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Within the framework of Buddhism Soto Zen, Meditation retreats (sesshin) They are intensive practice moments, where life is simplified to the essential and the mind finds a favorable space to settle. Far from noise and daily occupations, Retreating for a few days or a week allows us to reconnect with what truly matters. … Read more

In Soto Zen Buddhism, Every aspect of practice is an opportunity to express attention, respect and simplicity, It is our way of considering everything around us as sacred. The way of dressing in the dojo is no exception. It is not about imposing an external standard, nor to blindly follow a … Read more

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 exclusivamente … Read more

Los koan (Public case, «Public cases») They have often been described as enigmas or paradoxes, But they are not puzzles for the logical mind. They are sparks that turn on a direct and living understanding, A call that arises from the background of who practices: One way to point out the unnamed. The term koan procede del chino gong’an, usado originalmente … Read more

The relationship between meditation and pain threshold is an issue that has aroused a growing interest in the field of neuroscience and contemplative practice. Meditation, particularly Soto Zen Buddhism, It is not proposed as a technique to suppress or avoid pain, sino como un medio para observarlo … Read more

In our ceremonies we offer the merits of our practice by the people who are sick, crossing difficult or recently died. In all cases, It is not a prayer in the conventional sense, nor of a plea to a superior being that intervenes from the outside. Es algo más íntimo y al … Read more

The relationship between teacher and disciple in Buddhism Soto Zen is not a contractual or subsidiary or friendship relationship. It is a deep bond that is grown over time, patiently, with listening and honesty, Putting the Zafus together, In the same dojo. Tampoco se trata de una relación jerárquica donde uno … Read more

MY DOOR CIRUEL,If I didn't come back,Spring will always again. You, It blooms. Japanese anonymous nothing is born, Nothing dies. Nothing to cling, nada que soltar.El samsara es el nirvana.No hay nada que alcanzar. Thich Nhat Hanh1 El miedo más hondo que anida en nuestro corazón no es otro que el de dejar de ser. We fear disappearing, … Read more

What does Soto Zen mean? The term zen comes from the Chinese word ch’an, which in turn translates the Sanskrit Dhyāna, which means absorption. La escuela Soto Zen toma su nombre del linaje Caodong (Soto) Chinese Ch’an Buddhism. Caodong se transliteró al japonés como Sōtō (Soto), combinando los caracteres de los nombres de dos … Read more