Soto Practice At Home
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Soto Practice At Home
Greetings and Peace,
I was wondering if anyone could give me some ideas to follow for my own Soto practice at home, please. I am constrained by time and family/work issues and the nearest Zendo is miles away from where I live.
Thanks to you all.
May happiness continue to follow you.
Rob.
I was wondering if anyone could give me some ideas to follow for my own Soto practice at home, please. I am constrained by time and family/work issues and the nearest Zendo is miles away from where I live.
Thanks to you all.
May happiness continue to follow you.
Rob.
Re: Soto Practice At Home
Have you looked into online sanghas?
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Re: Soto Practice At Home
http://www.vineobstacleszen.com/moodle/
https://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/eng/index.html - Sōtō Zen official site.
https://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/eng/index.html - Sōtō Zen official site.
'Only practice with no gaining idea' ~ Suzuki Roshi
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Re: Soto Practice At Home
Thankyou, my friend.Wayfarer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 27, 2019 7:29 am http://www.vineobstacleszen.com/moodle/
https://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/eng/index.html - Sōtō Zen official site.
I can't afford the monthly fees at Vine but I have been looking at Sotozen and just discovered Treeleaf today. So between.those two, I'm hoping I'll find what I'm looking for.
Have beautiful day.
Rob.
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Treeleaf? Isn't that Jundo's group?Rob_1973_Aus wrote: ↑Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:58 pmThankyou, my friend.Wayfarer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 27, 2019 7:29 am http://www.vineobstacleszen.com/moodle/
https://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/eng/index.html - Sōtō Zen official site.
I can't afford the monthly fees at Vine but I have been looking at Sotozen and just discovered Treeleaf today. So between.those two, I'm hoping I'll find what I'm looking for.
Have beautiful day.
Rob.
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Re: Soto Practice At Home
Aren't there groups you could visit occasionally where you are? (where are you located actually?)
To meet a teacher in real life and sit a retreat every now and then can be really really helpful.
Of course sitting with an online group can be very good too and motivate one to sit regularly.
To meet a teacher in real life and sit a retreat every now and then can be really really helpful.
Of course sitting with an online group can be very good too and motivate one to sit regularly.
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Dosho charges $125 per hour. Still less than the plumber I paid yesterday.Wayfarer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 27, 2019 7:29 am http://www.vineobstacleszen.com/moodle/
https://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/eng/index.html - Sōtō Zen official site.
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Yeah that is rather a lot. I had noticed his online sangha but hadn’t paid too much attention to the fees, which are pretty hefty.
'Only practice with no gaining idea' ~ Suzuki Roshi
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Just do it. All you need is a zafu or a seiza bench, if even that. I've seen some people just sit on the ground. Develop a deep zazen practice. You can always get references to teachers and teaching, sanghas and meetings. Soto has a web site with texts and chants. https://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/eng/index.html
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