International Zen Association United Kingdom

International Zen Association United Kingdom International Zen Association UK - Zen Groups & Dojos in United Kingdom UK Association for groups and dojos in the Soto Zen tradition

Join the London Zen Group (on line or in person) for our Guest Speaker - We are honoured to welcome Zen Teacher Shodo Sp...
26/08/2025

Join the London Zen Group (on line or in person) for our Guest Speaker - We are honoured to welcome Zen Teacher Shodo Spring who will be speaking to us about her New Book - Open Reality. You can join via Zoom
Monday 8th September at 7:30pm - more information on our website https://zeninlondon.org/events/a-talk-with-zen-teacher-shodo-spring/

Hey folks,Just a reminder that registrations are open for the Winter Sesshinhttps://www.izauk.org/event-items/feb-2025-m...
07/01/2025

Hey folks,
Just a reminder that registrations are open for the Winter Sesshin
https://www.izauk.org/event-items/feb-2025-mokuho/
this is being led by one of our Senior Teachers from France, The Abbot of our head temple of la Gendronniere, Mokuho Guy Mercier
:-)

06/09/2020

Bristol Zen Dojo is now re-opening in a socially distanced form, on Wednesday Evenings. Advance booking of spots is necessary. Details to follow...

The MixLr broadcasts will continue throughout the Week.

15/06/2020
Sesshin Timetable.....
01/06/2020

Sesshin Timetable.....

IZAUK Online Spring sesshin....
01/06/2020

IZAUK Online Spring sesshin....

http://mixlr.com/deshimaru-day-uk/events/Day of Zen Practice to Commemorate the 38th Anniversary of the death of Master ...
30/04/2020

http://mixlr.com/deshimaru-day-uk/events/

Day of Zen Practice to Commemorate the 38th Anniversary of the death of Master Deshimaru
Sunday May 3rd

This day of practice is taking place throughout Europe, at temples and in individual’s homes. In the UK, we are broadcasting the sits and ceremonies over MixLr, with each sit led by a different senior UK practitioner.

http://mixlr.com/deshimaru-day-uk/events/

The times are as follows:

06h30 - 08h00 : zazen/kin hin/zazen
08h00 - 08h30: morning ceremony : Hannya shingyo, lineage of the patriarchs up to Master Keizan, eko and Ji ho san shi
Led by Peter Ji Shu Moorhouse, North Wales.

9h30 - 11h00 : zazen/kin hin/zazen
11h00: ceremony in memory of Master Deshimaru: Daihi shin darani, incense offering, special eko for Sensei, Ji ho san shi - the special eko will be put online on the AZI website.
Led by Chris Sei Ho Preist, Bristol.

02h30 - 04h00: zazen/kin hin/zazen: end of day dedication, fueko, Ji ho san shi.
Led by Maddie E Shin Parisio, Norfolk.

If you want to join the chanting in the ceremonies, relevant chant sheets can be downloaded here. Alternatively you can simply sit and listen.
Hannya Shingyo, 4 vows and Ji Ho San Shi - https://www.izauk.org/multimedia-archive/hannya-shingyo-the-heart-sutra/
Lineage Chant. - https://www.izauk.org/multimedia-archive/eko-of-the-patriarchs/. [Only the doshi chants the red sections.]
Daihi Shin Darani. - https://www.izauk.org/multimedia-archive/daihi-shin-darani/

The Ekos will be chanted alone by the doshi (lead of each sit).
We may chant the 4 vows in the final sit.

See a list of all Deshimaru Day UK's upcoming events on Mixlr, and request a reminder for those which interest you.

Hi Everyone.. here's the comprehensive list of all the online sitting opportunities being offered by IZAUK Dojos/Groups ...
29/04/2020

Hi Everyone.. here's the comprehensive list of all the online sitting opportunities being offered by IZAUK Dojos/Groups in the UK :-)

Good day everyone, I hope you're all staying at home and washing your hands.  In response to the current COVID-19 Crisis...
23/03/2020

Good day everyone, I hope you're all staying at home and washing your hands. In response to the current COVID-19 Crisis, I wanted to let you know that zen groups across the country are setting up ONLINE zazen / practice opportunities.
*The Bristol Zen Dojo is using Mixlr for audio broadcasting zazen - http://mixlr.com/bristolzendojo/
*The Brighton Zen Group is ALSO using Mixlr - http://mixlr.com/brighton-soto-zen-group/events/private-practice-broadcast
*The Oxford Zen Group is using WhatsApp to sit together
*The North London (Cally road) group, is using Zoom to live stream zazen - https://zoom.us/j/344964756
*The Central London (Old Street) group is also using Zoom - see information here: https://zeninlondon.org/old-street-central-london-zen-meditation-group/

There are others, including Leeds/Bradford and probably more on the way

Practice continues - and you can be a part of it! Join in, or contact your local group to find out what options they have - When we have details of the other groups' solutions, we'll post them here :-)

Sandokai: Harmony of Difference and Samenessby Master Sekitõ Kisen (700-790) - in ten partsSandokai - Part X進歩非近遠    Pro...
03/12/2019

Sandokai: Harmony of Difference and Sameness
by Master Sekitõ Kisen (700-790) - in ten parts

Sandokai - Part X
進歩非近遠 Progress is not a matter of far or near,
迷隔山河故 but if you are confused, mountains and rivers block your way.
謹白參玄人 I respectfully urge you who study the mystery,
光陰莫虚度 do not pass your days and nights in vain.

You can download the full article - "What the Sutra Says: The Sandokai" from the IZAUK website

Address

91-93 Gloucester Road
Bristol
BS78AT

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when International Zen Association United Kingdom posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Share