"U - Turn If You Want To..."

Forthcoming events for w/c 3rd October 2022

When to hold on and when to let-go is never an easy question? How to boil a hammer at the top of the temple pole?

News Round Up for w/e 1st October 2022

News & snippets from Zen Cyber-Space

The latest news and snippets from across Zen Cyber-Space

News Round Up for w/e 16th September 2022

News & snippets from Zen Cyber-Space

The latest news and snippets from across Zen Cyber-Space

News Round Up for w/e 11th September 2022

News & snippets from Zen Cyber-Space

The latest news and snippets from across Zen Cyber-Space

Announcement: A monthly drop-in tutorial to discuss Zen practice

Forthcoming events for 12th September 2022

A monthly interactive discussion for members to discuss Zen practice.

Form: A Tutorial

Forthcoming events for w/c 5th September 2022

A reminder about our live tutorial on 'Form' 5th September at 1900hrs BST. Zoom link

News Round Up for w/e 3rd September 2022

News & snippets from Zen Cyber-Space

The latest news and snippets from across Zen Cyber-Spacev

Upcoming Tutorial on Form Practice

Forthcoming events for w/c 29th August 2022

Q&A on form practice, the importance of form in Zen training.

News Round Up for w/e 26th August 2022

News & snippets from Zen Cyber-Space

The latest news and snippets from across Zen Cyber-Space

News Round Up for w/e 20th August 2022

News & snippets from Zen Cyber-Space

The latest news and snippets from across Zen Cyber-Space

Form & Nature

Forthcoming events for w/c 22nd August 2022

Form practice is at the heart of Zen training. What is it and why is it so important? Plus notice of upcoming live tutorial.

News Round Up for w/e 13th August 2022

News & snippets from Zen Cyber-Space

The latest news and snippets from across Zen Cyber-Space

Monkey Magic!

Forthcoming events for w/c 8th August 2022

There have been one or two film suggestions in the Telegram group and I think we will have a film list as well as a book list for this one.

News Round Up for w/e 4th August 2022

News & snippets from Zen Cyber-Space

The latest news and snippets from across Zen Cyber-Space

The Results Are In - Long Course subject for Autumn 2022

Forthcoming events for w/c 1st August 2022

Zen... is coming home!

In this Fathom Long Body...

& forthcoming events for w/c 25th July 2022

The long march to separate body and mind may be here.

Buddhist Meditation in a Nutshell

& Forthcoming events for this w/c 17th July 2022

What it says on the tin.

A Taste of Honey

Forthcoming events for w/c 11th July 2022

A taste of the eternal tempers the volatile ups and downs of the world.

Dream Incubation & The 2 Million Year Old Man

& Forthcoming events for w/c 27th June 2022

How can dreams offer guidance to help us in our lives and spiritual practice?

What is Buddhist Practice?

Forthcoming events for w/c 20th June 2022

There is a marked difference in how Buddhism is practiced in non-native Buddhist countries.

Originally there is no rubbish & forthcoming events for w/c 13th June 2022

Remembering Soko Morinaga Roshi

Forthcoming events for w/c 6th June 2022

Module 6 is now up

The Science of Gratitude

& forthcoming events for w/c 30th May 2022

What is the best way to practice gratitude?

It's Summer at Last! Forthcoming events for w/c 9th May 2022

“In the landscape of Spring there is neither better nor worse. The flowering branches grow both long or short.”

Finding Out What is Important

Forthcoming events for w/c 25th April 2022

Far from deciding what is important it is more a process of discovery. Plus forthcoming events for this week 25th April 2022.

Forthcoming Events w/c 19th April 2022

Why despair might be meaningful?

An Easter egg from This Jungian Life

Good and Evil in Buddhism

Plus Forthcoming Events for w/c 11th April 2022

The ongoing war in Ukraine has highlighted for us here in Europe, and elsewhere, the fragility of the gilded bubble in which we live.

Forthcoming events for w/c 4th April 2022

A tutorial, streamed Zazen and Happy Birthday Buddha!

This Tuesday at 1900hrs BST we have the tutorial for module 3 and 3.1 for Living with Uncertainty. These two modules take a look at the practice paths for...

This Week in the Dharma Centre

New supplementary module plus live-streamed zazen for this week

This week i've uploaded a new module 3.1 - Starting a daily life practice and introduction to Zen training. As this last module for Living...

Forthcoming Events for w.c 21st March 2022

What's happening in the Community Dharma Centre this week?

Forthcoming Events for w/c 14th March 2022

Tutorial for Module 2 of Living with Uncertainty and our live-streamed zazen meditation

Forthcoming events w/c 8th March 2022

What's coming up for community members and a few thoughts about Angulimala.

Dharani for Removing Disasters

Sho-sai-shu

A dharani for general protection and safekeeping 

Upcoming Dates for your Diary 28th February 2022

What's on this week in the Community

Tutorial, Zazen meditation and next course module

Upcoming Dates for Your Diary 21st February 2022

Live streamed Zazen meditation plus tutorial for Module 1

Live streamed Zazen meditation plus tutorial for Module 1

Holding It Together

Supplementary article for live-streamed zazen 17th February 2022

To keep the mind straight, first keep the body straight

Live Streaming Zazen Meditation w/e 11th February 2022

Date and time for live streamed zazen meditation for this week.

A Word from our Patrons

Powering up the practice with help from our patrons.

Welcome to The Zen Gateway Community

Our 'local' online Dharma Group

Online meditation, Dharma courses, One-to-one with a teacher, Meet the others.