Gentling the Bull | Chapter 7

    A reading from a foundational text about Zen training.

    The Zen Way

    Life in a Japanese Zen Monastery by Irmgard Schloegl

    This audio extract from Irmgard Schloegl’s book explores the daily routines of Zen monks and the entrance begging ordeal all aspiring monks must endure to.
    The Four Noble Truths | Part III

    The Four Noble Truths | Part III

    By Ajahn Sumedho

    Ajahn Sumedho explains how to let go when suffering arises through the contemplation of the Four Noble Truths.
    A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine

    A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine

    As well as being saints and gods, the Bodhisattvas are also considered to be manifestations of the Buddha nature which can be used for healing.
    The Catalpa Bow

    The Catalpa Bow

    A Study of Shamanistic Practices in Japan

    When a Buddhist priest finds out that his kinsman has been reborn into an agonising hell, a yamabushi holds the key to helping his friend

    Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate

    By Mumon Ekai, with commentary by Soko Morinaga Roshi

    Soko Morinaga Roshi describes what it is like to experience the passions in a state of emptiness.
    Studies in the Lankavatara Sutra

    Studies in the Lankavatara Sutra

    By D.T. Suzuki

    D.T Suzuki on the history and development of Mahayana Buddhism in China.
    The Four Noble Truths | Part II

    The Four Noble Truths | Part II

    By Ajahn Sumedho

    Ajahn Sumedho remembers discovering why he couldn't be at peace in the 'now'.
    C.G. Jung Letters, vol. 1

    C.G. Jung Letters, vol. 1

    Psychologist C.G.Jung writes about with the ‘shadow’ personality, which has much in common with the Bull (emotional energies) that Zen practitioners also work with.
    Modern Man In Search of a Soul

    Modern Man In Search of a Soul

    By CG Jung

    Influential Swiss Psychologist Carl Gustav Jung on life death and finding a purpose.
    Bankei Zen

    Bankei Zen

    Translations from the Record of Bankei

    Zen Master Bankei points out how to spot the Buddha Nature by becoming aware of the traces it leaves from moment to moment.
    Poems of the Japanese Zen Masters

    Poems of the Japanese Zen Masters

    The Zen masters reveal some of the secrets of Zen practice through poetry.
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