Three Zen Chants in Japanese with Shundo David Haye
Chanting plays a key part in Japanese Soto Zen, but for the Western student, even if you can find the Japanese words set out in English char...
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Wimbledon Zen
A podcast from Wimbledon Zen, a Soto Zen group that sit every Saturday at William Morris House, London.
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14 episodesAn interview with Shundo David Haye
In this interview, Wimbledon Zen sits down with Shundo David Haye to discuss his life in Zen. We discuss how he found the practice, teachers...
Dogen's Bussho: Does that pesky dog have Buddha Nature or not?
Handout available at: http://podcast.wimbledonzen.co.uk/2017.07.08/handout.pdf In this talk we look at Bussho (Buddha Nature) - widely regar...
Zen and Hope: Does Zen teach Hopelessness?
In this talk, Martin asks whether there is room for 'hope' in Zen. Drawing again on his background in end of life care, he asks what 'hope'...
The Garden of Self: What does Buddha mean when he says we have no-self?
The teaching of anata (no-self) is one of the most frequently misunderstood of Buddha's teachings. In this talk, Alan uses the analogy of a...
Practice as Rain Drops
In this talk, Martin asks 'Why do we sit?'. He offers a personal reflection on our desire to want to acheive 'something' in our zazen and ta...
Bearing Witness and Not Knowing: Using our Practice in Challenging Situations
In this beautiful talk Martin talks about the Buddhist practices of Bearing Witness and Not Knowing. Martin works in the field of hospice ca...
Rhythms of Practice Part 3: Settling Within and Expression in the World, by Taigen Dan Leighton
'Rhythms of Practice: Settling Within and Expression in the World' Taigen Dan Leighton is a Soto Zen priest and teacher, academic, and autho...
Rhythms of Practice Part 2: Settling Within and Expression in the World, by Taigen Dan Leighton
'Rhythms of Practice: Settling Within and Expression in the World' Taigen Dan Leighton is a Soto Zen priest and teacher, academic, and autho...
Rhythms of Practice Part 1: Settling Within and Expression in the World, by Taigen Dan Leighton
'Rhythms of Practice: Settling Within and Expression in the World' Taigen Dan Leighton is a Soto Zen priest and teacher, academic, and autho...
Zen & Compassion - Dogen's Kannon, the KKK and Larry Trapp
'Zen & Compassion - Dogen's Kannon, the KKK and Larry Trapp' Most of us want to bring more compassion into our lives. This talk examines wha...
Dazed and Confused Part 3: Approaching Dogen
'Dazed and Confused: Trying to make sense of Dogen's philosophy if you're not as smart as Taigen Dan Leighton' In this final part, Alan offe...
Dazed and Confused Part 2: Deciphering Dogen
'Dazed and Confused: Trying to make sense of Dogen's philosophy if you're not as smart as Taigen Dan Leighton' Alan deals with how to demyst...
Dazed and Confused Part 1: An Introduction to Dogen Zenji
'Dazed and Confused: Trying to make sense of Dogen's philosophy if you're not as smart as Taigen Dan Leighton' In this first section, Alan g...