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NEWSLETTER OF THE DANCING MOUNTAINS ZEN SANGHA
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Meditation Flashmob in Hebden Bridge,
Youtube video by Rachel Hawthorn Editorial As we head into the autumn of a year without a visit from our dear teacher Reb Anderson Roshi, the efforts of our sangha to keep his practice alive in our country and in our hearts begin to become apparent. The burgeoning diversity and quantity of events organised by the sangha are testimony to a commitment to upholding the forms and ceremonies that have been transmitted here by Reb and other teachers and disciples in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. I am consistently given heart as I read in this issue of the inspiration and creativity of my friends here who find new and creative ways to connect in the spirit of Zen practice. This
edition takes us back to the beginning of this movement called buddhism.
The fundamental first teaching given by the Buddha. The four noble
truths, hailing as they do from the 'hinayana' sutras, are often
surprisingly overlooked by students of Zen who may be attracted
to some of the ceremonial practices of liberation such as Zazen
but who have little interest in the teachings that got the whole
wheel rolling. "Do you see the truth of suffering right now?" "Do you see that abandoning any kind of manipulation, any kind of messing with what’s happening is the realization of freedom?" It is all here for your attention. _______ In the
service of developing our programme, inviting teachers over and
subsidising the costs for people to attend retreats with them, we
would like to invite you to develop fundraising ideas. It is your energy that will carry this movement of freedom or let it fade. Please join us in working for a more compassionate and wise world where we can all take responsibility for the practice of liberation being available to all. Myoyu has contacted us from SFZC with the idea of getting Suzuki Roshi calender or diaries for 2012 sent here, for presents or possibly for fundraising purposes. If you would like to pursue this, please get in touch. _______ Dharma
Talk The cosmic vision of the Buddha Shakiamuni is that there are two modes of existence open to living beings - two and only two with no in between... Read more... Article We take
a handful of sand Retreat
Report I didn’t really know what I was letting myself in for when I booked this retreat. Perhaps that was a good thing... Read more... Sangha
Update Hello all, greetings from the currently rainy and wild Hebden Bridge. We would like to share with you a taste of what we have been doing... Read more... Retreat
Report As part of Dancing Mountains’ growing number of regional retreats Devin organised the weekend entitled above. We were very fortunate to have as our guide Kaiyo Diana Gerard... Read more... Retreat
Report In June this year I was lucky enough to sit my first sesshin with Reb, hosted in a picture-perfect temple halfway up a Swiss Alp... Read more... Book
Review And what
is good Phaedrus? Retreat
Report In July 2011 we ran a joint Zen weekend retreat combining the traditions of Shunryu Suzuki and The Community of Interbeing.. Read more... Poetry Because
your bright face
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of light and shadow Event Zen Priest
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