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“Is there someone else I can ask?”

Exercises in Mindfulness
Why can life be so upsetting? Cut through the mental noise in this simple exercise. 

Chanting

Exercises in Mindfulness
The benefits of chanting are many! Find out how to get started in this introduction to a key component of Buddhist practice.

The Six Paramitas: 4. Devoted Energy

Exercises in Mindfulness 
This powerful source of energy which we often run away from, is the key to awakening on the Zen path.

But by the Leather of One Pair of Sandals will the Earth be Covered.

Zen practitioner, Olwen Smith, tells of her own experiences of starting Zen training and what she found helpful along the way for lay practice.

Troubleshooting Zen Study & Practice

Do you have a question about the study and practice of Buddhism, Zen, the teachings, meditation, mindfulness, the concepts or philosophy in Buddhism?
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