Sitting Zazen all together online, and having a video ‘Zencast’, can present some technical conundrums sometimes. Zen teachers back in the 13th Century, for example, probably only had to face running out of ink for their writing brushes … while now we must ‘sit with’ the Koan of JAVA script and browser conflicts. But the…

We begin ‘Zazen for Beginners (We’re All Beginners)’ … We’ll talk the basics of ‘Just Sitting’ Shikantaza Zazen … … There’s a bit more to it than ‘just sitting’ !! In a series of talks over the coming days, I will discuss the “ins” and “outs” of “Just Sitting“, which all has to do a…

How do Zen Buddhists celebrate the passing of time? HAPPY NEW MOMENT !! May this be a moment of peace for all. PLEASE CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK TO JOIN THE SITTING: TODAY’S SITTING (if you cannot see the screen at that link, please update FLASH PLAYER )

Today, we are celebrating having a new home for our Zazen netcast, right here on Beliefnet! For folks new to our sittings … I’m Jundo, a Soto Zen Buddhist priest living in Japan. Our community, and these meditation sittings, are all meant especially for folks who wish to sit Zazen (Zen style meditation) together with…

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