Daizan Soriano
Versos1 Don't live in the void and endure it.. In our daily lives, we are immersed in a constant flow of stimuli, events, emotions and thoughts, what in Buddhism is called “phenomena” or “dharmas”. These phenomena are changing, transitory and lack … Read more
The dualistic nature of our perception conditions our experience of reality. Our mind continually divides the world into categories of opposites.: good and bad, me and the others, pleasure and pain… This unconscious way of acting, it disconnects us from reality, as it is, distorting it with our mental projections.
Kusen extracted from the book Simple Life, Deep Heart of the Zen master Dokushô Villalba
Last week I had the opportunity to lead the outreach retreat at the Luz Serena temple and this is the question and answer session that I recorded during the afternoon meeting.
This weekend the fourth module of the in-depth course of the School of Mindfulness was taught, in which I have participated as an instructor and in which, among other activities, I have led this guided meditation that I share in this entry. A day when Yaoshan, Grandmaster Hongdao, was … Read more
At the end of the year-end retreat of 2019 my dear teacher Dokushô Villalba roshi, He invited me to a private meeting at his house, I thought it would be to discuss aspects related to the organization of the Soto Zen Buddhist Community as on other occasions. To my surprise, On this occasion he proposed to me to carry out the … Read more
Kusen extracted from the book Flowing in the Eternal Present by Zen master Dokushô Villalba. Recording made at the Kômyô Zen dojo in Alicante on 09/04/2021
Kusen extracted from the book Flowing in the Eternal Present by Zen master Dokushô Villalba. Recording made at the Kômyô Zen dojo in Alicante on 26/03/2021 When we sit in zazen, who sits in zazen? who does what? what does zazen mean? Here is a good bunch of koans. According to common sense we can think that … Read more
Kusen extracted from the book Flowing in the Eternal Present by Zen master Dokushô Villalba. Recording made in the CBSZ online practice on 22/03/2021
Kusen extracted from the book Flowing in the Eternal Present by Zen master Dokushô Villalba. Recording made in the CBSZ online practice on 12/03/2021