- Anyone know about Treeleaf? [Online Soto Zen Sangha]
Treeleaf Zendo was designed specifically as an online practice place for Zen practitioners who cannot easily commute to a Zen Center due to health concerns, living in remote areas, or work, childcare and family needs, and seeks to provide netcast Zazen sittings, retreats, discussion, interaction with a teacher, and all other activities of a
- An online Soto Zen Sangha - NewBuddhist
If you are interested in Zen Buddhism there is an online Sangha with Soto zen teachers who can answer questions about Zen, instead of just getting opinions from the likes of me
- Differences of Japanese Zen schools. — NewBuddhist
Soto and Rinzai are the two main variants of the Japanese Zen spectrum One utilizes the Koan of daily life while the other offers a plethora of koans to munch through
- Difference between Zen and Tibethan buddhism? — NewBuddhist
I live in Belgium and the mainstream buddhist scene here is in to soto Zen I tried a session with a group, they where very friendly and welcoming I have experience with meditation coming from a yoga background So i had no problem sitting for 2 times 25 minutes and folowing my breath accepting everything that came to my mind
- Buddhism = Death of Hobbies? — NewBuddhist
Hello I am a practitioner of Soto Zen As my practice is deepening, I am feeling slightly apprehensive
- Ryokan, the art of living — NewBuddhist
After first seated at a local Soto-zen temple, Ryokan went to study under the master Kokusen, who was in charge of Entsu-ji at Tamashima Kokusen was a straight-by-sea zenman, who qualified his zen style as 'stacking stones and wearing dre ' For about twelve years, Ryokan stayed with his teacher Kokusen, from whom he also received transmission
- Buddhist Without A Teacher — NewBuddhist
Zen really isn't like any other form of Buddhism It isn't about a textual or written tradition that is passed down and preserved, but a person-to-person transmission of the true Dharma that stands before our very eyes One can learn how to practice Zazen, of koans (not Soto, but still ), or other aspects of Zen on their own but true practice requires the help of a Zen Master to show you
- A Question about Zen. . . . Im confused. — NewBuddhist
I do, however, attend a local Zen center that is a 'blend' of Rinzai Soto (White Plum Lineage) With that said: Until about 8 months ago, most of my experience of Buddhism was vicarious, learned in books It's armchair Buddhism, which is important and has played an important role in coming to my current, budding practice
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