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

News Round up w/e 24th October 2020 - News and snippets from Zen Cyber Space

GRACEFUL EXITS How Great Beings Die: - : Death stories of Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist and Zen Masters. Compiled and...

Michael Haggiag reviews a remarkable book about how spiritual masters die a good death.

Getting Back Up to Speed - An Exercise in Mindfulness

Taking up a simple exercise in paying attention to one thing can help invigorate a daily mindfulness practice. Here...

From Familiars to Zombies: - The Horror of Bodily Invasion in Folklore and Films

From the archive - The stronger the sense of a separate self, the greater the horror of bodily invasion.

An Illustrated Jātaka:Mahāmora-jātaka (part 2) - The Tale of the Golden Peacock illustrated by Roberta Mansell

News Round up w/e 16th October 2020 - News and snippets from Zen cyber-space

Zen Bites #3 What is Mindfulness for? - A dialogue between Zen & Psychotherapy

This episode looks at the question of whether mindfulness is a religious practice or a therapeutic practice.

The Great Renunciation - From Miraculous Birth to The Buddha's Enlightenment

A husband and father leaves in the dead of night, abandoning his family and his responsibilities. The Great...

The Gateway Interviews: Dr Sam van Schaik - Head of The Endangered Archive Programme at The British Library, London

We discuss Dr Schaik's new book Buddhist Magic and take in along the way, the history of the Dunhuang complex,...

Images of Truth: Seated Buddha (Cambodia) 6-8th Century

The hard sandstone used to create this elegant Buddha rupa makes its formation an act of arduous devotion that...

The Illustrated Jātakas or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births - Illustrated by Roberta Mansell

These stories tell the tales of how the Great Bodhisattva, who would one day become Shakyamuni Buddha, developed the...

An Illustrated Jātaka:Mahāmora-jātaka (part 1) - The Tale of the Golden Peacock illustrated by Roberta Mansell

These tales tell of the previous births of Shakyamuni Buddha and appear throughout the scriptures. They tell how the...

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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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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