No birth and no death What I am at now doesn’t know that it is alive, it has no need to see itself in this way and so it doesn’t fear or doubt death either. Sometimes this is clear, sometimes it isn’t. What is clear is that this life is not a possession of mine […]
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All the calendar events for August and September. The temple will be closed twice in September, between Tuesday 6th – Tuesday 13th and Friday 23rd – Thursday 29th,, no events, on Zoom or in person will be available during these dates. For the rest of the month the schedule will continue as usual. Introduction sessions
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All July calendar dates for Dragon Bell Temple, Cross Farm. Look forward to seeing anyone who can make it. Memorial day for Reverend MyfanwySaturday 2nd July 9.00amdetails here – Memorial day Introduction sessions• Saturday 9th 10.00am – 12.30pm• Tuesday 12th 7.00 – 8.30pm• Tuesday 26th 7.00 – 8.30pm Meditation day• Saturday 16th 9.00am – 4.00pm
Because the way of zazen is indivisible from everything, it is the activity of faith. If there’s any division, then faith in enlightenment cannot take effect and it becomes belief. Faith opens up experience, effecting a receptive and responsive engagement within time and place. There are aspects of trust in this but this trust is
Without impermanence, there would be no beauty. If it were possible to eradicate impermanence, from that point on there would only be a hellish eternity where nothing moves or breathes. My shoes Then and now, now Doubting impermanence, we may attempt to create a permanence and imagine that it is working. This could be a
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Out of gratitude to Shakyamuni, May I realize the truth That birth and death are nothing but nirvana. And so share myself graciously, Just as the plum tree in the piercing cold – blossoms. Happy Wesak 2022!
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“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
