Wimbledon Zen Podcast
1) 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 characters, it can be difficult to know how to pronounce them an...Show More
2) An 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 who have influenced him, his favourite pieces of Dogen and ...Show More
3) 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 regarded as one of the most important fascicles of Dogen's Shobog...Show More
4) 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' actually is and looks at its relationship to faith. Is hope ...Show More
5) 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 garden to explore what Buddhists actually mean by no-self. H...Show More
6) 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 talks about spiritual materialism. How should we approach our ...Show More
7) 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 care and, using his work as a background, he discusses how we ...Show More
Bearing Witness and Not Knowing: Using our Practice in Challenging Situations
0:00 | Mar 11th, 2017
8) 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 author. He is an authorized lineage holder and Zen teacher in th...Show More
9) 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 author. He is an authorized lineage holder and Zen teacher in th...Show More
10) 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 author. He is an authorized lineage holder and Zen teacher in th...Show More