Soto Zen Meditation

Soto Zen was developed in the ninth century by the Chinese Monks Tozan (Ch. Dongshan) and Sozan (Ch. Caoshan). The school focuses on meditating without a specific goal in mind. The form believes that all humans are already inherently enlightened, and only need to discover this fact. Zazen meditation (seated meditation), Mindfulness, Cultivating insights, Practicing detachment, and kinhin (slow walking meditation) are essential elements of the practice. Soto zen meditation brings an awareness of the workings of one�s mind and is known as an everyday Meditation Practice. The practice teaches practicing together as a community and helping each other.

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Soto Zen Meditation

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Soto Zen Meditation

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Soto Zen Meditation

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Soto Zen Meditation

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Soto Zen Meditation Organizations
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Turning Wheel Buddhist Temple
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Atlanta Soto Zen Center
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Brooklyn Zen Center
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Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
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Dharma Rain Zen Center
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Deep Spring Temple

Soto Zen Meditation Spiritual Guides / Teachers

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Kosen Gregory Snyder

Kosen Gregory Snyder is a dharma teacher and senior priest at Brooklyn Zen Center, as well as its co-founder and a current Board Member..

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Laura O’Loughlin

Laura O’Loughlin is a dharma teacher and senior lay practitioner at Brooklyn Zen Center (BZC), as well as its co-founder. Before she be..

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Taigen Dan Leighton

Taigen Dan Leighton is a Soto Zen priest and Dharma successor in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. Taigen first studied Buddhist art..

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Kakumyo Lowe Charde

Kakumyo Lowe-Charde has been practicing at Dharma Rain since 1998, was ordained in 2002 by Gyokuko, and completed transmission in 2012...

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