aren’t we all Buddhas?

The Anger Eating Demon

Stories from the Buddhist Tradition
A demon which feeds on anger finds plenty to chew on at the court of King Shaka.

Dhammapada 225

Verses from the Dhammapada
How is aversion just another type of clinging?

The Woman Who Couldn’t See the Buddha

Stories from the Buddhist Tradition
A story about someone who is unable to see what’s right in front of their face.

King Milinda Eats a Fine Meal!

Stories from the Buddhist Tradition
Why do new things lose their shine?

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