
Crosby sesshin
Here is the group photograph from the end of sesshin. More photographs will be in the photo albums page soon.
Read more…Here is the group photograph from the end of sesshin. More photographs will be in the photo albums page soon.
Read more…Awakenings is a non-fiction hands-on look at the human condition, the causes of suffering, what can be done about them and how to take up help in the pursuit of its resolve. “I wrote the book as a response to the increased suffering I see around me in my life caused by the isolation experienced […]
Read more…East Barn Zendo exists so that people may come together to practise zazen (meditation) in the Zen Buddhist tradition promulgated by Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi (1931-1995). For this reason, the zendo (meditation room) has a Buddhist altar as its focus, towards which we bow and chant. Some people are disconcerted by the idea that in […]
Read more…I often think of Zen books as something like the fourth treasure, combining with the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha treasures in a handy, go anywhere package. As a newbie to Zen practice, I’ve only scratched the surface of the countless titles available, but feel my practice has benefited immensely from what little I have read. […]
Read more…The phrase “there is space for it all” came into my head while sitting this morning and it seems to describe for me (so far) practising during the pandemic. My main practice at any time seems to be sitting with whatever feels the least comfortable. It’s not a practice I deliberately choose but on reflection […]
Read more…I miss Sesshin! Trying to write down what I am missing and why, and what I can learn from this has helped me make sense of things. We had been thinking about the April trip from Norway to Crosby since the end of October sesshin. Then by March it was clear that the trip was […]
Read more…Best Wishes for the New Year from Keizan Scott Roshi Dear Fellow Practitioners, The theme of the present SWZ Newsletter just posted out is ‘What is my favourite koan and why?’ This newsletter is a really good issue with fine contributions and especially from Karen/Shoji and Jez/Yushin with their commentaries on a favourite koan. (you can find the […]
Read more…At StoneWater Zen London, we have continued with our regular programme of weekly and monthly classes. We held our first AGM on 24 July to discuss the future growth of our practice together. However, earlier in the year, we had already discussed what we might do as a sangha to support Buddhist Action Month (June), […]
Read more…I recently attended a large Liverpool comprehensive school to take part in an interfaith event as part of a Culture Day. Our input was coordinated by Liverpool Community Spirit, an interfaith educational charity, and I was there to represent Buddhism alongside two other faith groups, Judaism and Global Christianity. The format of the day […]
Read more…Dear Folks, Thank you for the support and interest some of you have shown in the TGO backpacking challenge I recently undertook crossing the Scottish Highlands from the west to the east coast. And especial thanks for the down jacket I bought with money given to me by the sangha to mark becoming a Roshi. It […]
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