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Extract | The Four Noble Truths by Ajahn Sumedho II

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Ajahn Sumedoh remembers discovering the reason he could not wholeheartedly give himself into life and its tasks.

Extract | Bankei Zen: translations from the Record of Bankei

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Zen Master Bankei points out how to spot the Buddha Nature by becoming aware of the traces it leaves from moment to moment.

Extract | Poems of the Japanese Zen Masters

Book Extracts
The Zen masters reveal some of the secrets of Zen practice through poetry.

Extract | The Four Noble Truths by Ajahn Sumedho

Book extracts
"when I first started meditating, I had the idea that meditation would make me kinder and happier... But during the first two months, I never felt so much hatred and anger in my life."

Extract | The Eye and Treasury of the True Law by Dōgen Zenji

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Zen Master Dōgen Zenji on the correct form and practice for sitting Zazen (meditation).

Extract | The Daily Devotional Chants of the Zen Centre | Part II

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Zen master Daiyu explains what taking refuge in the Buddha really means

Extract | The Wisdom of the Zen Masters by Irmgard Schloegl

Book Extracts
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’?

The Wheel of Truth by Ajahn Sumedho | IV

Book Extracts
Ven. Ajahn Sumedho explains how our relationship to everything we experience can produce (or not produce) an awakened mind.

The Wheel of Truth by Ajahn Sumedho | II

Book Extracts
Venerable Ajhan Sumdeo on the difference between trying to be a ‘good’ person and being a ‘whole’ person.

Transfer of Merit: A Short History of its Practice

Blog
Why do we dedicate merit at the end of meditation or chanting? What is its significance and do we really need to do it? 

Interview: Paul Baswick - Running A Māra-thon

The samādhi of running
Zen Practitioner Paul Baswick talks to The Zen Gateway about incorporating running into Buddhist practice as he prepares for a charity marathon.

Karmic Dreams

The Zen stories of 'awakening' links this inner transformation with an outer event. What is the significance of this link for how we view our own consciousness and its relation to the physical world?

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