Mental diseases and meditation practice
La meditación es ampliamente reconocida por sus efectos beneficiosos en la salud mental, pero su relación con las enfermedades mentales es un tema que requiere una mirada matizada. In the…
Sit in a chair to meditate
One of the most widespread preconceived ideas is that it can only be practiced in a lotus posture or in a cushion on the ground. This belief, más…
How to differentiate a dangerous group from a genuine spiritual practice
In recent years, The word sect has been widely used to refer to any spiritual group that does not fit the social norm. However, The problem…
Death in the practice of Soto Zen Buddhism
Death is one of the most significant and unavoidable human experiences. From time immemorial, The awareness of our own finitude has generated in human beings anguish, Existential questions…
Our Community: Spirituality in Everyday Life
When people approach the Soto Zen Camino Medio Community (CSZCM), One of the first questions they usually ask is: Is it necessary to give up our daily lives and…
The Way of the Buddha: Recovering our Freedom in the Consumer Society
We live in a world where emotions are constantly manipulated to direct our actions and decisions.. The consumer society, with its ability to capture our attention and shape our…
Soto Zen Buddhism: Your life as it is.
Perhaps you have been attracted to Zen Buddhism because of its ability to transform your relationship with the mind or because of your curiosity about its profound teachings.. Maybe you're getting close…
Bodhicitta: Perseverance on the Bodhisattva Path
Bodhicitta, commonly translated as “the mind of awakening” or “the longing for enlightenment for the benefit of all beings”, It is the nucleus and engine of the path of…
Introduction to Sustainable Economic Management, Circular and Ethics
At the first in-person meeting of the Soto Zen Camino Medio Community, The treasury team presented a more elaborate text than the one we present here based on the book…
The role of Buddhism in the 21st century
In a world marked by technological acceleration, environmental crises and social inequalities, Buddhism offers us a profoundly relevant vision. Your ethical principles, its emphasis on…
Sesshin: Touching the Essentials at Soto Zen Retreats
Sesshin, It is one of the most important practices on the path of Zen, It has a deep meaning that goes far beyond what we commonly understand as a retreat.….
The Zen Master, the good friend.
In many Eastern spiritual traditions, and especially in the way we usually perceive Zen, We tend to see the teacher as a "guru". This vision, can lead to misunderstandings…
Final Realization (Nisthamarga)
in Buddhism, The path to enlightenment is a complex and gradual process involving multiple stages of spiritual development.. The Final Realization, o Nisthamarga, It's the last stretch…
The six perfections of the bodhisattva
The path of Bodhisattva It is the path of a being who has generated Bodhicitta, the vow to achieve enlightenment not only for your own benefit, but for him…
The Eyes in Zazen: The Look of Awakening
In the practice of zazen, every detail of our posture has a function, not just physics, but also mental, emotional and spiritual. The position of the eyes is one of…
The Bodhisattva Lands
In it Mahayana Buddhism, the concept of bhūmi or “bodhisattva lands” refers to the progressive stages of spiritual development that a bodhisattva passes through on its way to the…
Arhat, Pratyekabudha and Bodhisattva
Buddhism is a complex spiritual tradition that has evolved over the centuries and has adapted to the different cultures and historical contexts in which it exists.…