We hope you will appreciate this extended Journal addressing Serene Reflection Meditation as practiced within our Order. It comprises a range of articles on meditation with links to further resources, plus our usual round up of news and photos from temples the temples in the US, Canada, the Netherlands and the UK.
Thank you to the authors and also to the temples in the US, Canada, Germany and the UK who have provided news and photos.
Chapter Six from Rev. Master Seikai’s book Depth Spirituality, first printed in May 2017 and republished here with thanks. There are many very excellent books on the subject of meditation, so there is really no need for me to add …Continue reading →
A transcription of a talk given at the end of a retreat on 1st May 2011. Homage to the Buddha, Homage to the Dharma, Homage to the Sangha As most of you know we just finished up with our Meditation …Continue reading →
This is an edited version of a talk given on 26 July 2012, during a lay retreat at Shasta Abbey which focused on meditation practice. It also appeared in the Spring 2013 Journal and in Serene Reflection Meditation, a Shasta …Continue reading →
Often in our practice it is helpful to go back to basics, to see what it is we are doing in meditation. The aspect I’d like to draw out is ‘deliberate thought’. I imagine that these words will remind you …Continue reading →
This article first appeared in the Autumn 2012 issue of this Journal. Why is it in our tradition, Sōtō Zen Buddhism, that practising meditation is not talked about in terms of mastering a technique? There can certainly be times of …Continue reading →
This is an extract from Chapter 2 of Sitting Buddha There are four positions for meditation described in the Buddhist sūtras—standing, sitting, walking and lying down. Wherever you are, whatever the circumstances, you can always do zazen, even if you …Continue reading →
Taken from the Booklet ‘How to Meditate’, a transcription of a series of talks offered in 2016. It was transcribed and edited by Tracy Kitagawa, Michelle Feist, Pierre Kohl and Rev. Master Aurelian, with minor revisions for ease of reading. …Continue reading →
This text, Fukanzazengi, was believed to be the first work written by Great Master Dōgen in 1227 when he was aged 27. He refined it several times over many years. It is studied in detail and recited daily at Mid-day …Continue reading →
