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Dear friends, I don't know if it makes sense to wish you a good new year; I will wish you at least the best possible, because it seems that this year 2021 is like the previous year, confinement, fear, doubts and little mobility. Here at Shorin-ji I am very grateful, surrounded by a small sangha together in the harmony of daily practice. However, we must bear in mind that we can fight both for ourselves and for the community, following hygiene rules, washing our hands well and regularly, wearing a mask and observing…Read [+]

We have the winner for our contest, that due to the circumstances of this year, we have opened it to the world of video. Sergio Fernández Borrás or Serge Borrás, has been the winner of “EL INSTANTE ZEN” 2020 with a delicate and poetic video that tells us about the connections between Zazen and Life. Congratulations Sergio!   After 8 years organizing the photography contest "El Instante Zen" the time for change has come, linked to the phenomena and experiences that all are living due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Faced with this new…Read [+]

The evening of next December 1st, the Asociación Zen Taisen Deshimaru will hold an open house event in Mokusan Dojo for those interested in the introduction of Zen Buddhism in Europe. Such initiative responds to one of the objects included in the Constituting Statutes of the AZTD and intends to contribute to the rapprochement between the cultures of Asia and Europe, especially to divulge an ancient wisdom that can bring some balance to our society so much imbued in materialism. This was the aim of the Japanese Zen Monk Taisen Deshimaru (1914-1982) who…Read [+]

Zen Simple Assise, the network of Sanghas descended from Master Taisen Deshimaru’s Lineage, organizes the so called Mokudo Sesshin, each year at a different Temple on the dates marking the anniversary of the Master’s passing. Joining the energy and experience of the Master’s heirs together with the practice of followers old and new, these encounters are intended to spread the transmitted practice, retaking the spirit of the original sangha. The 2018 Mokudo Sesshin will be held from April 27 to May 1 at Yujo Niusanji Zen Temple, one of the founded by Master…Read [+]