Subscribe to our weekly newsletter 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 The Foundations of dissatisfaction and suffering. The Four Noble Truths Oct 29, 2024 The Buddha said that the cause of suffering is attachment but why does attachment arise in the first place? The Blind Men and the Elephant How Forms Shape Perspectives Apr 23, 2023 Why is it that we don’t see things clearly? Jumping at one’s own shadow! Stories Retold Aug 7, 2021 When the imagination becomes gripped by powerful emotions, we can find ourselves lost in fears and worries that may not be well founded. Your browser does not support the audio element. Death’s Three Messengers Gateway Talks Oct 27, 2024 A young man on his wedding day finds himself standing in front of Yama, Lord and Judge of the Dead. 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When it comes to Zen training however, this doesn't quite seem to work, in fact it can become quite a serious obstacle. Extract | The Four Noble Truths by Ajahn Sumedho | Part III Book Extract Oct 4, 2024 Ajahn Sumedho explains how to let go when suffering arises through the contemplation of the Four Noble Truths. Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate by Mumon Ekai with commentary by Soko Book Review Sep 1, 2024 Even before opening this book, I knew that this review would be whole-heartedly endorsing it and recommending it to our readership. The Zen of Poetry Poet's Corner Aug 25, 2024 How to use poetry in Zen training. Nothing Gold Can Stay, by Robert Frost. Poet's Corner Aug 25, 2024 Robert frost captures the Buddha's teachings on The Three Signs of Being in this short stanza. Buddhism The Foundations of dissatisfaction and suffering. The Four Noble Truths Oct 29, 2024 The Buddha said that the cause of suffering is attachment but why does attachment arise in the first place? 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Our online community to complement The Zen Gateway online resource and magazine. The Way of the Herdsman The Ten Bull herding pictures are a classic symbolic journey unique to the Zen school.In this course, Martin Goodson examines the history and precursors of these pictures as well as giving a deep dive into each picture along with their accompanying verses. Martin Goodson Martin Goodson Intermediate · 6hrs Live Streamed Zazen Meditation 31st October 2024 Recorded October 31st 2024 You might like to light a candle and some incense. Martin Goodson Martin Goodson June 20th, 2024 Soko Morinaga Roshi - A Memorial Talk This talk was given by Martin Goodson at The Kettering Buddhist Society on Monday 17th June 2024. Soko Morinaga Roshi was head monk at Daitokuji Zen Training Monastery in Kyoto during the 1960s when Master Daiyu was training there. Read full story Visit our Dharma Centre