La fuerza compartida de la meditación en grupo

368231195 874734437416446 1959210031172861296 n

Meditar en grupo es una de las formas más directas de experimentar la interconexión entre todos los seres. En la práctica del budismo Soto Zen, zazen no es solo una práctica individual, es una expresión viva de nuestra común unidad. Practicar junto a otras personas refuerza la constancia y nos ayuda a entrar más fácilmenteRead more

Gaslighting espiritual

Screen capture 2025 10 10 12 01 43

Cuando la luz de la conciencia se vuelve contra sí misma El término gaslighting proviene de una antigua obra de teatro en la que un hombre manipulaba a su esposa para hacerla dudar de su propia percepción de la realidad. Since then, la palabra se ha ido popularizando y se utiliza para describir una formaRead more

Ketsumyaku, buddha bloodline

Ketimyakuoriginal 2

In our tradition, durante la ceremonia de bodhisattva se entrega el ketsumyaku, whose translation could literally be "flow of blood". Beyond its literal meaning, para nuestra comunidad representa la transmisión viva del Dharma, the spiritual continuity that links our current practice with that of Shakyamuni Buddha more than twenty-five centuries ago. El ketsumyakuRead more

Mushotoku, practice without expecting anything

Nature 3571504

In Buddhism Soto Zen we recite every day the sutra of great wisdom, donde mushotoku, practice without looking for anything in return, It is a central term. But, How to do something without expecting anything in return? Cuando nos sentamos en zazen, We do not pursue special states or accumulate merits. No se trata de alcanzar un premioRead more

The spine and the road: Antonio Machado and the teaching of Zen Buddhism

Tree 3095703 1920

I'm dreaming roads, I'm dreaming of the afternoon. The Colinadoradas, The green pines,The dusty holm oaks!... where will the way go?I'm singing, viajeroa lo largo del sendero…-la tarde cayendo está-.«En el corazón tenía«la espina de una pasión;«I managed to tear it out one day:"I don't feel the heart anymore". Y todo el campo un momentose queda, mute and gloomy,meditating. SuenaRead more

Fall in Zazen: Causes and remedies

Meditation 7086114

Uno de los fenómenos más frecuentes en la práctica de zazen es el sueño. Many people, especially at the beginning, They are surprised to discover that as soon as they adopt the position, la mente empieza a nublarse, los párpados se vuelven pesados y en poco tiempo se encuentran cabeceando o incluso sumidos en un pequeño sopor. ParaRead more

Women in Zen Buddhism

Photo 2024 11 03 23 41 49

The history of Zen Buddhism has been woven, mostly, With male voices. The most cited figures in the transmission texts are men. But on the margins of those official stories, Many women have sustained practice with the same determination, With clarity without ornaments, con un compromiso que rara vez haRead more

Buddhism and neuroscience

Chatgpt image 4 ago 2025, 22 46 00

For centuries, The practice of Buddhism Soto Zen has been based on direct experience, Without the need for external validations. But in the last decades, A new bridge has begun to weave between this millenary tradition and the research of contemporary neuroscience. Este diálogo no busca traducir el zen a un lenguaje exclusivamenteRead more

Soto Zen Camino Medio Community
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.