Yun Men said, “See how vast and wide the world is! Why do you put on your seven-piece robe at the sound of the bell?”This talk explores why do we practice? Honouring your longing, the sacred splinter in your heart that brings you in search of the Tao, to alleviate
Join Peter for a talk exploring Zhaozhou’s famous koan, “The Cypress Tree in the Courtyard.” Found in the Wumenguan and Book of Serenity, this koan, often presented in a shorter form, offers profound insights when viewed within its broader dialogue. Peter will delve into the context provided by the Record
Zen practice is the way of true intimacy, the falling away of self and other dichotomy and dualistic ways of seeing the world. Awakening can happen in so many ways, with a true encounter. Includes Stories of true encounters; Shakyamuni Buddha’s awakening experience with the morning star, Mahakasyapa – twirling of the
This talk by Peter explores how to work with delusion. The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment, from the Book of Serenity, has four lines which offer profound instructions on how to work with delusion: “At each moment, don’t raise delusive thoughts. Don’t extinguish your varied, delusive mind. Dwelling in a setting of delusive
Subhana introduces us to Silent Illumination practice. This guided meditation helps to stabilise just sitting, from breath, expanding to whole body breathing, to letting go of body, just listening, letting go thinking mind, noticing space between the thoughts. Letting go ideas of body and mind. Learning to rest in the
In this guided meditation Will gives instructions on how to work with the koan ‘who is hearing?’. ‘Who is hearing’ is one of the primary koans taken up by students of Zen under the supervision of a Zen teacher. This practice instruction wasgiven by apprentice teacher Will Moon during the
It’s Anzac Day today as I write, a day set aside to remember those who have fought and died in wars, wars engendered by the three poisonous human delusions of greed, hatred and ignorance, wars that perpetuate suffering. Throughout history conflict has arisen out of desire for possession of territory
In this talk Subhana helps us to work skilfully with both our minds and emotions. The meditation instructions of mindfulness of mind include; thought, cognition, concepts, stories, ideas, perceptions and consciousness itself. The practice is to notice what are the 10 top tunes that go through your mind and how
Settle yourself into a quiet place and listen to Will guide you through this heart warming moment right here now. Metta or loving kindness practice is the first of thefoundational practices of Buddhistmeditation. This is the practiceof generating loving kindness and acceptance of ourselves, and also more broadly loving kindness
Paul Maloney, roshi explores Zen as a noun and also as also a verb. When engaging with Zen, it is important to distinguish between the two. To focus on Zen as a noun, an object of interest through reading or enquiry, can lead to the accumulation of an impressive body
