Kategorie: Zen-Zentren England
Western Chan Fellowship
The Western Chan Fellowship is an association of lay Chan practitioners, a lay Sangha, based in the UK.
International Zen Association United Kingdom
IZAUK, the International Zen Association United Kingdom, was started in 1986 by Jean Baby and Nancy Amphoux, a monk and nun who followed Master Taisen Deshimaru for many years. Master Deshimaru was the Japanese Soto Zen Master who founded the International Zen Association in France. IZAUK is an umbrella organisation connecting dojos and zazen groups (places of practice for silent, seated meditation) around the United Kingdom. IZAUK is affiliated to the International Zen Association.
White Wind Zen Community
The White Wind Zen Community is the Sangha of students practising under the direction of Ven. Anzan Hoshin roshi, his Dharma-successors Ven. Shikai Zuiko o-sensei and Ven. Jinmyo Renge osho-ajari, and the Practice Council at the Zen Centre of Ottawa (Honzan Dainen-ji) and its branch practice groups or centres and students around the world. The purpose of the Community is to provide a context in which the Transmission of the Complete Teachings, practice, and realization of the Way of Dogen's Lineage of Zen can take place. To this end, the Zen Community provides a comprehensive and integral format of practice that is structured so that each student may practise in a manner that is appropriate for him or her, from associate student to celibate monastic.
Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey
Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey is a place devoted to the practice of meditation within the Soto Zen tradition. The monastic community offers retreats and other events for anyone who wishes to learn about meditation and its fundamental relevance in daily living. We have been here in Northern England for forty years.
Swindon Chan Group
They are affiliated to the Western Chan Fellowship
New Haven Zen Center
Ken Kessel, JDPSN, is guiding teacher of the New Haven Zen Center. He received inka in April 1996. He studied with Zen Master Seung Sahn beginning in 1975. He has an MSW degree and has been practicing as a psychotherapist since 1983, working with children and families in foster care, substance abuse, outpatient and inpatient mental health and therapeutic preschool settings, as well as in private practice. He lives in New York City.
Zen in London
London zen groups meet regularly to practise zazen - the core practice in the Soto Zen tradition.
Dogen Sangha Buddhist Group
Located in the ancient port city of Bristol in the South West of England, Dogen Sangha Buddhist Group holds weekly Zazen practice and talks on Buddhism based on the teachings of Zen Master Dogen, the 13th century Buddhist monk and philosopher who established the practice of Zazen in Japan.
