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The Way of the Herdsman The Ten Bull herding pictures are a classic symbolic journey unique to the Zen school.In this course, Martin Goodson examines the history and precursors of these pictures as well as giving a deep dive into each picture along with their accompanying verses. Martin Goodson Martin Goodson Intermediate · 6hrs Live Streamed Zazen Meditation 28th November 2024 Recorded November 28th 2024 You might like to light a candle and some incense. Martin Goodson Martin Goodson June 20th, 2024 Soko Morinaga Roshi - A Memorial Talk This talk was given by Martin Goodson at The Kettering Buddhist Society on Monday 17th June 2024. Soko Morinaga Roshi was head monk at Daitokuji Zen Training Monastery in Kyoto during the 1960s when Master Daiyu was training there. Read full story Visit our Dharma Centre