Buddhism

Ananda and the Untouchable Woman

Parables
What is it we are escaping from when we get bored? Martin explores the deeper processes that are taking place that can show us the way to awakening.

Dhammapada Verse 19

Verses from the Dhammapada
How can knowledge become an obstacle to awakening?

Dhammapada Verse 280

Verses from the Dhammapada
How does laziness appear in the training and how can we use it as a means for transformation?

'Secrets' of the Way

What is the Way?
Many 'secret' teachings are widely available to the public. If the secret is out, then what is it that remains a mystery?

Faith in the Way

What is the Way?
By practicing we develop faith in the path, but to earn that faith we must actually practice.

When the Way Becomes Clearer

What is the Way?
Sometimes the human heart can lead us on a merry goose chase. Often, it's reasons and motivations are hidden from us. Though we don’t realise it, over a period of time, it reminds us of why it is that we do what we do.

The Prison of my Opinions

What is the way?
We often ask 'what is the way' when facing difficult circumstances. Yet this 'way' can present itself to us, as long as we remain open to the situation.

The 'Way' of Living

What is the way?
A Samurai seeking the way get’s more than he bargains for when he approaches a Zen Master for advice.
Series

What is the Way? | Martin Goodson

We often talk of the Buddha’s Way, but the word ‘Mahayana’ (the northern Buddhist tradition) means ‘the Great Way’.

What is the Way and what isn't.

What is the Way?
The subtle difference between walking 'The Way' and walking 'My' Way.
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Stories from the Life of Master Daiyu Myokyo (Myokyo-ni)

A collection of teaching stories from the life of a contemporary
Daiyu Myokyo Zenji (1921-2007) was born in Austria, moved to the U.K. and then trained in Daitokuji monastery in Kyoto from 1960-72. She received inka from Kannun Sojun Roshi, returned to the U.K. and spent the rest of her life teaching the Zen Way. She often used anecdotes from her own life to illustrate her

Everything Teaches Zen

Stories from the life of Zen Master Daiyu Myokyo (Myokyo-ni)
Myokyo-ni said that she had several 'Zen' teachers in her life before her formal training began in Japan. If we are open-minded then the world itself can point the way.
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