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Buddhism and the arts
Sep 22, 2020

The Zen Gateway Interviews

A collection of written and audio interviews with people of interest for those walking the Buddha's Way.

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The Gateway Interview: Tim Barlow

An interview with actor Tim Barlow
Tim Barlow is an actor of stage, film and TV. He has worked in Hollywood and the UK from 'Hot Fuzz' to 'Dr Who'. He is also a Zen Buddhist practitioner. In this interview he discusses the spiritual side of life and lessons that he has learned over the years in this frank and

Interview: Zen and the Art of Influencing Culture

A conversation with the author of Zen in Japanese Culture, Gavin Blair.

Interview: Paul Baswick - Running A Māra-thon

The samādhi of running
Zen Practitioner Paul Baswick talks to The Zen Gateway about incorporating running into Buddhist practice as he prepares for a charity marathon.

The Gateway Interviews: Dr Sam van Schaik

Head of The Endangered Archive Programme at The British Library, London
We discuss Dr Schaik's new book Buddhist Magic and take in along the way, the history of the Dunhuang complex, its library and the prevalence of Zen in Tibet up to the late medieval period.

An Interview with Shoukei Matsumoto, author of ''A Monk's Guide to a Clean House

Podcast: An Interview with Meido Moore

The Zen Gateway Interview
An interview and discussion with Meido Moore Roshi, Abbot of Korinji Training Temple and author of Hidden Zen: Practices for Sudden Awakening and Embodied Realization.

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Further reading

Extract Audio: The Zen Way

Life in a Japanese Zen Monastery by Irmgard Schloegl
This is an extract from The Zen Way by Irmgard Schloegl who spent 12 years training in Zen Buddhism at Daitokuji. In this extract Martin Goodson reads an extract from the book detailing the daily routine of the monks plus the ordeal of entrance begging undergone by all monks to gain entry to the monastery. 

Quality not Quantity

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Discourse on the Inexhaustible Lamp continually reminds us that the amount of time we have been practicing means nothing; it is the quality of that practice which counts.

The Zen Garden: A Path towards 'Right Mind'

Sophie Walker takes us on a guided tour around the Zen Garden, an experience which can bring the heart to a state of rest

Hanshan's Poem | with commentary by Michael Haggiag

Poet's Corner 
Can there ever be beauty in pain and loss? The master poet Hansen captures the bittersweet nature of impermanence in this poem.