Why were the Zen masters so disrespectful to the Buddha?

The 3rd patriarch of Zen says, ‘The Great Way is not difficult, it merely avoids picking and choosing.’ This week’s Gateway Talk unpacks what these lines mean and why it holds the essence of all Buddhist teachings within it.

WE take a look at the famous Zen Koan “What is the meaning of Bodhidharma’s coming from the West?"

Because of our tendency to view opposites as being in conflict with each other, we can't see situations clearly. Martin reveals how we can use skillful means to let problems resolve themselves in harmony with natural rhythm of life.

Is the truth within us or outside of us?

The state of enlightenment points to something far more ordinary than we might assume.

Who is the one who sees, hears and smells? Who is the doer? Who is the one who knows?

If the natural state of mind is the Buddha mind why don’t we recognise it?

There is a quiet a spaciousness that already exists within us, but how do we find it?

Although the Buddha’s teachings appear to come from the outside the Heart-Mind is their original source.

How to let causes and conditions (or Karma) work in your favor.

The Buddha said that to understand the teaching of the '12 Linked Chain of Causation' was to understand the Dharma itself. In this talk we take a deep dive into the teaching.

In this final episode Jamie & Martin discuss the mythological and psychological models that have been created by different cultures across the ages, from the Norse myths of the Nine worlds to the collective unconscious.

In this episode Jamie & Martin discuss the role of the body as a source of insight and wisdom, relinquishing the cognitive agenda and exploring a realm of pure sensation.

In this talk Jamie and Martin discuss the spiritual and psychotherapeutic transformations can happen when we apply mindfulness to the relationships we have in our lives.

This episode looks at the question of whether mindfulness is a religious practice or a therapeutic practice.