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The Zen Garden: A Path towards 'Right Mind'

Sophie Walker takes us on a guided tour around the Zen Garden, an experience which can bring the heart to a state of rest

Hanshan's Poem | with commentary by Michael Haggiag

Poet's Corner 
Can there ever be beauty in pain and loss? The master poet Hansen captures the bittersweet nature of impermanence in this poem.

Chanouyu by Maria V.A. Eckhart | with commentary by Michael Haggiag

Poet's corner
Poet Maria Eckhart captures the essence of doing, without doing

Extract | The Four Noble Truths by Ajahn Sumedho | Part III

Book Extract
Ajahn Sumedho explains how to let go when suffering arises through the contemplation of the Four Noble Truths.

Extract | The Four Noble Truths by Ajahn Sumedho | Part II

Book Extracts
Ajahn Sumedho remembers discovering why he couldn't be at peace in the 'now'.

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

Book Extracts
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

Book extracts
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’?

A Crooked Heart Misses the Target

The contrasted effects of a calculating versus a non-grasping attitude are demonstrated in Eugen Herrigel’s book, Zen in the Art of Archery.

Setting up a Meditation Practice (Zazen)

The physical and mental components of sitting meditation. How to establish a meditation practice at home.
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