So you want to be a meditator?
So you want to be a meditator? The founder of the OBC, RM Jiyu,
monk and prior of Dragon Bell
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So you want to be a meditator? The founder of the OBC, RM Jiyu,
The prior, Rev. Willard, will be away from the temple for most of December.
News for November Hello, Dates for November events at Dragon Bell are now up
Hi, Calendar dates for October have just been published on the temple’s website. There
Dragon Bell Temple will be running two retreats at the venue Eden Rise, nr
No birth and no death What I am at now doesn’t know that it
All the calendar events for August and September. The temple will be closed twice
All July calendar dates for Dragon Bell Temple, Cross Farm. Look forward to seeing
Because the way of zazen is indivisible from everything, it is the activity of
Without impermanence, there would be no beauty. If it were possible to eradicate impermanence,
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