Audio Video Your browser does not support the audio element. Gentling the Bull | Chapter 7 Book Extract Aug 14, 2025 A reading from a foundational text about Zen training. We learn how the student has managed to transform their heart and so is able to perceive (and be in the presence of) a great mystery. Your browser does not support the audio element. Step Carefully Gateway Talks Jul 26, 2025 In this talk Martin explores the subject of the heart’s aspiration, and how it may be awakened in an encounter with the Buddha and his teachings, leading to a life affirming turn - around of the heart. Your browser does not support the audio element. An Interview with Randolph Whitfield: Translating the Core Texts from the Jul 6, 2025 For many years, Randolph Whitfield has laboured to render a seminal Zen text into the English language. He joins Zen teacher Martin Goodson to discuss the text’s history, it’s implications for the practice and the deeper mysteries of Zen hidden within. Your browser does not support the audio element. Rinzai’s Attention to the Smallest Detail Jun 22, 2025 Master Rinzai explains how a teacher might use circumstances to wake students out of their slumber. Your browser does not support the audio element. Transcending Mindfulness: 7 | Trauma and Healing May 29, 2025 Jamie and Martin discuss trauma and its effects on the mind and body, looking at therapeutic techniques from modern psychology and its place within spiritual practices. Your browser does not support the audio element. Getting Beyond Light and Shade Gateway Talks Apr 9, 2025 Master Rinzai exhorts us to focus our attention on liberation and awakening and not to get distracted by the world. How to sit Zazen | Zen meditation Mar 13, 2025 A tutorial for Zazen, meditation Zen style. Your browser does not support the audio element. Transcending Mindfulness: 6 | Deeper Shadow Mar 2, 2025 Why does it seem as if we are not in control of our mind? Jamie and Martin discuss 'the shadow' in Zen practice and Psychology. Your browser does not support the audio element. The Three Types of Zen Students Gateway talks Feb 9, 2025 We look at the three different classes of Zen students and why the teaching methods of the Zen masters can sometimes seem so bizarre. Your browser does not support the audio element. Transcending Mindfulness: 5 | The Awakened Ape Jan 21, 2025 Martin and Jamie explore the concept of ‘Paleo-living’, an attempt at living a more natural way of life inspired by tribal and indigenous cultures Series Transcending Mindfulness Jan 21, 2025 Psychotherapist Jamie Shavdia and Zen Buddhist teacher Martin Goodson, discuss a wide range of topics from the emerging fringes of science, psychology and spirituality. Your browser does not support the audio element. Transcending Mindfulness: 4 | Self-Esteem v. No-Self Dec 22, 2024 Are the Buddha's teachings on the self reconcilable with the modern notion of self-esteem? Previous Next 2 of 9 pages (There are 99 posts) Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next Topics AUDIO COURSES BOOKS DAILY LIFE PRACTICE INTERVIEWS MEDITATION MINDFULNESS PEOPLE PSYCHOLOGY TROUBLESHOOTING ZEN STUDY & PRACTICE ZEN PRACTICE Donate The virtue of generosity, charity or giving. Your donations are welcomed. Learn more Dharma Centre Our online community to complement The Zen Gateway online resource and magazine. Visit Dharma Centre
