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Transcending Mindfulness: 8 | Crisis, Chaos and Uncertainty

What is the role of chaos in spiritual development and what can we do to navigate it effectively?

Why do we chant The Repentance Sutra?

Troubleshooting Zen Study & Practice
If feelings of shame and guilt reinforce the delusion of 'I', why is the Repentance Sutra seen as one of the most important daily chants in the Zen tradition?

Gentling the Bull | Chapter 7

Book Extract
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.

Step Carefully

Gateway Talks
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.

An Interview with Randolph Whitfield: Translating the Core Texts from the

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.

Rinzai’s Attention to the Smallest Detail

Master Rinzai explains how a teacher might use circumstances to wake students out of their slumber.

Transcending Mindfulness: 7 | Trauma and Healing

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.

Getting Beyond Light and Shade

Gateway Talks
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

A tutorial for Zazen, mediation Zen style

Transcending Mindfulness: 6 | Deeper Shadow

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.

The Three Types of Zen Students

Gateway talks
We look at the three different classes of Zen students and why the teaching methods of the Zen masters can sometimes seem so bizarre. 

Transcending Mindfulness: 5 | The Awakened Ape

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
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