“When actualized by myriad things, your body and mind as well as the bodies and minds of others drop away. No trace of enlightenment remains, and this no-trace continues endlessly”. This dropping away is integral to the practice of zazen and the Soto Zen tradition, it is immediate realization of our true form and the […]
April events Hi, dates for what’s going on in April are now up for booking here Introduction sessions: Tuesday 5th, Saturday 9th, Tuesday 19th Meditation mornings: Saturday 2nd, Saturday 30th Meditation day: Saturday 16th
Wherever we are, whatever is going on, attention can move effortlessly around breathing, thought, sensation, the immediate surroundings, and so on. This integrated functioning is not special and is not a skill acquired through a technique, something to switch on or off. It’s the functioning wisdom of our real nature. We have probably become
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March events Dates for March are now available on the booking calendar: Saturday 5th: Meditation morning, 9.15am – 12.30pm Tuesday 8th: Introduction, 7.00-8.30pm Saturday 12th: Introduction, 10.00am – 12.30pm Saturday 19th: Meditation day, 9.15am – 4.00pm Tuesday 22nd: Introduction, 7.00 – 8.30pm
In trying to become an accepting person, we get in our own way and smother the possibility of real acceptance. At best we make a clumsy imitation of what is always energetically liberated, cannot be contained and is simply unconditional. If our actions are tinted with signs of resigned frustration, defensiveness, striving and the like,
Hi, dates for February are now up and bookable here I’m looking forward to having people joining for practice Willard
I will be away from Dragon Bell from 6th Jan. to be with my parents who are in need of some help. I don’t know exactly how long I will be away for, but I intend to be back by the end of the month. While I am away, Fried and Tom have volunteered to
‘Plan B’ Government Covid measures The introduction of new mandatory rules, on 8th December, mean that people coming to the temple must wear a face covering. Because of this, I am sorry to say that scheduled events over December have been cancelled. The government will review the legislation after 3 weeks and the rules are
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booking Dates for December: Saturday 4th: Introduction morning, 10.00am – 12.30pm Tuesday 7th: Introduction evening, 7.00 – 8.30pm Saturday 11th: Meditation morning, 9.15am – 12.30pm Saturday 18th: Meditation day: 9.15am – 4.00pm Please see here for more details and for booking coming to Dragon Bell or joining on Zoom The regular weekly scheduled events are
Sunday 7th: meditation day, St. Eval, Cornwall. Tuesday 9th: introduction evening at Dragon Bell. Saturday 13th: introduction morning at Dragon Bell. Saturday 20th: meditation morning at Dragon Bell. Tuesday 23rd: introduction evening at Dragon Bell. the book a place page has more details.
